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County In Transition: County Executive-Elect Marc Elrich reached out to MCCC to serve on his Transition Team. MCCC will be represented by Vice President of Government Relations Tricia Swanson , who would love to receive your input. Learn more about Mr. Elrich's plan for Montgomery County, stay in the loop on his upcoming listening sessions, and find out how you can get involved by visiting his transition website .

MCCC on the Future of White Flint: Now that Amazon is not locating its new headquarters in Montgomery County, Brad Bell from ABC7 stopped by MCCC to ask, what's next for White Flint? Watch/read more here .

Welcome to the Neighborhood: Last week, Northwest Federal Credit Union opened their first Maryland location in Rockville. MCCC President & CEO Gigi Godwin and other members of MCCC staff attended the grand opening event. We have enjoyed seeing Rockville Branch Manager Christian Mendez at a number of MCCC events, and are optimistic about their ability to grow in Montgomery County.

Montgomery College is on the RISE: The Maryland Department of Commerce recently approved the Germantown Campus of Montgomery College as a RISE zone . According to the Department of Commerce, "t he RISE Zone designation will help the college develop its academic, business, and research campus, also known as the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology (PIC MC), more fully into an innovation district; and integrate resources between academic, businesses, and community organizations." We are proud to have Montgomery College as an MCCC member organization.

MCCC Business Awards Dinner: Last week, we hosted our annual Business Awards Dinner at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & County Conference Center . We heard some amazing stories from our award winners, and learned more about the Emerging Business of the Year finalists. Check out some of the photos from the evening here . You can also view some of the wonderful videos from the evening here . Special thanks to MCCC Members Foundation Digital Media and Precon Events for their excellent work.

VIP Testimony at the 2019 State Priorities Hearing

On November 14, the Montgomery County State Delegation held their 2019 Legislative Priorities Hearing. Over the course of roughly 4 hours, nearly 100 people testified in front of our newly-elected Montgomery County Senators and Delegates.

Tricia Swanson testified on behalf of MCCC, sharing data points about Montgomery County's business community, and advocating for support of the Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation's Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP).

Ahmed Ali, President & Chairman of TISTA Science and Technology Corporation and a VIP Grad, shared the importance of the VIP program to his and other veteran-owned businesses and urged delegation members to support continued funding of VIP.

Chamber Webinar Rewind:

"What Just Happened? – MCCC’s Election 2018 Recap"

Did you miss the MCCC Advocacy Team's post-election webinar? You can watch the recording of the webinar here:

WATCH THE REPLAY

Keep an eye out for future MCCC Advocacy Updates to stay in the loop!

Upcoming Events: November - December

Small Business Saturday 2018

This Saturday, November 24 is #SmallBizSat !

MCCC is proud to support Small Business Saturday as a 2018 Coalition Member .

Join us and celebrate small businesses everywhere. #ShopSmall and support the places you love. Click here to learn more about how you can get involved.

Is your small business prepared for Small Business Saturday? Get customizable marketing materials for your business here .