Lidl Hosts Grand Opening for New Wheaton Location
Lidl, a popular discount grocery store chain, plans to open a new location in Wheaton on Feb. 24. Lidl has been rapidly expanding across the DMV with stores opening in Oxon… Read More
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Altimmune Announces FDA Approval for Phase 1 COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials
Altimmune, Inc. announced Wednesday that it was approved by the FDA to begin Phase 1 clinical trials for AdCOVID, its single-dose nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The clinical stage biopharmaceutical… Read More
Company Working on Potential COVID-19 Nasal Vaccine Looks to Expand in Montgomery County
Vigene Biosciences, a Maryland-based biotechnological company whose projects include a potential COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine, is looking to expand in Montgomery County with a new facility in Rockville. The new… Read More
Novavax to Provide 1.1 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Globally
Novavax, a vaccine development company headquartered in Gaithersburg, announced Thursday that it entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an international vaccine organization to provide more than 1 billion… Read More
Denizens Brewing Cofounder Named to U.S. Small Business Administration
The cofounder and chief branding officer of Denizens Brewing Co. in Silver Spring has been named Associate Administrator of Field Operations for the U.S. Small Business Administration by the Biden… Read More
Montgomery County Unemployment Claims Fall Slightly
Initial claims for unemployment filed by Montgomery County residents continued to fall. During the week that ended Feb. 13, about 100 fewer residents filed initial claims that week than during… Read More
Dawes ‘Very Thrilled’ to Join Washington Spirit’s New Investor Group
The Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced a new investor group on Wednesday that includes Chelsea Clinton, Jenna Bush Hager and Dominique Dawes. “It is fitting… Read More
Following Legal Dispute, White’s Ferry Purchased by Virginia Businessman
Montgomery County’s historic White’s Ferry has a new owner who plans to resume service after it was shutdown last December over a legal dispute. Chuck Kuhn, CEO of the Sterling-based… Read More
Fallece el Presidente y Director Ejecutivo de Marriott International
Arne M. Sorenson, presidente y director ejecutivo de Marriott International, murió el lunes. Hace casi dos años, la empresa, con sede en Bethesda, anunció que le habían diagnosticado cáncer de… Read More
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, ‘A True Visionary’ Dies
Arne M. Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International, died on Monday. Almost two years ago, the company, headquartered in Bethesda, announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and… Read More
White’s Ferry Purchased Following Service Shutdown; New Owner Plans to Resume Service
White’s Ferry has been purchased following a legal dispute that led to a service shutdown late December, according to a statement Friday evening. Chuck Kuhn, CEO of the Sterling-based company… Read More
Robert Altman, Co-Founder of ZeniMax Media and Husband of Lynda Carter, Dies
Actress Lynda Carter announced on Twitter that “my beloved husband” died Feb. 3 at the age of 73. Robert Altman was the co-founder and chief executive of ZeniMax Media, which is the… Read More