Mass layoffs and a record-long shutdown have raised alarms about the local economy, but officials say Montgomery County will continue playing a vital role in Maryland’s economic growth.

Montgomery County is continuing with programs set up to help federal workers, as officials aren’t expecting any decline in the need for assistance.

County planners are rethinking Germantown’s growth plan after visions of a business district didn’t pan out.

Police are investigating reports of threats made against ACECO last month after news photos showed the company’s backhoes demolishing the White House’s East Wing.

The Montgomery County Economic Development Corp. began searching for a new CEO 10 months ago. Local leaders say the job is particularly important for the county’s economic well-being and the decision shouldn’t be rushed.

Many of the federal workers who went to a recent food distribution event have spent their careers help others. More than a month into their furloughs, they're in dire need of assistance.

Ashman was reelected alongside City Council members Lisa Henderson and Jim McNulty, who ran together as a slate.

Church leaders, community members and descendants of those once buried at Mt. Zion cemetery on Wednesday will test their belief that not all remains were relocated when the site was developed.

Montgomery County will honor Royce Hanson, “the father” of the agricultural reserve, on Saturday by officially opening his namesake park in Poolesville.

Montgomery County maintained its AAA bond rating from Moody’s, the highest given by the bond-rating agency. Moody’s downgraded its ratings for Maryland and Washington, D.C., earlier this year.

Montgomery County Council members are hoping to infuse cash into a network of food assistance groups to help them weather a spike in demand because SNAP funding is expected to run out.

Owners and employees of nearly a dozen small businesses lost their venue Friday after the Solaire Social food hall abruptly closed after less than 18 months in business.

County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council Vice President Will Jawando are on a 13-day trade mission to China and Japan to promote the county and to take part in a sister cities conference.

The signs of an economic downturn are at Beyond Comics. Regular customers cut back on their purchases. Some cancel their weekly subscriptions. And people sell their books.

Construction started this week on the $250 million ballroom that President Donald Trump is adding to the White House as construction crews began tearing down the facade of the East Wing, where the new space is being built.

Lockheed Martin has seen its sales and profits rise as the U.S. and other countries have ratcheted up defense spending. The company's third-quarter earnings report offered further evidence of that.

ACECO, a Silver Spring construction company, is taking flak for its role in the demolition of the East Wing of the White House for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for the International Monetary Fund to sell Bretton Woods Recreation Center, a Germantown, Maryland golf course.

In response to developers' concerns of rising costs and costly local policies, Montgomery County planners have recommended that elected officials change the law capping annual rent increases.

Princess Awesome, an online clothing shop based in Silver Spring, is struggling to stay afloat with tens of thousands of dollars in added costs from new tariffs.