A new $20M program aims to boost Montgomery County’s lagging economy

Montgomery County, Maryland’s need to compete has prompted the introduction of a $20 million package designed to give businesses incentives to come to and stay in the county while attracting employees to high-paying jobs. At a news conference Monday before leaders with nonprofit organizations, chambers of commerce and small business owners, County Council President Andrew Friedson joked if all the area leaders were in the room, “Who’s running the economy in Montgomery County right now?”