Monday, April 8, 2013
Kentlands Chocolatier SPAGnVOLA will open a second Gaithersburg location in May.
It's about to get easier for chocoholics to get their fix in Gaithersburg. Kentlands-based chocolatier SPAGnVOLA announced Monday it will open a second location at Lakeforest Mall. The new store's opening is scheduled for early May, according to a news release. “This expansion offers customers greater exposure to our brand, while allowing us to serve the community and expand our business organically,” Eric Reid, the CEO and Founder of SPAGnVOLA, said in a statement. “Our focus is to elevate the SPAGnVOLA brand to become Gaithersburg’s best chocolate. In doing so, we will bring our product and services to customers who don’t traditionally shop on the west side of Route 355, where our current boutique is located.” Lakeforest Mall Marketing …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Cytomedix Inc. will add 13 employees to its current staff of 55.
and continuing to develop and market its products in the United States and abroad.
Cytomedix Inc., a regenerative medicine company in Gaithersburg, will receive a $500,000 investment, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Secretary Dominick Murray announced Wednesday. The investment, made through the state’s Maryland Venture Fund and InvestMaryland program, is part of a $27.5 million capital raise that will result in Cytomedix adding 13 employees to its current staff of 55 and continuing to develop and market its products in the United States and abroad, according to a news release. “We are pleased and grateful to receive this funding through InvestMaryland,” Martin Rosendale, CEO of Cytomedix, said in a statement. “The State of Maryland has elected to support our continued growth, helping patients …
Monday, April 1, 2013
ClickMedix places the business of health screening, managing electronic records and remote, real-time data collection in the palm of a health care provider’s hands.
A tech company from Rockville is closer to winning a state-run business competition worth $225,000, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development announced Monday. ClickMedix was one of nine Maryland businesses to advance to the final round of the InvestMaryland Challenge, a national business competition offering three $100,000 prizes and another $125,000 in cash and in-kind awards, according to DBED. With a click of a mobile phone button, a healthcare provider with a Click-enabled device can provide mobile health services such as health screening, managing electronic records and collecting data remotely. According to the company’s website, ClickMedix had also provided mobile-phone based tele-consultation services in Africa, …
Gaithersburg's Sonic Promos get's creative with its own 'Undercover Boss' video.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, the shuttering of an iconic Gaithersburg restaurant takes center plate. One meat: Gaithersburg's Roy's Place has shuttered its doors for good, Gaithersburg Patch reported. In December, Patch reported that Roy’s Place—once home to a dizzying array of more than 200 sandwiches—was seeing its business “dying off a little bit” and would cut its hours. "Roy’s was obviously one of Olde Towne’s signature establishments," Gaithersburg Economic Development Director Tom Lonergan said. "While understanding that few things last forever, it’s always sad when a place like Roy’s closes its doors for good." Read more on …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
A vacant lot sits between Duron Paints and the Hair Bar on Route 355.
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Thursday, March 28
A small white barn and a meager gravel path are the only landmarks on an otherwise vacant green field between the Duron Paint & Wallcoverings and the Hair Bar on the east side of North Frederick Avenue. A large yellow "Sale or Land Lease" sign sits on the edge of the property, inviting potential investors to fill the empty space. What type of business would you like to see in that spot? A retail store? Restaurant? Laundromat? Seasonal store (think Halloween, Easter, Christmas)? When asked for details about the space, Turning Point Management told Patch that Herb Patterson was no longer with the company, but had taken representation of the property with him. Turning Point did not have a forwarding number for Mr. Patterson.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Landmark restaurant closes doors after 58-years.
Roy’s Place, an iconic Gaithersburg restaurant, has shuttered its doors for good. In December, Patch reported that Roy’s Place, once home to a dizzying array of more than 200 sandwiches, was seeing its business “dying off a little bit” and would cut its hours. "Roy’s was obviously one of Olde Towne’s signature establishments," Gaithersburg Economic Development Director Tom Lonergan said. "While understanding that few things last forever, it’s always sad when a place like Roy’s closes its doors for good." First opened in Rockville in 1955, Roy’s Place moved to its Diamond Avenue location in Gaithersburg, and quickly became a local legend for offering some of the most unusual concoctions to ever be served between two pieces of bread. “I …
The supermarket chain will require that products must identify genetically modified organisms by 2018.
The Huffington Post recently reported that Whole Foods Markets will become the first national grocery store to require products to be labeled if they contain genetically modified organisms or GMOs. A poll conducted by the Huffington Post in coordination with YouGov found that 82 percent of Americans think GMO foods should be labeled. What do your neighbors, friends and colleagues think about Whole Foods’ plan to require the GMO label? Patch spoke with some people outside the Whole Foods Market in the Kentlands to find out what they thought about GMO labeling.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Gaithersburg-based biotech company will receive a boost from AstraZeneca consolidation, The Washington Post reports.
Gaithersburg-based biotech company MedImmune will be adding 300 new jobs as part of an international consolidation of parent company AstraZeneca's global research and development operations, The Washington Post reported. "Employees relocating from AstraZeneca’s U.S. headquarters in Wilmington and other locations will be in Gaithersburg by the end of 2015," The Gazette reported. Read more on MedImmune's addition of 300 jobs on The Washington Post and on The Gazette.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, a popular DC restaurant's plans to open a second location in Silver Spring take center plate. One meat: The popular Scion Restaurant in Dupont Circle, DC, will open a second location this spring at 1200 East-West Highway in downtown Silver Spring. "Scion will be quite similar to what we have in Dupont as far as the menu is concerned," owner Joanne Liu told Silver Spring Patch. It'll be brunch, lunch and dinner with a focus on American craft beers—at least 12 on tap and lots of bottles, Liu added. Liu said that Silver Spring was the perfect place to expand and that she's sure her food, which she describes as…
Lois
10:21 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Hip, hip hooray. If this is the first improvement to Lakeforest then I'm all for it!! We love Spagnvola. more ›