Md. cloud computing firm shows second-quarter loss
Broadsoft Inc., a cloud business software company based in Gaithersburg, showed losses in its second-quarter and first-half results. Broadsoft had a net loss of $3 million, or 10 cents per share, a […]
Emergent Biosolutions shows profit in second quarter
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. reported second quarter profits of $4.6 million on revenue of $100.8 million, both up from the same quarter last year, in which the Gaithersburg life sciences company lost […]
Watch this Md. firm’s video on the eclipse’s solar power impact
The path of the expected Aug. 21 total solar eclipse isn’t due to come near Maryland, which will see only a partial eclipse. It’s obvious that when less sunlight hits […]
Md. firm gets $23 million to develop antidote auto-injector
Emergent Biosolutions Inc., a life sciences company based in Gaithersburg, was awarded a contract worth about $23 million through a Department of Defense initiative. Under the five-year agreement, Emergent will develop a […]
Md. biotech sees good results from respiratory virus vaccine trial
Novavax Inc., a Gaithersburg-based biotechnology company, on Tuesday announced that it had seen positive data from its phase 2 trial of its respiratory syncytial virus F-protein nanoparticle vaccine candidate. There is […]
Md. genomic analysis firm states pricing of $10M public offering
A Maryland genomic analysis firm plans to raise about $10 million through a public offering. Gaithersburg-based OpGen Inc. will offer 25 million units for 40 cents each. Each unit is made […]
FMLA retaliation claim can proceed against Gaithersburg, judge says
A former Gaithersburg police officer can proceed with her claim that the city fired her in retaliation for exercising her right to time off under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act due to a difficult pregnancy and lingering health problems after giving birth, a U.S. district judge ruled this week.
Ted’s Montana Grill coming to Maryland
Ted’s Montana Grill will open its first restaurant in Maryland on Oct. 5 at the Downtown Crown shopping center in Gaithersburg. The new restaurant will be the third in the […]
Officer charged after meth explosion at federal lab in Md.
WASHINGTON — A former federal police officer was charged with trying to make methamphetamine in a federal laboratory that exploded last month, injuring the ex-officer. Christopher Bartley, 41, was charged […]
Funds raised for jet crash victims’ family
(AP) An online fundraiser has collected nearly $340,000 for the surviving family members of a Gaithersburg mother and her two young sons killed when a jet crashed into their home. […]
Maryland’s towns and cities facing familiar challenges
The last several years have been hard on Maryland cities. Highway user funds have been slashed. Property tax revenues are still lagging. Meanwhile, towns are trying to cope with aging infrastructure and stricter environmental regulations.
Boom town in the ’burbs
The Gaithersburg population grew by about 4.4 percent last year, making it the eighth-fastest growing city in the country.














