The coronavirus outbreak has required all manner of businesses and government agencies to turn on a dime and think creatively — and the Montgomery County Economic Development Corp. is no exception with its new effort to spur medical manufacturing.
In normal times, the EDC focuses primarily on attracting and retaining businesses in the Maryland suburb. But as a global pandemic roils the economy, many companies are simply struggling to survive, not eyeing new office space or a splashy relocation.
Image: Ben Wu, president and CEO of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, is leading an effort to create a new "manufacturing ecosystem" for medical equipment in the county. EMAN MOHAMMED