When Marc Elrich served as an at-large member of the Montgomery County Council, he criticized the county for failing to proactively recruit businesses from outside the state.
“They didn’t go to trade shows,” said Elrich, a Democrat who was elected county executive in November and replaced Ike Leggett who stepped down after 12 years. “They never made an effort to bring business in from other places.”
Elrich is taking steps to change that in the new year.
At a media roundtable Thursday in the County…
