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August 2012 News
- 8-31-12 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: Military Leads in Treating Traumatic Brain Injury, Expert Says
- 8-31-12 Bethesda Patch: New Zipcars Debut In Bethesda -- Carless commuters have expanded options with vehicles that can be rented by the hour
- 8-30-12 Bethesda Patch: Construction At Walter Reed Bethesda Gate To Prompt Intermittent Lane Closures -- Jones Bridge Road lane closures will begin Sept. 6 and are expected to last two months
- 8-30-12 Washington Examiner: New developments crowding Bethesda
- 8-30-12 BethesdaNow.com: By The Numbers: Bethesda vs. Manhattan
- 8-30-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: New Strategic Plan Promotes Innovation and Excellence
- 8-30-12 Gazette.Net: Universities at Shady Grove grows with Montgomery County’s needs -- Masters in health systems management being offered -- Providers such as Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Adventist Healthcare and Holy Cross Hospital together employ nearly 20,000 workers in the county, according to county data from April 2012.
- 8-29-12 Bethesda Patch: New Traffic Patterns Detailed Ahead of Woodmont Closure -- The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center releases info as the county prepares to close a stretch of Woodmont Avenue Sept. 4.
- 8-29-12 Washington Business Journal: National Institutes of Health stays put in Bethesda
- 8-29-12 Gazette.Net: Construction project reveals ties to Bethesda’s past -- Remnants of railroad tracks show area’s former industrial side
- 8-29-12 Gazette.Net: Parking solution for Bethesda USPS customers -- Postal Service customers may use nearby underground lot
- 8-29-12 Gazette.Net: ‘Little Warriors’ get a fun breather at Easter Seals luau in Silver Spring -- Children find fun, relaxation
- 8-29-12 Chevy Chase Patch: The Not-Exactly-Welcome Sidewalk -- Crosswalks are not included in the sidewalk planned for Wisconsin Avenue, critics note
- 8-28-12 Bethesda Patch: Road Resurfacing Project Will Force Lane Closures On Rockville Pike -- Project is expected to wrap up in spring of 2013
- 8-27-12 Bethesda Patch: Woodmont Avenue Stretch Set To Close Sept. 4 -- Closure, prompted by Lot 31 construction, may impact morning rush commuters the most, officials say
- 8-27-12 Chevy Chase Patch: Speak Out: Is Parking in Chevy Chase Lake a Problem? -- What do you think of parking availability on residential streets in Chevy Chase Lake?
- 8-27-12 Nurse.com: A year later, Fort Belvoir nurses settled
- 8-27-12 Virginia Connection: The Forces That Shape Mount Vernon -- Transit study to relieve Route 1 corridor traffic gridlock; boundary studies to relieve overcrowded schools
- 8-25-12 WJLA/ABC7-TV: 'You’re Hired:' Golden words to unemployed veterans' ears
- 8-24-12 Washington Business Journal: D.C. in the market for St. Elizabeths, Walter Reed contractors
- 8-24-12 Baltimore Sun: Road improvements follow BRAC growth -- Work under way near Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Meade, Walter Reed
- 8-24-12 Washington Post: NIH should have notified it of superbug outbreak, Montgomery County official says
- 8-24-12 Joint Base Andrews GaZette: Behind-the-scenes look at saving lives
- 8-23-12 Bethesda Patch: Major Hiring Event For Vets Planned For Saturday -- More than 30 companies seek to fill more than 2,000 positions in the Washington, D.C. metro region
- 8-23-12 Washington Post: ‘Superbug’ stalked NIH hospital last year, killing six
- 8-23-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: DoD grant to build new tunnel, high-speed elevators
- 8-23-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Walter Reed Bethesda Rolls out Strategic Plan
- 8-23-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Commander's Column -- Looking back and looking forward on the BRAC military medical consolidation
- 8-23-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Volunteers needed for Mass Casualty Exercise
- 8-22-12 Washington Post (Associated Press): Military partners with charity to build clinic network focused on brain injury, PTSD -- Faced with tighter budgets after the Iraq War but still in charge of treating tens of thousands of injured troops, the military is getting a hand from a private foundation that is building medical centers specializing in the signature physical and psychological injuries of Iraq and Afghanistan.
- 8-22-12 Washington Post: Plan to build technology park in Charles County dropped
- 8-22-12 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: DOD Has Running Start on Biosurveillance Strategy
- 8-22-12 R & D Magazine: Researchers discover new uses for high-tech alloy -- Materials scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, Etrema Products Inc. (EPI), and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division have developed new ways to form a high-tech metal alloy which promise new advances in sensing and energy harvesting technologies.
- 8-22-12 CoStar Realty Information: Sequestration: What, Me Worry? -- Political Fears More Prominent Than Commercial Real Estate Fears
- 8-21-12 Washington Business Journal: Bethesda tops CNN list of top-earning towns in the nation
- 8-20-12 Gazette.Net: Scientists in the concocting with GEMS program -- Walter Reed program draws young students
- 8-20-12 Gazette.Net: Plans for Wal-Mart on Rockville Pike frozen -- JBG sells Pike Center for $54 million to Houston company
- 8-20-12 Market Watch (Business Wire): Fitch Rates Frederick County, Maryland's GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
- 8-19-12 Association of Defense Communities: Walter Reed LRA Needs EDC Business Plan, Support to Select Master Developer
- 8-17-12 Tom Philpott's Military Update column: Without TRICARE fee hike, cutbacks may increase
- 8-16-12 Federal News Radio 1500 AM (Associated Press): Army suicides doubled last month from June's total
- 8-16-12 Baltimore Sun: For some at Aberdeen Proving Ground, New Jersey is still home -- With their base relocated, hundreds are commuting daily or on weekends
- 8-15-12 Army Times: Army working on blood test to detect TBI
- 8-15-12 BayNet.com: Economic Conditions Do In Indian Head Tech Park
- 8-15-12 Washington Post.com: Federal Eye blog -- How has military medical consolidation affected employees and service members?
- 8-15-12 Gazette.Net: Proposals seek new development in Bethesda, Sandy Spring -- Applications would amend existing master plans
- 8-15-12 Gazette.Net: ‘Green Mile’ would be landscaped after construction of sidewalk -- Officials: Lost trees would be replaced
- 8-15-12 Washington Business Journal: JBG sells Rockville Pike shopping center
- 8-14-12 Washington Post.com: D.C. Politics -- It’s been one year since the closing of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and the consolidation of military medical care in the region at Bethesda and Fort Belvoir. How has the consolidation worked for employees? Has it improved medical care for service members and their families? And how has it affected your commute?
- 8-13-12 Washington Post: Capital Business -- Vornado Realty Trust details BRAC woes
- 8-13-12 Gazette.Net: Montgomery to look at safety, education initiatives in preparation for bikesharing -- Report says bikesharing is not a major factor in cycling crashes
- 8-12-12 Washington Post: At Fairfax County stables, consequences of BRAC hit home
- 8-10-12 Washington Post: Officials investigate counterfeit parking passes at Walter Reed military hospital in Bethesda
- 8-10-12 Joint Base Andrews Gazette: Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic pharmacy update
- 8-10-12 Joint Base Andrews Gazette: Panel introduces base leadership to community
- 8-9-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Innovative Technology: Smart Suites Launch at WRNMMC
- 8-9-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: NEX Hiring Staff for New Facility's Opening
- 8-9-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Metro offers award-winning accessibility services, easy registration
- 8-9-12 Business Wire: 100,000 Jobs Mission Hosts Hiring Event in Bethesda August 25 -- Over 30 Employers Looking to Hire Transitioning Military Members, Veterans and Military Spouses
- 8-7-12 Washington Post: Walter Reed traffic study masks daily misery on the roads, experts say
- 8-6-12 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: DOD Approves $40 Million Grant to Montgomery County, Md.
- 8-6-12 Washington Post: Capital Business -- Can Arlington’s Crystal City become a hip place to live?
- 8-6-12 National Defense Industrial Association: Panetta: More Rounds of Base Closures Are Inevitable
- 8-3-12 Maryland State Highway Administration News Release: SHA Resurfaces MD 355 in Bethesda at Night Starting Next Week -- Weather Permitting, Road Repairs Begin Next Monday Night, August 6; Motorists Should Allow Extra Travel Time during Overnight Hours for the Next Three Weeks
- 8-3-12 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation: Bikesharing grant from the State will fund downcounty system
- 8-2-12 Montgomery County Planning Department News Release: Planning Department to Undertake Two Minor Master Plans -- Applicants for property in Pooks Hill, currently zoned Hotel/Motel, have asked for a plan amendment to consider mixed-use zoning to allow three high-rise residential buildings
- 8-2-12 Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Patient Parking Available on Base
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