New report shows MoCo’s economic growth ‘shockingly slow’


It’s no secret that Montgomery County has seen slower economic growth in recent years, in large part due to contraction in federal employment.

But a new report by Baltimore-based Sage Policy Group released Friday morning shows just how bad it's gotten, with the report's author using stark words to illustrate the problems.

"The level of underperformance is shocking,” said Sage CEO Anirban Basu. "It's shockingly slow for a county that is so educated, that is so well situated and home to the…

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