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Strategic Partnership Advantages

Supporting Your Success

Our complex is an ideal location for life sciences and technology companies being located near healthcare, IT, biotech firms, Federal institutions and close to one national and two international airports. The center offers a number of benefits, incentives, and strategic advantages along with space available for lease or build to suit your needs.

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Financial Incentives

Financial and tax incentives include state and county-level programs for businesses of all sizes to create, expand, and relocate to the region. Support could include access to venture capital, tax credits for investors, research and development support, and financial assistance to reduce rent costs.

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Campus Benefits

Companies partnered with Montgomery College can access campus amenities, including:.

  • Laboratories (cybersecurity and mock GMP)
  • Lab equipment
  • Meeting spaces
  • Gym and indoor pool
  • Daycare facilities'
  • Office space
  • Conference center

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Workforce

A supply of highly skilled workers and customized training for entry-level, intermediate, and advanced workers makes the PIC MC an ideal location.

In addition, Montgomery College offers a robust workforce development programnew window and a trained workforce. For experts in their professions, the College welcomes input on curricula development and, on occasion, provides opportunities to serve as adjunct faculty.


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RISE and Opportunity Zones

A Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise (RISE) Zonenew window designation allows targeted businesses locating within PIC MC and connecting to Montgomery College to receive real property tax credits of 75 percent for five years. Montgomery College is the first community college in Maryland and first location in Montgomery County to be a designated RISE Zone.

An Opportunity Zonenew window provides federal tax incentives to spur investment in underserved communities by attracting investment. These incentives can spur further economic development in the form of job creation and revitalization, providing new opportunities for business, housing, and retail growth.

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Business and Federal Institutions

Montgomery County is home to many Federal Institutions along with a number of healthcare, biotech, and IT firms including start-ups.