County Executive Isiah Leggett (left) presents a county citation to Novavax Chairman of the Board John Lambert (center) and President and CEO Rahul Singhvi. Mr. Leggett had joined other dignitaries to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the company's newly opened, state-of-the-art vaccine production facility. The 5,000-square-foot, $5 million plant is located on the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center campus. (photo by James R. Moody)

 

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association held its grand opening and dedication ceremony recently, welcoming well-wishers to its new 140,000 square foot headquarters in Rockville. Dr. Arlene Pietranton, Executive Director for ASHA, receives a certificate of appreciation from DED Director Dr. Pradeep Ganguly and Fizie Haleem, Manager, Women and Minority Business Empowerment.