30 Local Companies Among Largest 100

Check out this great news from our Department of Economic Development:

Good Morning,

I want to share some impressive news with you!

Montgomery County is home to 30 of the 100 largest publicly traded companies as recently ranked by the Washington Business Journal.

The County's highest ranking company on the list is Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corporation, coming in at #3 with 2012 revenue of more than $47.1 billion. Also making the top 25 are:

• Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda - 2012 revenue of $11.81 billion
• Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Bethesda - 2012 revenue of $5.29 billion
• Discovery Communications, Inc., Silver Spring - 2012 revenue of $4.49 billion
• American Capital Agency Corp., Bethesda - 2012 revenue of $2.11 billion

The other companies making the list are:

• USEC, Inc., Bethesda
• United Therapeutics Corp., Silver Spring
• LaSalle Hotel Properties, Bethesda
• RLJ Lodging Trust, Bethesda
• DiamondRock Hospitality, Bethesda
• Choice Hotels Intl., Rockville
• Federal Realty Investment Trust, Rockville
• American Capital, Ltd., Bethesda
• Radio One, Inc., Silver Spring
• Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Bethesda
• Synutra International, Inc., Rockville
• Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, Rockville
• Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., Rockville
• Argan Inc., Rockville
• Walker and Dunlop, Inc., Bethesda
• First Potomac Realty Trust, Bethesda
• Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., Olney
• Saul Centers, Inc. , Bethesda
• Broadsoft, Inc., Gaithersburg
• Eagle Bancorp, Inc., Bethesda
• Chindex International, Inc., Bethesda
• American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp., Bethesda
• Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bethesda
• Novavax, Inc., Rockville
• OBA Financial Services, Inc., Germantown

Their success demonstrates the overall strength of our business community and contributes so much to our local economy. Congratulations to ALL of our Montgomery County companies on this year's list!

Sincerely,

Steve Silverman

Director