Good News! $2.8M Prize Fish, Fastest-Growing Companies, Historic MD Olympians, Reopening Ellicott City

From Maryland women making history at the Rio 2016 Olympics to Ellicott City residents and business owners beginning the long task of cleaning up from record floods, we've rounded up some good news stories from Maryland’s Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• 10 Fastest-Growing Companies in Maryland: 2016 Inc. 5000
• Tentative Reopening Date Announced for Ellicott City’s Main Street
• Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky Looks Ahead to Stanford, Getting Driver's License
• Rockville Native Helen Maroulis First American Woman to Win Gold in Wrestling
• PG County Boxer Gary Russell's 2016 Olympic Dream Ends at Rio
• See: $2.8M Record Prize Won for Big Fish
• Anne Arundel County Awards More than $18 Million in Local Impact Grants
• Bethesda's Fastest-Growing Companies: 4 on 2016 Inc. 5000 List
• Muse Paintbar Uncorks Annapolis Location
• Train, Andy Grammer to Play at Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Rockville Seeks Volunteers for Mentoring Program
• Annual Bethesda Songwriting Contest To Award Local $10K
• PGC’s Schools Team Up With The County For Clean Water Partnership

»Photo Credit: Damaged Ellicott City Main Street, Howard County Government.