Doc Popcorn opens first D.C.-area location

The Boulder, Colo.-based franchise, which peddles popcorn in such flavors as "hoppin' jalapeno" and "sinfully cinnamon," has opened its first Washington-area outpost at Potomac Mills in Woodbridge.

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Jobless rate down in Maryland, D.C.

Unemployment rates fell in 35 states in December, including Maryland, according to the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Marriott International heads to Russia

Bethesda-based Marriott International Inc. will put its brands on three hotels being developed in Sochi, Russia, site of the 2014 Winter Olympic games.

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Md. selects Areas USA to rebuild I-95 travel plazas

The Maryland Transportation Authority has selected Areas USA Inc. to rebuild and operate the state's two Interstate 95 travel plazas under a revenue-sharing agreement.

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Griffin wants more staff to handle Fairfax Co. development

Fairfax County needs to hire additional staff to manage the workload associated with redevelopment in Tysons Corner, County Executive Anthony Griffin told the Board of Supervisors.

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Md. recommends Express Scripts for $2.4B pharmacy contract

Maryland is again poised to pay St. Louis-based Express Scripts Inc. $2.4 billion to manage the prescription drug program for its employees, retirees and their dependents.

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A big honor for the Inn at Little Washington

The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Va., earned a Five Diamond rating from AAA for the 24th consecutive year.

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DoubleTree by Hilton takes wraps off Silver Spring redo

As downtown Silver Spring continues to see revitalization, DoubleTree by Hilton has announced the addition of its 10th hotel location in the Washington region.

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Discovery Communications draws praise from stock watcher

Discovery Communications Inc., owner the Oprah Winfrey Network, TLC, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, received high praise from Jared Levy on Forbes.com.

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Costco expands efforts in region

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No details on Prince George's hospital plan until March

Saturday marks six months since officials from the county, the state, the University of Maryland Medical System and Dimensions Health System signed an ambitious agreement to pursue a $600 million regional medical center in Prince George's County.

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National Kidney Fund to move to Bethesda

The American Kidney Fund has signed a lease to move its headquarters from Rockville to north Bethesda.

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Pepco, CSC make 'Dirty Thirty' list

In a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Public Interest Report Group, D.C.-based Pepco Holdings Inc. and Falls Church-based Computer Sciences Corp. were named to the "Dirty Thirty" list of Fortune 500 companies that "spend big on lobbying and avoid taxes," according to the group.

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Rock Creek acquires 2 sites in D.C. area

District-based Rock Creek Property Group has closed on two Washington-area acquisitions, more than a year after closing a $21 million investment fund to acquire Class B and Class C properties in the region.

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D.C. apartment sales surge in 2011

Sales of apartment and condominium buildings in the Washington Sales of apartment and condominium buildings in the Washington area surged to $4.7 billion in 2011, a $1.1 billion increase from 2010.

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Three more Tysons high-rise sites go up for sale

AEW Capital Management LP, following the lead of other Tysons Corner landowners, has decided to put three sites zoned for high-rise apartment buildings up for sale to interested developers.

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Chevy Chase Village could soon calculate its carbon footprint

Chevy Chase Village will calculate its carbon footprint if a plan by the village's Energy and Environment Committee is approved by the board of managers.

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Food Lion closing, rebranding area Bloom stores

Food Lion LLC will close 126 stores and retire its Bloom banner — moves that effect nearly two dozen Washington-area stores.

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Melody Records to close in Dupont Circle

Melody Record Shop, which has operated in D.C. since 1977, will close shop sometime this winter.

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Developer Carl Williams owes $124K in Md. back taxes

Developer Carl Williams owes Maryland more than $124,000 in back taxes, penalties and interest.

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D.C. taps restaurants for government center

The D.C. government has tapped two restaurants to occupy space in the Minnesota-Benning Government Center, in a move that could foretell how restaurants are encouraged in the neighborhood around The D.C. government has tapped two restaurants to occupy space in the Minnesota-Benning Government Center, in a move that could foretell how restaurants are encouraged in the neighborhood around St. Elizabeths Hospital.

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JC Penney to hold career fair in Woodbridge

Retailer JC Penney will hold a three-day career fair beginning Thursday Jan. 5 at Potomac Mills Mall.

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Northrop Grumman prepares to phase out supplemental retirement

orthrop Grumman Corp. will phase out by 2015 two programs intended to lure executives with supplemental retirement contributions, according to a Dec. 21 report filed with the Securities Exchange Commission

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Arlington eyes real time travel system for Route 50

Arlington County plans to install a real-time travel system for the highway that will tell all drivers how long it takes to get from one point to another, from one end of the county to the other.

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Celeb chefs to fill in for R.J. Cooper at Rogue 24

Rogue 24 chef R.J. Cooper will be taking some time off from his tasting menu-centric restaurant to undergo open heart surgery. But that doesn't mean the restaurant will languish in his absence.

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Taylor Gourmet's 14th St. space opening Jan. 3

The 14th Street location of sandwich shop Taylor Gourmet is aiming for a Jan. 3 opening

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No local stores on initial Sears closing list

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Artfully Chocolate to close Logan Circle location

Artfully Chocolate will close its Logan Circle storefront, its owner said via e-mail blast.

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Md. law tightening stent oversight recommended

The Maryland Health Care Commission is recommending that state law tighten oversight of hospitals that perform cardiac stent surgeries

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Synthetic marijuana 'Spice' is back in Virginia

Months after Virginia and dozens of other states banned synthetic marijuana, the product known as "spice" is back.

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