5 area companies make Fortune Best Places to Work list

Navy Federal Credit Union was the highest-ranked local company, at No. 56, up from No. 95 last year.

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New Corner Bakery and TJ Maxx opening in D.C.

The permit action in D.C. picked up Wednesday with a heavy bent toward retail and casual dining.

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Former Hook & Blue Ridge chef Barton Seaver leaving D.C.

Barton Seaver, former chef at Hook and Blue Ridge, is leaving D.C. to lead the Healthy and Sustainable Food Program at the Center for Health and the Global Environmental at the Harvard School of Public Health.

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New record set with $7.9M Chevy Chase condo sale

Looking for an indicator of how much Washington's high-end housing market has recovered since the recession? Look no further than the Parc Somerset condominiums in Chevy Chase.

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Fairfax Co. Chamber backs McDonnell's transportation funding bill

The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce has tossed its support to Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation funding plan, the largest organization in the Washington area so far to back the controversial proposal.

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Steve Case's prediction for D.C.'s 2013 venture haul: $1.1 billion

Steve Case's Revolution LLC is predicting the D.C. region will raise about $1.1 billion in venture cash this year, an aggressive forecast that would outpace the VC totals of recent years.

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Adventist HealthCare negotiating to sell 40 acres in Clarksburg

A deal is being negotiated by Adventist HealthCare to sell 40 acres in Clarksburg that it once envisioned as a hospital and medical campus.

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Montgomery Co. sues Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac for back taxes

Montgomery County officials are suing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for at least $75,000 in unpaid Maryland property transfer taxes.

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Grover Norquist lobbies against Bob McDonnell's roads plan

Grover Norquist has joined the fight against Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation plan.

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Comstock plans apartments, townhomes at Shady Grove

Washington-based homebuilder Comstock Holding Cos. Inc. will break ground on a residential development adjacent to the Shady Grove Metro Station this spring.

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D.C. hotel room rates stagnant 5 years running

The more than 27,000 hotel rooms in D.C. are occupied more often than not, but for some reason — or, more likely, for a number of reasons — the hotels themselves aren't benefiting in terms of revenue.

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Washington-area condo market poised for growth

Washington-area condominium sales picked up in 2012, and sales are likely to accelerate in 2013, according to a report from real estate firm Delta Associates.

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Amtrak boosts D.C. to NYC Acela service

Amtrak is adding a late-evening Acela Express run between New York and Washington, boosting weekday Acela service between the two cities to 16.

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Pentagon City mall is shifting toward higher-end brands

Arlington's Fashion Centre at Pentagon City is shifting its focused toward attracting higher-end retailers.

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Fairfax County fighting for FBI headquarters

Officials in Fairfax County are pushing to house the FBI headquarters on a site in Springfield that currently houses large, federally owned storage warehouses well past their prime.

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CityCenterDC opens condo sales starting at $500K

The developers of CityCenterDC in downtown Washington have begun marketing the project's for-sale residential units, at prices ranging from $500,000 to $3.5 million, in what could be a telling indicator how interested buyers view the massive mixed-use development.

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Lowe's to join Costco at D.C.'s Shops at Dakota Crossing

Fort Lincoln New Town Corp. has locked in a Lowe's home improvement store for the anchor slot at its Shops at Dakota Crossing that Target was once going to take.

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Vornado Realty Trust to unveil Georgetown bowling alley plans

Georgetown residents will get an inside peak Jan. 2 at plans for a new entertainment-themed bowling alley at the Shops at Georgetown Park, the latest of several planned additions to the aging mall being reinvented by Vornado Realty Trust.

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Pepco's smart meter installation behind schedule

Pepco will not meet its target for the end of 2012 for completing installation of smart meters in Maryland.

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Stores change online prices based on shoppers' locations

The Wall Street Journal reports that retailers like Staples adjust online prices based on a customer's distance from a store and a company's competitors.

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BRAC losses continue to mount in Northern Virginia

Office vacancy rates in Northern Virginia spiked significantly in the past year as the military's 2005 base realignment and closure plan bore down on the region.

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Zillow: Total D.C. home values expected to rise more than $40B

Home values are expected to rise by more than $40 billion in the greater Washington area in 2012, part of the largest nationwide increase in values since 2005, according to Zillow Real Estate Market Reports.

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BWI/Marshall gets OK to waive fees for airlines adding new routes

The Maryland Board of Public Works unanimously approved Wednesday a deal that would allow BWI/Marshall Airport to waive fees, a move designed to encourage new routes to and from the airport.

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Barnes & Noble pulls up stakes in Reston

Barnes & Noble Inc., which has been attempting to negotiate a lease renewal in Reston for more than a year, has decided to pull up stakes and leave the area.

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Inova greenlights $23M ER expansion in Mount Vernon

Inova Health System trustees have approved a $23 million addition to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital.

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Fort Meade breaks ground with private housing for junior soldiers

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Mike Isabella lending out Graffiato once a month

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Suburban Hospital taps Johns Hopkins physician as new president

Dr. Gene Green, a senior executive within Johns Hopkins Medicine's doctors group, has been appointed president of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.

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Costco special exception hearings scheduled for March

Montgomery County's Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings will review Costco's new special exception application for its proposed Wheaton gas station in March.

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Sala Thai restaurant to open at Rhode Island Row in D.C.

Sala Thai plans to open its fifth restaurant at Rhode Island Row.

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