Washington Business Journal

Montgomery County wants to transform the congested, accident-prone Veirs Mill corridor into a safe, transit-friendly community.

The White House advisers have started touring homes in the District with an eye toward “something more private,” an unnamed source told The Washington Post.

Former Panera employees from D.C. and Alabama have filed a class-action lawsuit against the fast-casual deli and bakery chain, claiming they were not paid overtime wages they say they were owed when they worked as assistant managers. 

The deal provides Target 23,220 square feet in Sam’s Park and Shop.

For the second time in eight years, the District landed on the short list to host the Gay Games only to lose the quadrennial competition on the last day. The 2022 games will be held in Hong Kong, the Federation of Gay Games announced Monday from Paris.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust has lined up tenants for 80 percent of the space it renovated at the Mall at Prince Georges in Hyattsville, Maryland. Here are the retailers who made the cut.

D.C.-based Misfit Juicery, an anti-food waste company that uses misshapen or bruised produce to make bottled juices, has rebranded as the business grows. The move also positions the startup to expand beyond juice.

D.C. United’s ownership group is said to be considering a sale and began seeking buyers for a 35 percent stakepurchased last year from former minority owner Will Chang.

Washington, D.C., is one of 12 cities where Comcast Corp. is launching a wireless network to handle data coming from smart utilities, hospital patient monitoring and other internet-connected devices that businesses deploy.

The University of Maryland received high marks for the salaries its alumni make — an average of $55,700 a year — as well as for being relatively affordable.

The theater company recently unveiled new plans for a development at 501 Eye St. SW and is looking to submit a planned unit development application in the weeks ahead.

Two apartment buildings within The Wharf on the Southwest D.C. waterfront, totaling nearly 650 units between them, will begin leasing, by appointment only, on May 15. Both are expected to welcome their first tenants in the fall, if not sooner.

An investigation into conditions at the D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center uncovered equipment shortages and supplies being stored in dirty conditions. The serious lapses placed patients at risk and led to the removal of the center’s director.

The founders of D.C. startup Guard Llama, a personal device designed to connect people to emergency help faster than a 911 call, made it onto the ABC series to pitch their business to its panel of celebrity investors. The episode airs Friday.

Fresh Baguette, the Bethesda favorite that opened in 2013, is opening its first D.C. location on Wisconsin Avenue.

Iomaxis is embarking on a $3.8 million expansion that is expected to create 555 jobs in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Throwing an epic inaugural ball is a lot like planning a wedding — but with thousands of high-profile guests inside a presidential security zone during one of the busiest weekends in D.C.

Greater Washington has some noteworthy homes: famous rowhouses, grandiose mansions, historic cottages— you name it. But the list wouldn’t be complete without a unique Bethesda residence called “Treetops Greenhouse.”

The next time you are stuck in gridlock traffic or waiting in an interminable line at the DMV, ask yourself – what would this be like with 1 million more people? Answer? Just wait a few years and find out.

Officials with Gaithersburg-based Novavax Inc. said Wednesday they will lay off 30 percent of their workforce as they scramble to rework the company’s pipeline following a failed phase 3 clinical trial of its lead respiratory syncytial virus vaccine candidate for older adults.

Amtrak has plans in motion to get you up and down the East Coast even faster.

The Tax Foundation used price and household consumption data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to show how much $100 can buy you in every state, relative to the national average.

Uber-popular burger chain Shake Shack is continuing its quest for D.C. burger domination, with a new location planned for the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood.

Miss World is expected to announce soon that Washington will host its 2016 pageant, and all eyes point to National Harbor in Prince George’s County as the likely venue.