How Chesterfield’s Lego and Plenty projects highlight latest economic development trends
Christy Morton, senior vice president of policy and strategic partnerships at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, says economic development has…
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D.C.-area residents say they may leave region without needed transportation improvements, per survey
Without improvements to traffic congestion and transit options in the next few years, nearly two out of five local residents…
Real estate startup Tomu seeks $2M to ramp up production of luxury modular homes
When Chris Osaka founded the prefabricated home manufacturer Tomu LLC in 2020, he envisioned his clients being individuals looking for…
Former Fenty administration leaders Ximena Hartsock and Michelle Rhee back together to launch workforce startup
Ximena Hartsock and Michelle Rhee, familiar names in the D.C. tech and education scenes, have co-founded a startup meant to help…
Viewpoint: Downtown will suffer until D.C. takes steps to induce more, higher multifamily
The pandemic and the economy have partnered to deal American cities the most transformative blow since the 1960s when urban…
Viewpoint: Move along. There’s nothing to see, or do, at Metro’s Loudoun Gateway station.
We were right to be frustrated by the repeated woes of Metro’s Silver Line extension. But set aside for a…
How much is the White House worth? The U.S. Capitol? D.C. gives priceless real estate assessed values.
The White House, no matter its resident, is priceless real estate. But that hasn’t stopped the District from trying to…
Richmond’s VetEvolve charts big growth helping veterinarians run their businesses
Nick Lodestro worked in the pet medical industry for seven years. During that time, he talked to a lot of…
CoStar breaks ground on Richmond hub that will make it the city’s largest tech company
Commercial real estate data giant CoStar Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) on Tuesday broke ground on its $460 million research and…
Snyders retain Bank of America affiliate to explore ‘potential transactions’ involving the Washington Commanders
Dan and Tanya Snyder, owners of the NFL’s Washington Commanders, announced Wednesday they have retained BofA Securities, a division of…
D.C.’s new most expensive listing is a 7-acre ‘blank canvas’ near American University, with a mansion that has welcomed royalty
The new most expensive listing in the District is so large, the possibilities are virtually endless. The Royal Swedish Government…
Sealed Air, maker of Bubble Wrap, to buy Richmond’s Liquibox for $1.15B
Sealed Air Corp. (NYSE: SEE), the manufacturer of Bubble Wrap, said Tuesday it will buy Richmond’s Liquibox Corp. in a…
Counting down the region’s most expensive GSA leases by price per square foot
The federal government has a monstrous appetite for real estate in the region, even if it’s recently been on a…
Viewpoint: Tipped wages are key to restaurant staff’s economic success
I would like to offer another perspective to Sally Greenberg’s recent Guest Comment. In D.C., the tipped wage plays an…
Viewpoint: Safer streets call for slower cars across D.C. region
In its early projections of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…
Late civil rights leader Julian Bond’s D.C. home hits the market
The Friendship Heights home of the late civil rights leader Julian Bond and his widow, Pamela Sue Horowitz, has hit…
These are October’s top flight destinations from Greater Washington airports
Where are you off to? Nearly 30,000 flights were scheduled to leave Greater Washington’s and Baltimore’s major airports in October.…
Full Silver Line service expected to launch Nov. 15, Metro says
The 11.4-mile extension of Metro’s Silver Line will open to passengers on Nov. 15, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority…
My Story: Ali Azima on his journey from part-time cook to CFO
Editor’s note: “My Story” is where business executives share their personal and professional backgrounds and journeys that have made them…
Events D.C. hit with cyberattack, employee data likely compromised
Events D.C., the District’s convention and sports authority, was the victim of a recent cyberattack across its network that may…
You know our CEO of the Year. Now meet more top D.C.-area executives we’re honoring for 2022.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Washington Business Journal’s CEO of the Year awards, a program that’s evolved…
Tom Sullivan’s Mount Ida Reserve in Va. wine country now listed for $45M. For that, you’re basically getting a village.
The circumstances that led former D.C. telecom executive Tom Sullivan to put his massive Charlottesville, Virginia-area estate, Mount Ida Reserve,…
Qnovia aims to bring smoking cessation medical device to market in 2025
Fresh off a $17 million Series A round, Qnovia is looking to bring a smoking cessation medical device to market…
Here’s a look at Alexandria’s Landmark Mall redevelopment, block by block
The first in-depth public review of specific buildings that will be part of “WestEnd,” the redevelopment of the former Landmark Mall property in Alexandria, is scheduled for early December before the city’s Planning Commission.
