From ‘Shark Tank’ to the shelves of Walmart and Lowe’s, Alexandria’s Little Burros has come a long way
About the business: Little Burros produces the Little Burro and Burro Buddy, both of which are meant to simplify and…
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Eastern Foundry files for Chapter 7 after exiting multiple locations
Coworking firm and government contracting accelerator Eastern Foundry has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and appears to have shuttered all…
Google just invested in 5 local Black-led firms, including Zeal Capital
Five D.C. firms — an investor and four startups — have landed financing from Google, as the global tech giant’s…
White House: ‘Tentative’ agreement reached to avert railroad strike
A “tentative” labor agreement has been reached between the railroads and the unions after overnight talks, President Joe Biden announced…
Richmond’s Dietitians on Demand adds telehealth service
Dietitians on Demand started as a way for co-founder Alicia Davis to earn some extra money and gain flexibility. The…
Plenty to build ‘world’s largest indoor vertical farming campus’ in Richmond area
Plenty Unlimited Inc., a Bay Area indoor agriculture company, said Wednesday it will build a $300 million vertical farming campus…
Gotham Greens buys Virginia’s FresH2O Growers — and its massive hydroponic greenhouse
Gotham Greens, a New York City company that specializes in sustainable indoor farming, has purchased Stevensburg, Virginia’s FresH2O Growers Inc.…
Accelerator LogicBoost sets up shop in D.C. to invest in local tech startups
The founder of a once fast-growing D.C. software firm that sold for $1.4 billion last year now wants to give…
Google closes $5.4B acquisition of Reston cybersecurity firm Mandiant
Mandiant Inc. closed Monday on its sale to Google LLC, a subsidiary of West Coast powerhouse Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL),…
Meet the local startups selected for a Techstars accelerator program
The global investment firm Techstars has selected seven D.C.-area startups to participate in an accelerator program aimed at helping Black,…
Queen Elizabeth gave this Alexandria bakery its calling card — when she was a princess
Queen Elizabeth II’s visits to the D.C. region throughout her long life were always showstoppers, but it was her first visit to the area — as a princess in 1951 — that became the claim to fame for one Alexandria bakery.
Luxury new home features from D.C.-area homebuilders (and what they cost)
Greater Washington is not among the top U.S. markets for new single-family home construction — that list is dominated by…
Loudoun County’s Beacon Hill community nears deal to resurrect golf club
The Beacon Hill golf course may live again. If that sentence reads familiar, there’s a good reason. It’s copied verbatim…
TemperPack closes acquisition of maker of Green Cell Foam
TemperPack, a Richmond company that specializes in environmentally friendly packaging materials for temperature-sensitive products, said Tuesday it has closed its…
With new funding in the bag, Richmond’s Naborforce sets out to expand
Richmond senior services startup Naborforce survived Covid-19 and is ready to test its model in four new markets by the…
With new funding in the bag, Richmond’s Naborforce sets out to expand
Richmond senior services startup Naborforce survived Covid-19 and is ready to test its model in four new markets by the…
Bald eagles and a taste of Southern California — on the Potomac. Meet 620 Rivercrest Drive.
Scott Prendergast is known for his high-end residential builds, constructing homes across Northern Virginia that have been purchased by top…
Richmond-Petersburg pharma initiative lands $52.9M in federal funding
The White House announced Friday the Richmond-Petersburg region is set to receive $52.9 million in federal grant money to create…
Viewpoint: Why I am going from observer to actor at this local nonprofit
I’ve known I wanted to be a journalist since the seventh grade. Relaying stories. Talking to someone new every day.…
Looking for recreation activities? This Virginia startup wants to connect you with pros.
A team of four women founders are working toward relaunching a platform for recreation activities after placing second in a…
New restaurant to replace the Daily Grill in Bethesda
A Mexican restaurant is coming to downtown Bethesda, where it will fill the void created when the Daily Grill closed…
University of Maryland launches NIL marketplace for its athletes
The University of Maryland has launched a platform for its student-athletes to capitalize on endorsement opportunities. The university said Monday…
Richmond’s Trubit offers a customer loyalty program that utilizes bitcoin, NFTs
The founders of cryptocurrency rewards company Trubit are close to finalizing a preseed round of funding that will allow them…
Amazon gives $100K in school supplies to affordable housing residents
Amazon.com Inc. offered up HQ2 employee volunteers and $100,000 in education vouchers and school supplies to help roughly 500 Northern…
