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Conservation Nation emerges from Friends of the National Zoo with new mission
In January 2021, the news emerged that Friends of the National Zoo — affectionately known as FONZ — would dissolve…
Silver Line opening pushed back again, MWAA says, as new issue arises. But hiring is underway.
The last leg of the Silver Line is on track to open in 2022, but it’s not going to be…
Northern Virginia Thai restaurant chain expands to Tysons’ Capital One Center
Sisters Thai has reached a deal to open a new restaurant in Tysons, adjacent to the new performing arts center…
Calling all startups! Inno Madness bracket competition now accepting nominations.
It’s tournament time. We’re getting ready to kick off Inno Madness, our annual contest formerly known as Tech Madness, which…
Let the games begin: Nominations for Richmond’s Inno Madness bracket challenge are open
Richmond Inno is looking for nominations for its third-annual startup bracket challenge. Inno Madness, formerly Tech Madness, is designed to…
Va. firm joins the ed-tech industry M&A train with an Arizona acquisition
Ellucian, a Reston software company in the ed-tech sphere, has announced plans to buy CampusLogic, one of Arizona’s most high-profile…
How AuraPea’s chickpea-based meat substitute led to a $1.5M raise
Healthy and delicious food is important to Benjamin Pasternak, so when he saw a gap in the meat alternative industry,…
Viewpoint: Not just bottom lines — businesses must make their communities a top priority
Business can be so much more than the bottom line, sales targets and appeasing shareholders — with the right leadership,…
Viewpoint: The good, bad and ugly of an unexpectedly speedy 2021
For as long as 2020 dragged and loitered and stubbornly skulked along, 2021 was a sudden, head-spinning burst. It started…
The week in bankruptcies: One entity in Greater Washington
The Washington Business Journal offers a weekly roundup of bankruptcy filings in the region based on public records collected by…
New year brings new changes for the Washington Business Journal
Here we are again — another new year, another day to look forward. And that we are doing at the…
Amazon’s Alexa is going to space with NASA’s Orion this spring
NASA will test Alexa-style voice controls and streaming video conferencing in space for the first time when the Orion capsule…
Union Station foreclosure auction called off
Thursday’s planned auction of the leasehold interest in Union Station’s commercial space has been called off, according to a notice…
Leidos to sponsor Bubba Wallace on NASCAR race circuit in 2022
Leidos Holdings Inc. will sponsor driver Bubba Wallace on Michael Jordan’s NASCAR racing team for the 2022 season. The company…
D.C. ed-tech company EverFi sold for $750 million
D.C. ed-tech company EverFi Inc. has been sold for $750 million, less than six months after dispatching its higher-education business…
Big Prince George’s County shopping center sells for $193 million
Woodmore Towne Centre in Glenarden, a Wegmans grocery store-anchored town center that opened in 2010, has sold for $193.4 million.…
How a Norfolk startup is helping local STEM students prepare for a regional robotics competition
A group of Norview High School students is especially grateful to be competing in next week’s annual FIRST Robotics Competition.…
Graham Holdings expands its network of auto dealerships
Graham Holdings Co. (NYSE: GHC), the former owner of The Washington Post that has broadened into businesses across the media,…
The week in bankruptcies: 3 entities in Greater Washington
The Washington Business Journal offers a weekly roundup of bankruptcy filings in the region based on public records collected by…
Amazon launches its latest big idea at Arlington HQ2
Amazon.com Inc. is recruiting a new software and tech development team to its second headquarters to flesh out the technical…
Women-led startup Blue Ocean Brain makes end-of-the-year exit
Local startup Blue Ocean Brain was acquired last month by Texas-based e-learning firm HSI. Blue Ocean Brain, co-founded in 2010…
Year in review: The DOD kills JEDI, another bump in a tumultuous 2021 for federal contractors
We entered 2021 at the seeming peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, but with the optimism that vaccines — and normalcy…
Novavax says its vaccine protects against Omicron variant, according to early data
Novavax Inc. says that early data show its Covid-19 vaccine offers protection against the virus’ Omicron variant, though the Gaithersburg…
