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The Maryland Chamber of Commerce has tapped Mary D. Kane as its next president and CEO. The selection, shared Wednesday,…
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Microsoft, AWS dominate N. Va. data center land deals. Here’s a look at what they’ve bought since 2020.
Greater Washington is a technology-rich economy, and no sector is more dominant on a global scale that data centers. The…
Kurt Stout, longtime dealmaker in federal real estate, dies
Kurt Stout, an executive vice president at Colliers International and one of the most established brokers in Greater Washington’s federal…
Here’s what an AWS exec says Greater Washington needs to bridge its tech talent gaps
At the center of sharing information and creating new technologies is a partnership that Kim Majerus at Amazon Web Services…
See who tops the list of the D.C. region’s highest-valued startups
Greater Washington’s venture-backed businesses mean business. Just look at their valuations. The region is home to a growing group of…
CGI Federal reorganizes, acquires digital services firm
CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB) opened the week with a series of internal moves within its federal subsidiary — and gained an…
River Farm is no longer for sale, ending the yearlong battle over its future
River Farm is no longer for sale, its owners announced Tuesday, effectively bringing the yearlong fight over the historic property’s…
September brought a funding flood. Here are the local companies that raised new money.
If August was the month of a brief fundraising drought, September delivered the downpour, sending a stream of rounds to…
How DEIC is using a $50K award to support women-led clean tech startups
Helping to support and increase the number of women founders working in clean tech is something Dominion Energy Innovation Center…
This Forest Hills home has a staircase prom and wedding photo dreams are made of
One of the priciest homes on the market in the District has a grand staircase that gives off major palazzo…
Here are Greater Washington’s highest-paid public company CEOs
We have a pretty different lineup of public company CEOs this year, especially looking at just the highest-paid in 2020.…
Amazon proposes new Loudoun warehouse, replacing an indoor sports facility
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to convert a Sterling industrial building most recently used as an indoor athletics center into…
Retired NFL tight end Vernon Davis pivots from gridiron to the red carpet
Vernon Davis is a retired tight end for the Washington Football Team, among other NFL franchises. He’s a University of…
Two more companies sign office leases at North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose
Two companies are getting ready to move into North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose. Federal Realty Investment Trust’s (NYSE: FRT) 212,000-square-foot…
Skanska lands anchor law firm tenant for new downtown D.C. office building
Skanska has landed an anchor tenant for its planned trophy office building at 17th and M streets NW, pushing the…
Frank Pepe Pizzeria is coming to Northern Virginia
Coal-fired pizza restaurant Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana plans to open a new outpost in Alexandria as it seeks to expand…
UMMS says 96% of employees are vaccinated. The rest may be risking their jobs.
Over 96% of the more than 29,500 people employed by Maryland’s largest state-based medical system have been vaccinated against Covid-19.…
These D.C.-area high schools best prepare students for college, per 2022 ranking
It’s no wonder the D.C. region held its own in the top three metro areas for being most educated —…
Welcome back to Crane Watch, our map of the region’s largest developments
Welcome (back) to Crane Watch, the Washington Business Journal’s interactive map of our region’s biggest developments under construction right now.…
IonQ sets sights on new growth targets after going public
Peter Chapman knows that there’s a lot of work yet to do, but on Friday, the IonQ Inc. CEO was…
The week in bankruptcies: 2 entities in Greater Washington
The Washington Business Journal offers a weekly roundup of bankruptcy filings in the region based on public records collected by…
After a year of acquisitions, Peraton sells off a business unit
Peraton Corp. is selling off a business unit, an unusual move in what’s been an extremely acquisitive year for the…
SEC to leave Union Station area for new NoMa headquarters
The Securities and Exchange Commission will leave its longtime headquarters near Union Station for a new home in NoMa, the…
How Covid-19 made coworkers out of these two competing D.C.-area events business owners
A pair of veteran event planners have gone from being competitors to coworkers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that…
