Washington Business Journal

Inova Health System is requiring all employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, making the Falls Church-based nonprofit the latest in the region to employ such a mandate.

Milt Peterson, the legendary Greater Washington developer behind the likes of Fair Lakes, Burke Centre, National Harbor and downtown Silver Spring, has died. He was 85.

Once again, Amazon.com Inc. looks to be turning a shuttered Northern Virginia supermarket into one of its non-Whole Foods Market grocery stores — this one less than seven miles from its Franconia location, which could open as early as the end of this month.

The District is partnering with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to provide grants to startups working to address chronic health care challenges faced in underserved D.C. communities — and then give them a home to make their idea a reality.

Butter Me Up, the Shaw breakfast pop-up that’s currently ranked as D.C.’s best breakfast or brunch spot on Yelp, is getting a home of its own.

The Maryland Department of Commerce has opened three new international trade offices in Europe as the state looks to grow its global reach.

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) has added a direct flight from Dulles International Airport to Athens, Greece, the airline announced Monday, as it grows its route network to include countries that have reopened to visitors vaccinated from Covid-19.

The Matan Cos. will add biotech manufacturing and research space to one of its existing office campuses in Germantown to meet the surge in demand from local life sciences firms.

Restaurant delivery giant DoorDash Inc. is building out two warehouse spaces, one in D.C. and the other in Alexandria, to serve as Greater Washington’s first “DashMart” convenience stores.

Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland and Under Armour Inc. have cut ties, ending a key relationship that dated back to 2014 and which helped the company make inroads with female athletes.

Amazon.com Inc.’s planned grocery store at the Festival at Manchester Lakes shopping center in Franconia is inching closer to opening, while another location in Gaithersburg is looking for builders.

George Mason University has picked a team of developers to manage the construction of the Amazon-induced expansion of its Arlington campus.

Two D.C. restaurants and one in Virginia’s Centreville make Yelp’s “Top 100 Places to Eat in 2021.”

Southwest Airlines has added an 11th Florida airport to its portfolio, this time with direct flights to and from Baltimore-Washington…

American University will hold tuition steady for the fall 2021 semester, the Northwest D.C. institution announced Monday.

Retail leasing at National Harbor is picking up even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hurt retail and restaurant industries.

George Mason University has gathered a powerhouse coalition of business executives and public sector leaders to help guide its tech-centric Arlington campus.

Novavax Inc. is working toward a deal with a global health partnership to provide 1.1 billion doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine.

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt is leaving D.C. government after seven years managing the city’s finances.

Could a Nike Factory outlet be coming to Fair Lakes Center? Negotiations with the Peterson Cos. are underway to bring the first Nike store to Fairfax County.

Baltimore will lift its one-hour limit on restaurant visits starting next week, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced Wednesday.

D.C. bookstore MahoganyBooks will open a second store at National Harbor on June 19.

Events D.C. and Destination D.C. are now soliciting proposals from ad agencies to design the marketing blitz, budgeting $400,000 for the campaign.

The new north concourse, which will replace the despised Gate 35X, remains on schedule to open in July, according to a recent report.