Washington Business Journal

The National Building Museum laid off seven employees in January to help alleviate financial issues exacerbated by the museum’s temporary closure.

Ben’s Chili Bowl will debut a location inside Horseshoe Casino’s Marketplace food hall in early March, casino officials said Tuesday.

The self-proclaimed “pioneer” of the revolving sushi restaurant is taking D.C. for a spin.

Three of the Skyline office towers located in Bailey’s Crossroads are set to be redeveloped into nearly 800 “live/work” spaces.

The 232,957-square-foot strip mall is located across from Potomac Mills at 14200-14520 Smoketown Road and is 89% leased.

Amazon may be pumping the brakes on new leases. It may also be trending in favor of owning buildings.

The D.C. Council is taking some tentative new steps toward regulating electronic gaming machines with cash payouts.

If you live in D.C. and earn at least $100,001, you are definitely not alone.

A Baltimore townhome briefly owned by a veteran sports executive sold for $1.6 million last week, seven months after he exited his role with the Orioles.

The distribution center is located at 16020 Leeland Road in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

A 43-acre resort in Frostburg has hit the market for $7.9 million, offering a unique opportunity for individuals looking to get into the hospitality industry.

Limited liability corporations operating in D.C. will now need to report new details about their ownership structures to city officials.

Viceroy Hotels & Resorts will be the latest brand to launch in the District this summer with the former Kimpton-managed Mason & Rook Hotel, which is undergoing an $8 million renovation and rebrand.

With his untimely death, former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant left behind a 20-year basketball career, five NBA championships, two Olympic gold medals — and a budding business empire that stretched into venture capital, media and, of course, sports with a couple D.C.-area connections.

The 3.2-acre McLean estate that belonged to Jim Kimsey, the late co-founder of AOL, sold for $45 million last week, according to listing agents.

Walmart has gifted $5 million to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, the second large gift the retail giant has given to the Smithsonian museum in its lifetime. 

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial at Judiciary Square is running out of space for names decades earlier than expected.

Northern Virginia diner Bob & Edith’s Diner is recruiting investors to open franchise locations across the country.

Rothy’s, the shoe company that makes women’s staple flats out of recycled plastic, has opened a rare brick-and-mortar store in Georgetown. 

D.C. real estate investment firm PRP LLC plans to convert 4900 Seminary Road, a 12-story, 209,000 square foot building, into residential.

Skyland Town Center in Ward 7 will be home to the first drive-thru Starbucks in the District.

Amazon.com Inc. in 2017 set a goal to receive $1 billion in incentives on top of any incentives it would get for its second headquarters in Arlington.

Gov. Hogan wants to cut income taxes for retirees by $1 billion over the next five years, a “major step” toward his goal of eventually eliminating all retirement taxes.

The estate at 1607 28th St. NW in Georgetown has sold to Evermay Georgetown LLC for $12 million, according to D.C.’s Recorder of Deeds.