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8 things to start your Friday, including a classic Winter Classic and Muriel Bowser takes over (Video) 01/02/2015 07:17am • Good morning and welcome to your Friday — and Happy New Year! Here's some of your business: 1. AM News Talkers: The Washington Capitals and all involved couldn't have scripted a better Winter Classic outdoors at Nationals Park here in D.C. New Year's Day. Ideal temperatures and an even ideal-er en No-Yo? Local Pinkberry franchisee files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy 12/31/2014 12:01pm • The local franchisee for several Pinkberry frozen yogurt stores has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to court records. Pinkberry Mid-Atlantic LLC, which is controlled by Stavros Roberts, lists debts of more than $1.2 million and assets of more than $820,000. The petition was filed in U.S. B The D.C. capital gains tax cut for tech: A valuable tool or just symbolic? 12/31/2014 10:47am • Outgoing D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray gave the city's tech scene some love as one of his final acts, signing a somewhat controversial tax cut into law. The capital gains tax on returns from investments in certain tech companies was lowered to 3 percent. Here are a few thoughts on the cut from techs I sp Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan warns budget cuts are coming 12/31/2014 07:14am • You know that "Game of Thrones" harbinger that "Winter is coming"? Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan is beginning to sound a little like that. The Washington Post reports that Hogan issued a warning Tuesday that his exclusive focus upon taking office will be controlling state spending, and that will Hogan appoints 4 more to his administration 12/31/2014 05:17am • WASHINGTON -- Maryland Governor-elect Larry Hogan has announced the latest round of leadership appointments to his administration. In the 10th news conference since he was elected, the Republican Hogan announced that he's naming Steven Moyer to head the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Co New laws, taxes go into effect Jan. 1 12/31/2014 05:00am • WASHINGTON -- Gas prices have dropped in recent months, but don't be surprised if they go back up a little bit in many parts of our region starting New Year's Day. In both Virginia and Maryland, gas tax increases kick in Jan. 1. As a result, drivers will see price increases of about five cents 5 Washington insiders that businesses need to watch in 2015 12/30/2014 03:49pm • Who should business owners keep their eyes on in Washington, D.C., next year? Start with President Barack Obama — for the first time in his presidency, Obama will be faced with a Congress where both the House and Senate are controlled by Republicans. How will he handle this situation? Will he seek Hogan announces latest round of leadership appointments 12/30/2014 03:39pm • WASHINGTON -- Maryland's Governor Elect Larry Hogan has announced the latest round of leadership appointments to his administration. In his 10th news conference since the Republican was elected, Hogan announced that he's naming Steven Moyer to head the Maryland Department of Public Safety and C CSC to settle SEC probe. The cost? $190 million. 12/30/2014 02:12pm • A four-year probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission into Computer Sciences Corp. bookkeeping is over, thanks to a settlement that will cost the company $190 million and require a review of its policies for compliance with accounting regulations. The Falls Church company will record a pre-tax The second Wal-Mart to open in D.C. gets new out-of-town landlord 12/29/2014 02:04pm • Wal-Marts, it seems, don't last long in the hands of the firms that develop them. The Foulger-Pratt Cos. has sold its Georgia Avenue Wal-Mart in Northwest D.C., one of the first to open in the District, to a San Francisco investment management firm for $32.1 million, or roughly $302 per square foot. District picks development team to lead St. Elizabeths east overhaul 12/29/2014 12:48pm • Vincent Gray, in one of his final acts as D.C.'s mayor, has selected a team to lead the first phase of the massive St. Elizabeths east redevelopment. A joint venture of Redbrick LMD and Gragg Cardona Partners was chosen over three competing bidders — the St. Elizabeths Collaborative (Friedman Capi My 15 business predictions for 2015 (and results of my 2014 picks) 12/29/2014 12:33pm • Here are my predictions for 2015. My 14-year record is 73 percent accuracy. Geopolitics, geo-competition and the supply/demand dynamic for crude oil won't find equilibrium anytime soon, causing prices to fluctuate, but average less than $70 per barrel. Buoyed by consumers buoyed by low gas prices a From the GM CEO to a 13-year-old baseball player, these women were worth watching in 2014 12/28/2014 09:28pm • Editor's Note: Every week, Bizwomen offers some insight on the women who are likely to make headlines over the next seven days. It's a list of women we will be watching, and we think you should be watching them, too. This week, we're mixing things up, offering a look back at the women who have been Apply Entrepreneurship Skills to Complement a Law School Degree 12/28/2014 07:00pm • This week I will discuss the ways in which entrepreneurship can play a role in legal career, as well as how a J.D. can benefit law school students whose primary career objective is entrepreneurship, not practicing law. There are many ways to practice law, and not all of them involve entrepreneursh 15 Sectors to Watch in 2015 12/28/2014 07:00pm • Which sectors are poised for growth? Even as they're waiting to watch the ball drop at Times Square, investors hope not to drop a ball of a different sort in 2015 -- whether that means missing out on a big opportunity in one sector or hanging on too long in another. Here, we present 15 sectors to