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NBC to sell advertising on Comcast sports channels
A little more than a year after Comcast Corp. completed is acquisition of NBC Universal, the companies have announced that NBC-owned stations will start selling national advertising for four Comcast SportsNets cable channels, including Comcast's Mid-Atlantic network.
More gas stations on Richmond Highway? No thanks
It is no surprise that people who live and work in Fairfax County's Richmond Highway corridor want to see more restaurants, entertainment options, boutique stores and mixed use. But gas stations? Really?
Fairfax Co. positioned to profit from personalized medicine
Fairfax County is comparatively well-positioned to profit from the emerging field of genomics and personalized medicine, but the county needs to do more to meet its needs, said Jerry Gordon, CEO of Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.
Leggett seeks to revive controversial ambulance fee
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett plans to revive a bill that would raise millions of dollars by charging an ambulance fee.
Clara Barton office in downtown D.C. to be museum
The downtown District office of Clara Barton, where she led an effort to trace missing soldiers from the Civil War before she founded the American Red Cross, will soon become a museum.
Conde Nast buys ZipList
Publishing giant Conde Nast has acquired Sterling-based ZipList Inc., an online grocery list and recipe organizing site.
D.C. No. 2 on EPA green building list
D.C. ranks No. 2, behind Los Angeles, on the Environmental Protection Agency's annual list of the 25 cities with the most Energy Star-certified buildings.
Zipcar raises its prices in D.C.
Even with competitors Car2Go and Hertz's On Demand recently coming to the area, Zipcar will raise its prices in D.C. starting this month
Bravo will follow Chef Spike Mendelsohn for new series
After appearing on both "Top Chef" and "Top Chef All-Stars," the Good Stuff Eatery chef will next be profiled in a new Bravo series called "Life After Top Chef."
Owner close to finalizing sale of Capital City Diner
Two months after he suddenly closed the Capital City Diner, owner Matt Ashburn says he is close to finalizing a deal to sell the diner to a group that would keep it in the District.
Washington office market shrinks in first quarter
Another report highlights a weak first quarter for the Washington region's commercial real estate market, with net absorption at a negative 1.7 million square feet, compared to a positive 1.1 million square feet in the first quarter of 2011, according to Delta Associates.
LightSquared calls FCC move 'unprecedented,' pushes fixes
LightSquared Inc. on Friday called a Federal Communications Commission decision to block its proposed wireless network "legally unprecedented" and laid out several alternatives to outright rejection.
High-end apartments to be built near Potomac Mills
D.C. investment firm The Carlyle Group has formed a joint venture with Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, a Charleston, S.C.-based apartment investor and management company, to build a high-end apartment development near Potomac Mills.
Virginia unemployment down, Maryland, D.C. unchanged
The region saw little change in its unemployment rates last month compared with January, with only Virginia seeing a slight decrease.
Gray proposes to cut D.C.'s commercial tax rate, slightly
Mayor Vincent Gray's budget proposal cuts D.C.'s commercial tax rate, repeals the out-of-state municipal bond tax, funds the District's community college, increases spending on the arts and funds a pilot Events D.C. advertising campaign.
Washington jobless rate lowest in nation
The Washington region had the lowest unemployment rate among big cities in the nation in January, even as the local unemployment rate inched up.
Column: Why tonight's NCAA matchup matters to your business
Tonight's game is an underdog story, which a lot of government contractors can relate to these days amid federal budget cuts.
Best place to make a living? Virginia
Virginia ranks No. 1 on MoneyRates.com’s new list of Best States to Make a Living, up from fourth place last year.
Boqueria adds to the D.C. tapas scene
There is a new Spanish tapas joint in town, this one by way of New York.
Pay cuts, possible sale at Washington City Paper
Employees at Washington City Paper are taking pay cuts as its hedge fund owner tries to sell a sister publication in Chicago, and now its D.C. publication and another in Atlanta as well.
SAIC will pay $500M in New York City fraud case
The alleged kickbacks were part of SAIC's CityTime contract with New York City, an automated workforce management system that covers city employees in 65 different agencies.
Discovery Communications licenses shows to Amazon.com
Viewers will be able to stream some of Discovery Communications Inc.'s most popular programs through Amazon.com Inc.'s video streaming service, under a licensing agreement announced Wednesday.
Retirement savings declining
An American worker survey by Principal Financial Group Inc. shows only 14 percent of Americans are very confident they will have enough money to live comfortably in retirement, and the percentage of workers currently saving for retirement has declined.
Anthony Williams to lead D.C. tax review panel
Former D.C. Mayor Tony Williams, perhaps the most respected of the District’s chief executives, will lead a panel of experts in a nine-month review of the District’s tax code.
Defense cuts could hit Va., Md. tax revenue hard
Virginia has aerospace and defense companies to thank for $78.71 million in 2010 taxes paid on state income and total gross revenue, and $75.6 million in individual employee income taxes, according to a study commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Association.
Safeway, Giant Food workers file grievance with labor board
With a month left on its four-year contract, the union representing about 17,000 grocery workers in the Washington region has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
Kaiser Permanente expands services in Gaithersburg
Kaiser Permanente will open a new medical center in Gaithersburg this month, replacing services offered at its facilities in Germantown and Gaithersburg and extending available services at the combined site.
Indoor skydiving outfit iFly expanding to Washington market
IFly, which could open its first location here as early as 2013, has 23 indoor skydiving facilities worldwide.
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