Marriott International to cut hundreds of Bethesda IT jobs

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'Large retailer' bill would require higher wages in D.C.

A D.C. Council bill that would require large retailers to pay higher wages will get a hearing next Wednesday before the Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs committee.

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Rosetta Stone layoffs mostly skip Arlington, hit Harrisonburg

Layoffs announced Tuesday by Rosetta Stone Inc., a maker of language-learning software, will mostly spare its Arlington headquarters, which will lose nine positions under organizational shifts the company is making.

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Philly restauranteur Stephen Starr tapping D.C. market

Since he opened The Continental in Philadelphia nearly two decades ago, Stephen Starr has had his eye on D.C. Now a Starr restaurant in the District is finally happening, as he prepares to open Le Diplomate on 14th Street NW later this month.

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D.C. Taxicab Commission says Uber charges illegal tips

The D.C. Taxicab Commission says taxi and sedan service Uber is charging an automatic 20 percent tip on cab rides booked through its app or website, a practice the agency says is illegal.

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Ted Leonsis to co-lead as interim Groupon chief

Groupon Inc. Co-chairman Ted Leonsis will jointly lead the Chicago-based daily deal giant while its board seeks a permanent replacement for Andrew Mason.

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Busboys and Poets to open in Takoma, considers Brookland

Busboys and Poets will bring its quirky combination of coffeehouse, restaurant and neighborhood gathering place to D.C.'s Takoma neighborhood in 2014.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren buys Penn Quarter condo

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has purchased a Penn Quarter condo for $740,000.

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Prince William hospital rebranded Novant Health

Nonprofit hospital operator Novant Heath will rebrand its 13 hospitals in four states under one name, including Prince William Hospital.

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2012 is most profitable year ever for Washington-area banks

Banks based in the Washington area are coming off their most profitable year ever, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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D.C. ranks 1st in car affordability

Ever see the rows of German luxury cars lining the streets in D.C. and wonder how all those people can afford them? As it turns out, Washington-area residents have a lot more money to spend on their cars than people do in any other major U.S. city.

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Renaissance wraps $30M downtown D.C. hotel renovation

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. has completed a $30 million renovation of rooms and suites at its Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel.

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Green D.C. home to take 2,700-mile journey

Catholic University of America was issued a permit Friday to construct a single-family "unit" at 620 Michigan Ave. NE, on its campus. New student housing? Faculty residence? Nope.

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Developers re-working plans for two D.C. Wal-Mart stores

Developers are re-working plans for two Wal-Mart stores in the District on East Capitol Street and New York Avenue NE.

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Is D.C. the new New York? (Guest Blog)

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Washington No. 6 on Network World's top tech towns

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Higher-ed startup Quad Learning launches with $11 million from NEA, others

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On Deck raises $42 million in VC

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Maryland considers tripling film tax credit

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Obama's proposed minimum wage hike could cost D.C. jobs

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Best Buy founder Richard Schulze may scrap takeover plan

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Wells Fargo finance chief says mortgage lending slowing

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Fauquier County wineries fight new farm winery ordinance

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Metro proposes land deal to lure FBI to Prince George's Co.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials will vote Thursday on a proposal to use 78 acres the agency owns at its Greenbelt station to bolster efforts to have a new FBI headquarters built in Prince George's County.

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Fairfax County to market itself in New England

The Boston office of Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications Inc. will help the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority's new marketing efforts in New England.

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Hotel Monticello reopening as The Graham Georgetown

The Hotel Monticello in Georgetown, acquired by Florida-based Mast Capital in 2011, is scheduled to reopen in April as The Graham Georgetown.

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One in 7 Washington households in the top 5 percent

New census figures released on Monday show that one in seven Washington-region households have incomes that put them in the top 5 percent in the nation.

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D.C.'s Union Station featured at national rail summit

Amtrak's ambitious plan to turn D.C.'s Union Station into a world-class transportation hub captured the national spotlight Monday afternoon during a three-day conference on high-speed rail prospects.

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Two D.C. pharmacies seek grocery-store status to sell beer

Two pharmacies on Connecticut Avenue in the District are trying to claim full-service grocery store status in order to get a Class B license to sell beer and wine.

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Activist shareholder Frank Williams targeting MainStreet Bank

It looks like Fairfax-based MainStreet Bank is in for a fight.

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