GSA seeking restaurateurs for HQ building

The federal government's real estate agents apparently work up quite an appetite.

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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital to launch cancer center

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital will break ground Friday on a $31 million medical office building that will house a radiation oncology cancer center, becoming the fourth hospital within the Inova system to provide radiation therapy.

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D.C. taxis ask for strict rules for Uber

District taxi drivers on Monday urged city administrators to create strict regulations for sedan drivers, including those working for popular town car service Uber.

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Old Line Bank acquiring Washington Savings Bank

There will soon be one less bank headquartered in Prince George's County.

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Cardinal Bank opening new branch in Georgetown

Tysons Corner-based Cardinal Bank, one of Northern Virginia's fastest growing financial institutions, is opening its second branch in the District.

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Want a new job? Don't update your resume just yet

Before you are ready to write your resume, you need to think about who will be reading it and what impression you want to create.

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MOM's Organic Market opens in Mosaic District

Rockville-based MOM's Organic Market opens its ninth Washington-area store this week at the new Mosaic District in Merrifield.

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Trader Joe's headed to U Street; Harris Teeter could follow

Executives at The JBG Cos. said they plan to open a Trader Joe's grocery store in an apartment building under construction on 14th Street NW, just south of U Street, next year.

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Compensation rises in the Washington region in 2012

After remaining virtually flat the previous year, compensation for workers in the Washington region rose 2.1 percent in 2012.

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D.C. filming brings out roller skaters

Dozens of D.C. residents strapped on roller skates Sunday for the chance to become an extra in a skating-themed short comedy film shot in Northwest Washington.

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D.C.'s Fundrise relies on small investments for new property

D.C.-based website Fundrise, which debuted earlier this month, is allowing District and Virginia residents to buy into 1351 H St. NE, a building that will house a hybrid food and retail market when it opens early next year.

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Washington Design Center searching for new home

Washington Design Center vendors, which are the current occupants at 300 D St. SW, are scrambling to find a new home after the building was sold in July for $50 million, the first step toward turning the property into a Bible museum.

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Survey: Apartment firms increase staff to meet higher demand

Because of the rising demand in apartment homes, 65 percent of multifamily companies added employees last year, according to a survey by the National Multi Housing Council, based in the District.

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Yoga classes may be coming to a J.C. Penney near you

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Solicitation for D.C.'s Parcel 42 nets hotel, housing bids

The District's bid to finally redevelop a vacant 17,008-square-foot parcel in Shaw has netted more than a half dozen responses that would seem to run the gamut from affordable housing to a hotel

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Pepco to D.C.: Hands off management's compensation

A call to tie Pepco management's compensation to the reliability of the company's power system has earned a predictable response from the utility.

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EverFi raises $10M from Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt

EverFi Inc., a D.C.-based education technology company, has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round.

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Delta Air Lines boosts wine offering for transcontinental flights

Delta Air Lines Inc. will soon have a new treat for oenophiles flying cross-country.

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Tenants seek to buy D.C.'s Onyx apartments

A group of residents at the Onyx on First apartments in D.C.'s Capital Riverfront neighborhood are weighing possible plans to acquire the 266-unit structure under a city law that gives renters the option to submit a competing bid for ownership of their building.

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Cuts could delay FAA NextGen program 10 years

A Federal Aviation Administration program that would transform air traffic control and contribute billions of dollars to contractors' coffers could be scaled down and delayed a decade if $1.2 trillion in automatic federal cuts occur as scheduled on Jan. 2, according to a new report.

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Lansdowne Resort hires Disney chef

Lansdowne Resort has tapped former culinary director and chef for the Disney empire on both coasts Hans Rouillard as its new executive chef.

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Work to begin on affordable housing near Minnesota Ave. Metro

Located on 5 acres adjacent to the Minnesota Avenue Metro station, Park 7 is slated to include 376 residential units (92 percent affordable to households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income), 20,000 square feet of retail and 255 parking spaces. The remaining residential units will be market rate apartments.

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Fairfax County to gain nearly 800 jobs

The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority worked with 33 businesses in the second quarter that are expected to add nearly 800 jobs in the county.

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Amazon.com to offer textbook rental service

Amazon.com Inc. says it will offer a textbook rental service for college students.

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Shake Shack coming to the spy museum

Shake Shack, the New York-based burger chain that draws lines of devoted fans each day at its Dupont Circle location, will open next year within the International Spy Museum Complex.

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Navy Federal Credit Union to expand call center in Winchester

Vienna-based Navy Federal Credit Union will nearly double the size of its customer call center in Winchester.

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Pr. George's Co. may pitch for healthly neighborhood funding

Prince George's County is considering pitching the state of Maryland for millions of dollars for a healthly neighborhood program.

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Huge advertisement for guns coming to downtown D.C.

The District is relatively new to legal firearms, so the billboard soon to be placed on a downtown D.C. apartment building may come as a shock, or perhaps, as a welcome sign.

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Sawbuck Realty raises $3.5M for house-hunting iPhone app

D.C.-based Sawbuck Realty has raised $3.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Revolution Ventures and The JBG Cos. Managing Partner Robert Stewart, money that will support Sawbuck's house-hunting app HomeSnap.

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D.C. still waiting on Walmart

Nearly two years after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced plans to bring four stores in two years to the District along with at least 1,200 jobs, and then upping the ante a year ago by adding two more stores to the mix, D.C. is still waiting on those stores.

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