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@WBJonline
Washington Business Journal
5 years
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she's determined to bring the NFL back to the District, specifically the RFK Stadium campus.
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Howard University’s plans to build a new hospital on its campus would bring to the District a modernized trauma center and teaching facility — “the centerpiece” of an academic medical complex.​
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Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, which has a tie to the D.C. area, aims to open around 50 locations in Greater Washington, including two in Northern Virginia we previously wrote about and one in D.C. proper that could open as soon as later this year.​
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The Boeing Co. has committed $50 million to Virginia Tech’s forthcoming Alexandria campus — equaling the largest-ever gift in the history of the Blacksburg university.​
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4 years
It's a big moment for Howard University, with huge donations coming in, enrollment up, a new hospital on the way and an alum running for vice president. It's a moment President Wayne Frederick calls a "coming of age" for the storied university.​
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In another blow to Monumental's plan to build a new arena for the Wizards and Capitals in Virginia, D.C.-area labor unions have come out against the proposal.
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4 years
RFK Stadium could host drive-in movies and concerts this summer. The city's sports authority is currently weighing the proposal.​
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4 years
Hema and Mehul Sanghani are giving $1.5 million to Virginia Tech for a food bank that allows students to order groceries online.​
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6 years
BREAKING: D.C.'s Sursum Corda community has a buyer, setting stage for massive redevelopment
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There is reason to believe a deal to bring the Washington Wizards and Capitals across the Potomac River is imminent even as D.C. continues to negotiate an agreement to keep them downtown.
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Washington Business Journal
7 months
Only 0.7% of commuters cycle to work in the region, data show. So why is DDOT replacing car lanes with traffic lanes on Connecticut Avenue, our columnist wonders.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Lee's Flower and Card Shop has been open on D.C.'s U Street for 75 years. The store is now owned by sisters Stacie Lee Banks and Kristie Lee, the granddaughters of the shop's founders.​
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5 years
Have an early peek at the cover of this week’s issue where we profile @TedLeonsis , our 2018 CEO of the Year. Look for the story online tomorrow.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Howard University’s plans to build a new hospital on its campus would bring to the District a modernized trauma center and teaching facility — “the centerpiece” of an academic medical complex.​
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
A Great Falls couple is committing $35 million to Virginia Tech's college of engineering for a new academic building on the Blacksburg campus.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Virginia Tech is doing more than its innovation campus in Northern Virginia. It's also partnering with a D.C. health system to locate a new research team at the old Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
It took more than seven years, but Ambar is nearly ready to open its Shaw outpost with bottomless meals and new features not included at its other locations.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Two Black-owned banks, the City First Bank of D.C. and Los Angeles-based Broadway Federal Bank, say they plan to merge to create a behemoth aimed at investing in underserved and underbanked neighborhoods.​
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
The Iverson Mall in Prince George's County sold at auction Tuesday. Its new owners have big plans in mind for the retail center not quite three miles from the Branch Avenue Metro station.
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
Indian ed-tech giant Byju's has reportedly offered more than $1 billion to acquire a D.C.-area ed-tech firm that's been growing fast through its own M&A.
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Washington Business Journal
5 years
BREAKING: Nationals Park is getting a huge entertainment venue. Any bets on what it's for?
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Washington Business Journal
8 years
Why @genesimmons and @TedLeonsis think arena football is a good investment
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Washington Business Journal
1 year
Dan and Tanya Snyder's aptly named River House spans just over 15 acres fronting the Potomac River and features a 30,000-square-foot home completed in 2004. It is hitting the listing sites for what would be a record price.
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Washington Business Journal
5 years
Hamm is the first-ever chief marketing officer for the top-ranked National Women’s Soccer League club, the Washington Spirit, and she’s spent her first three months on the job working to position the team as one to watch.
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Washington Business Journal
1 year
The man who oversaw Tysons Corner Center, the region's largest mall, has been recruited to help fill the many empty spaces at D.C.'s Union Station.
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Washington Business Journal
9 years
This week’s cover story: @paulsingh wants to change the way we invest in startups http://t.co/dcXFcburnK http://t.co/tGEYNitaRH
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
Prefect Technologies Inc., a D.C. startup that focuses on automating and organizing data, has raised $32 million in new funding from some big-name investors — just four months after its last eight-figure round.
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
Lizz Rene created Po' Up! Cards, a Black collegiate drinking game, in 2020. She tells us why, how her product ended up on the shelves of Busboys and Poets, and what her go-to college drinking game was.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
We may not be able to see racism under our microscopes, but its effects are nevertheless viral, spanning the arc of American history, writes Marty Rodgers of Accenture.​
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Washington Business Journal
1 year
Last year Metro adopted a plan for millions of square feet of private development on transit station property. That vision is inching forward for seven stations along D.C.'s edges and in the 'burbs.
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Washington Business Journal
5 years
Johns Hopkins University has taken its first step toward converting the Newseum in downtown D.C. into an educational facility.
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Washington Business Journal
7 years
The WBJ's most popular galleries of 2016, from MGM to Power 100
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Washington Business Journal
3 months
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser isn't accepting the Washington Mystics as a consolation prize at Capital One Arena if the Wizards and Capitals move to Alexandria. #dc #washingtondc #sports #realestate
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Washington Business Journal
10 months
For decades, the District has talked about building a new Archives and Records Center, to store D.C.'s vast history — from Frederick Douglass's will to Duke Ellington's birth certificate. It's finally happening.
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Washington Business Journal
1 year
Erik Bruner-Yang, the award-winning chef behind Maketto on D.C.'s H Street NE corridor, has drawn up plans for a new restaurant in Brookland.
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Washington Business Journal
6 years
Georgetown travels back in time for "Wonder Woman 1984” filming
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Washington Business Journal
7 years
. @LockheedMartin 's missile defense systems generating international interest
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Washington Business Journal
7 years
Cool Offices: Working alongside man's best friend at the @HumaneSociety
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
Bowie State University is seeking bids for the development of an esports gaming lab facility on campus. Here's why the university is investing in this growing sector.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Virginia Tech expects to welcome the first master’s students to the new Alexandria campus in 2020.
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Washington Business Journal
2 months
D.C.'s mobile sports betting app has been marred by technical problems and, bettors say, poor odds since it launched in 2020. Now a big-name operator is taking it over.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Susan Tynan, our CEO of the Year, has raised more than $81 million in venture funding for Framebridge, her custom framing startup. Only a few women have ever raised more than $10 million in the region.
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
Northrop Grumman will support Virginia Tech's Alexandria graduate campus with a $12.5 million donation. Here's where that money will go.
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Washington Business Journal
6 years
Bigger than a breadbox, but not by much: @LockheedMartin successfully tests mini-missile
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Washington Business Journal
5 years
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she's determined to bring the NFL back to the District, specifically the RFK Stadium campus.
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Washington Business Journal
8 years
Arena rock: Why @genesimmons and @TedLeonsis think arena football is a good investment @AFLarenaball
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Washington Business Journal
5 years
Attention, @russianmachine .
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Washington Business Journal
7 years
Congress is targeting a popular visa program — a move local experts say could hurt the region’s companies
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
Congrats to @ChildrensNatl CEO Kurt Newman ( @ChildrensNatCEO ), our CEO of the Year for 2021! #dc #washingtondc #healthcare #leadership
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Virginia Tech has named Sara Hooshangi, a faculty member at George Washington University, founding director of its computer science program at its Innovation Campus in Alexandria. The high-profile position will help grow the region's tech workforce.
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Washington Business Journal
4 months
George Washington University has filed plans to decommission the Charles E. Smith Center pool and replace it with new facilities for the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
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Washington Business Journal
1 year
A D.C. serial entrepreneur raised a multimillion-dollar seed round for his latest venture, an AI-powered geospatial mapping startup called Impact Observatory. And now, he's planning a hiring spree.
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Washington Business Journal
7 years
. @ulalaunch rocket launches @NASA communications satellite into orbit, completing 120th straight successful mission.
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Washington Business Journal
5 years
The Pentagon was given permission to review the script of "Top Gun: Maverick" and "weave in key talking points relevant to the aviation community."
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
A major sewage leak destroyed an acclaimed Washington Post reporter's notes. He's suing the Purple Line for at least $1 million in lost book and movie revenue.​
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
Duke's Grocery, the D.C.-based pub and restaurant, is expanding with a new location near Nationals Park.
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Washington Business Journal
5 years
Thanks to Washington Nationals outfielder Gerardo Parra, BreakingT created its most popular sports-based T-shirt this year. And it's just getting busier with the Nats and Washington Mystics wins.
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Washington Business Journal
7 years
Prince George’s remains the seat of African-American wealth, locally and across the country. And it’s still growing.
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Washington Business Journal
1 year
Atlas Brew Works is headed across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to Anacostia, inking a deal to open its largest brewpub yet.
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus has received a huge gift from a pair of alums, and more is expected as the university continues its $1.5 billion capital campaign.​
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Washington Business Journal
2 months
Taco Bell is making a triumphant return to one of D.C.'s highest-profile intersections.
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Washington Business Journal
9 years
Do we even need another bomber? @northropgrumman says yes, and explains why http://t.co/R5tfHONtJp http://t.co/3qBoOh8CtK
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
The Sandlot bills itself as a cultural and social hub for the D.C.-area neighborhoods in which it locates. For Anacostia, it plans to do even more when it opens.
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Washington Business Journal
1 year
It's been a long and windy road, but The Bazaar by José Andrés is nearly ready to open from inside the Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C., which formerly flew a Trump International flag.
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Washington Business Journal
9 years
End of an era: Ratsie’s in College Park to close, @NandosUSA to take over http://t.co/yFVHvpGamZ http://t.co/xla4A0JhVS
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
Bitty & Beau’s will become D.C.’s latest spot for a cup of joe when it opens later this year. But it’s not your average coffee shop.​
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
A big group of prominent investors just bought into the Washington Spirit. The women's soccer club is adding the daughters of two presidents, a former Olympian, a local Amazon exec and other notable names to its roster of financial backers.​
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
Amazon is offering new commuter perks to encourage its corporate employees, including those at its new Arlington headquarters, to bike to and from work.
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
Frank McCourt is donating another $100 million to the Georgetown University school of public policy that bears his name.​
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Washington Business Journal
2 years
Amazon commits $3M to Virginia Tech for research initiative
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Washington Business Journal
8 years
How Trever Faden plans to change the way smaller investors manage apartments in D.C. @AtlasLane
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
Get to know the 25 female business and nonprofit leaders we're honoring this year as our Women Who Mean Business awards recipients.
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3 years
Of all the disasters José Andrés and his team have responded to, few, he says, compare with the Covid-19 crisis. “This was something that was coming from all angles, and you couldn’t see the enemy shooting at you.”​
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Nearly 100 members of the U.S. House have signed a letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., urging that D.C. receive the full funding allocated to states in the $2.2 trillion economic stimulus legislation related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Virginia Tech has named Lance Collins, current dean of engineering at Cornell University, as the dean of its planned Northern Virginia campus. Here’s why he’s the man for the job.
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Washington Business Journal
9 years
Our latest cover story: @paulsingh wants to change the way we invest in startups http://t.co/dcXFcburnK http://t.co/nhxaB0Pr4B
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
"My daily routine has been very much the same for decades, up until March 2020 when everything changed. Now, I just miss my dear Chili Bowl," writes Virginia Ali, the co-founder and owner of D.C. institution Ben's Chili Bowl.​
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
The Baltimore spot will be the eighth location for Busboys and Poets, which also has a 400-seat restaurant under construction in Columbia.​
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Washington Business Journal
6 years
One win away, @Capitals fans. One win away. #ALLCAPS
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Washington Business Journal
7 years
. @IntlSpyMuseum receives massive donation of artifacts for its new home
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Washington Business Journal
8 years
This building will be replaced with the 13-story, 300,000-square-foot One Freedom Plaza
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Virginia Tech expects to welcome the first master’s students to the new Alexandria campus in 2020.
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Washington Business Journal
6 years
BREAKING: @socialtables sells to @cvent in an eight-figure deal #dctech
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Washington Business Journal
8 years
This is how big demand is for @NMAAHC tickets
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
Shelly Bell's Black Girl Ventures has evolved into a multicity effort to finance and uplift Black women. We're thrilled to have her as a Diversity in Business Awards honoree.​
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Washington Business Journal
5 years
Maybe don't plan to drive to HQ2. Amazon wants to keep parking to a minimum while driving employees to other modes of transportation.
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Washington Business Journal
3 years
Here's the latest update on the design and construction plans for Virginia Tech's new $1 billion graduate campus planned for Alexandria's Potomac Yard, a stone's throw from Amazon's HQ2 campus.
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Washington Business Journal
6 years
. @HowardU selects team to plan redevelopment of its 23-acre Brookland campus
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
Steve Case's Rise of the Rest tour — an attempt to fund more startups outside of the usual tech hubs — is going virtual during Covid-19, and is aiming this pitch competition toward Black founders, in particular.​
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Washington Business Journal
6 years
A longtime Google veteran is joining Steve Case's Revolution investment firm as a partner in the Rise of the Rest effort.
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Washington Business Journal
4 years
The Washington Nationals and Mystics both won it all in 2019. Team owners Mark Lerner and Ted Leonsis share with us what they'll remember the most from their teams' unforgettable seasons.
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