Getting creative to bring more veterans aboard
(Jeffrey MacMillan / For The Washington Post)
Many companies say veterans sometimes don’t realize how their skills might be relevant to companies outside the defense sector.
After a tough year, Patton Boggs maps out its future
After months of cuts and losses, Washington’s premier lobby shop says things are turning around.
GSA seeks 50 acres for FBI headquarters
Agency says it needs 50 acres within two miles of a Metro station and two-and-a-half miles of Capital Beltway.
In the age of Amazon, retailers reinvent themselves locally
Make-your-own everything, blow-dry bars and luxury cinemas flood Washington neighborhoods.
LivingSocial outage caused by issues with critical database
The issue also knocked out LivingSocial sites around the globe; total financial toll yet to be determined
The neighborhood D.C. United would call home
A walking tour in pictures through Buzzard Point, one of the District’s last industrial areas.
D.C. law firm Patton Boggs trims its ranks again
The venerable Washington law and lobby firm plans to save $5.5 million by cutting 10 attorneys and 35 staff.
Lockheed Martin to cut 4,000 jobs
The defense contracting giant says government spending cuts fueled its decision to trim facilities and cut jobs.
LivingSocial back online after Web site outage
Customers were unable to buy deals from the District-based firm starting around noon on Tuesday.
Proposal for offices and hutong market divides Chinatown
Monument Realty rallies Chinese American businesses to back project but fails historic preservation test.
Cvent narrows net loss in third quarter
The McLean-based maker of event management software continues to invest in tech, market expansion
Obama administration rolling out new big data agreements
The White House is to announce deals meant to improve research related to cancer, earth science.
From our partners
Deltek: Federal agencies increasingly relying on contract vehicles
Despite decreases in total federal spending since fiscal 2009, spending on task order-based contracts continues to rise.
CoStar: Impact of boom in apartment construction to be felt soon
CoStar is forecasting apartment rents and occupancy levels will level off or decline over the next two years.
On Leadership
The personal philosophy of Sallie Krawcheck
The Wall Street veteran on her vision for 85 Broads and squeezing ‘everything you can out of this time when you’re alive.’
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Special Report
Post 200
A comprehensive look at the companies and organizations that made this year’s list.
Workplace
Business Rx: How to pick a name for a startup
An entrepreneur wonders if she should drop Nettadonna as hercompany name and switch to the more descriptive ConflictFreeElectronics.
Career Coach: Doing a little more is not always doing your best
More is not better. Do not wait for the “click” of excess to recalibrate your life.
Life At Work: A monthly charity drawing at Neustar
Employees can submit the name of their favorite nonprofit and win $1,000 for that group.
Capital Business on Twitter
Weekly features
An office built with millennials in mind
Accenture’s Arlington office has a heavy emphasis on flexibility, mobility and connectivity.
Not your grandmother’s milkman
How one local company is using technology that may be the best hope for the farm-to-table movement.
It’Sugar opens in Chinatown
The co-founder of Dylan’s Candy Bar brings a sweet shop, and mega-size treats, to the D.C. area.
Washington area stock index
Who are the winners and losers in the local Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland public trade markets? Check the Bloomberg Washington D.C. Area Stock Index for up to date performance measures.
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