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Editor’s note: It’s time we talked more about business failures
Failure is something we don’t talk about enough in the business world, but there’s much to be learned in a company’s demise.
Aging workforce creates new world
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Businesses think anew about what older employees might mean for diversity in the workplace.
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What to do with the old ESPN Zone?
The 100,000-square-foot space in D.C. is still vacant nearly two years after the restaurant closed.
Video: Trump on Old Post Office plans
In an online video, Trump discussed his company’s plans to turn the Old Post Office Pavilion into a hotel.
Developers buy into Bethesda project
The Peterson Cos., developers of National Harbor, have purchased a stake in Rock Spring Centre.
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RFK lease renews push for stadium
The District and D.C. United officials are likely to try to strike a deal to build a new soccer stadium.
Companies lash out at LivingSocial
Arts, entertainment companies say LivingSocial’s new events venue takes aim at their businesses.
Small business finds big demand for go-to-you auto servicing
Automenity partners with office buildings and management firms to provide on-site car services.
Transportation costs take center stage
Tysons planners, landowners and developers continue to grapple with how to pay for improvements.
New crop of start-ups at Tech Cocktail
The Download | February’s event brings out a dozen new companies looking to establish area roots.
Steven Knapp: The technology capital
The George Washington University president says the area must invest in science and technology.
Consumer groups consider next move in wake of Fed’s Capital One decision
Consumer advocates are upset by the Fed’s approval of Capital One ’s $9 billion acquisition of ING Direct.
Banker wants more government money
EagleBank’s CEO is on a mission to have local municipalities to hand over more to community banks.
A look at the Pentagon’s budget
Inside a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussion on what the budget means for defense contractors.
How DVDs and dairy could be pay dirt for Howrey’s creditors
The ability of the Howrey estate to repay its creditors could hinge on dozens of pending cases.
How to become a resilient worker
Career Coach | The success of our future workforce depends on our ability to adapt to change.
Casual Fridays are charitable at firm
Life at work | Chevo Consulting allows employees to wear jeans on Fridays — but only if they donate $1.
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‘Fairgrounds’ planned near Nationals Park
Bo Blair and landowner Akridge are opening “Fairgrounds,” which is to be a town square full of food and crafts stalls that is to be open seven days a week during the baseball season.
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Auto dealers see sales pick up
As this year’s Washington Auto Show gets under way, dealers say business is improving.
Forty years of dressing D.C.
After decades of making custom gowns, Felix Alonso prepares to debut a new ready-to-wear line.
2011: Neither good nor bad
This has been a year of starts and stops, a reflection of the volatile times we live in.
A meal for any business deal
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The re-building of Tysons
Officials are aiming to turn this rural-crossroads-turned-traffic-monstrosity into an urban oasis.
The cubicle gets competition
A town inside the office? Washington area companies are remaking their interiors.
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