<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Washington Business</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/weekly/washingtonbusiness?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><description>Washington Business</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Tax Case Spotlights Offshore Havens]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61202-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61202-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Case against telecom tycoon Walter C. Anderson is evidence of how hard it can be for the government to determine whether sophisticated and successful people are paying their share of taxes.]]></description><author> David S. Hilzenrath</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legg Mason's Miller Presses For Qwest Bid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61207-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61207-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Other investors may own more MCI stock, but few have as much at stake in the fight for control of MCI Inc. as Baltimore's Legg Mason Inc.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buzz Gets Louder For Tighter Reins On Lobbyists]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61206-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61206-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Douglas G. Pinkham isn't what you'd call a bomb thrower. He's president of the Public Affairs Council, a largely business-sponsored group that advises companies on how to deal with government.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biotech Company Bets On Cattle's Future]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61203-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61203-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MetaMorphix and a few other biotech entrepreneurs have developed DNA tests to tell with near certainty which beef cows in a herd will produce the juiciest steaks.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Michael S. Rosenwald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nimble Regional Airline Builds on Its Small Size]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61204-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61204-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Inside the Manassas headquarters of regional carrier Colgan Air Inc., there are no reservation agents who sell tickets to passengers. The family-owned operation doesn't run an advertising department to devise catchy slogans. And the airline doesn't employ celebrity chefs to plan meals for its flights.]]></description><author> Jenalia Moreno</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[$20]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61617-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61617-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The price on eBay last week for an official program for the Washington Nationals' season opener]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safeway, Wegmans Escalate Supermarket War]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61618-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61618-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The region's red-hot grocery market is about to get even more competitive, with Safeway introducing a marketing campaign and Wegmans Food Markets proposing to build its third store in the area.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday Morning]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61616-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61616-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Socially Conscious Debate Over Coffee at American U. <br> At a boisterous rally at American University on Friday, there were chants for fairness, handmade signs appealing for social justice and speeches demanding accountability.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Home Construction Slowing Down]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61613-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61613-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The pace of local home building may be slowing, despite the sizzling market. But is that the doing of cautious home builders or reluctant local governments?]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[DID YOU HEAR? . . .]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61615-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61615-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  "We need to expand in the Washington region and have a much broader network for consumers there."]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bethesda Community Is Hot Property]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61609-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61609-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Developers can't help but covet the 50 houses tucked behind the stores and restaurants of Bethesda Row in downtown Bethesda.]]></description><author> Dana Hedgpeth</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONTRACTS AWARDED]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61610-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61610-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    McNeil Technologies Inc.  of Springfield won a $3.8 million Energy Department contract to support the department's Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution. The office conducts research and development on transmission and distribution system materials, controls, and technologies.]]></description><author> Judith Mbuya</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Picks Tamsco to Build Iraq Infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61611-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61611-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Technical and Management Services Corp. of Calverton is building command and control infrastructure for the multinational forces in Iraq under a new contract with the U.S. Army. The contract has initial funding of $12.2 million, with a ceiling of $279 million over three years, the company said.]]></description><author> Doug Beizer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stock Market Game{+T}{+M}  --  Week 9]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61612-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61612-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <em> The Stock Market Game is a 10-week simulation of Wall Street trading that has become a popular teaching tool in classrooms for grades 4 through 12. Classes are divided into teams of three to five students that invest a hypothetical $100,000 in common stocks.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACE TIME: LOCAL TECH EVENTS]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61607-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61607-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Tuesday, April 19,    Getting Started in the Government Marketplace.  Seminar covering key points in getting started in the government marketplace.]]></description><author> Face Time: Local Tech Events</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald Bradley Inc.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61606-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61606-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Address : 2250 Corporate Park Dr., Suite 500, Herndon, Va. 20171]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Start-Up]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61608-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61608-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     Name:  Reality Mobile LLC<br>   Location:  Herndon<br>   Funding:  The company is self-funded. "We're trying to bootstrap and grow organically," said founder and funder David Rensin, who also was a co-founder of Riverbed Technologies, a...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[TECHWORKING: McDonald Bradley Inc.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61614-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61614-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[McDonald Bradley Inc. plans to hire about 51 people in the next month. Ken Bartee, president and chief executive, talked with The Post's Andrea Caumont.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Movers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61604-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61604-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[INSIDER TRANSACTIONS]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61603-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61603-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_print/weekly/washingtonbusiness</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    AES Corp. <br>Alice F. Emerson, director, sold 17,348 shares at $16.98 each on April 7 and now holds 17,236.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>