Abha Bhattarai

ReporterWashington, D.C.

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The Annapolis-based private equity firm was purchased by Brookfield Asset Management for an undisclosed sum.

  • May 20, 2014

Navy Federal has plans to open 60 new locations, including 12 in the Washington area, by 2016.

  • May 18, 2014

The high-end Georgetown hotel is hoping to create a buzz among locals.

  • May 18, 2014

Street commerce regulations are creating new opportunities for vendors like Pedro & Vinny’s.

  • May 18, 2014

The company says it is actively looking for new locations in the D.C. metro area.

  • May 15, 2014

A year ago, BlackSalt began adding QR codes to its seafood cases and menus. It hasn’t been an easy sell.

  • May 11, 2014

The McLean-based company, which posted profits of $123M, says it will debut two new brands this year.

  • May 9, 2014

City hosted 17.4 million Americans and 16 citywide conventions; total tourism spending was $6.7 billion.

  • May 6, 2014

Room service is dead, Marriott executives say. Here’s what’s in.

  • May 4, 2014

Nadeau has been working for Marriott since 1977, when he started busing tables at one of the company’s hotels.

  • May 4, 2014

The District’s largest hotel has 1,175 rooms, 83 meeting spaces and a $520 million price tag.

  • May 1, 2014

After more than two decades in the making, the Marriott Marquis, Washington D.C. opens for business Thursday at noon.

  • May 1, 2014

First-quarter earnings rose to $172M, the Bethesda-based hotel giant reported Tuesday.

  • Apr 29, 2014

Two decades in the making, the Marriott Marquis, Washington D.C. opens Thursday.

  • Apr 27, 2014

Severn Bancorp, which has been selling off faulty loans, posted a 40% increase in earnings.

  • Apr 27, 2014

In its heyday, Potomac Video had 24 locations and millions in revenue. Now it is closing its final store.

  • Apr 27, 2014

The training facility is being updated to attract more private sector business.

  • Apr 20, 2014

More than 400 financial institutions around the world now use video teller machines.

  • Apr 20, 2014

Jeans can be a tough sell in suited-up Washington, says the founder of the boutique Liquid Blue.

  • Apr 20, 2014

Revenue, meanwhile, slipped 3 percent to $5.37 billion for the McLean-based banking giant.

  • Apr 16, 2014
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About Abha

Abha Bhattarai covers local banking, retail and hospitality for The Washington Post’s Capital Business section. Abha graduated from The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Forbes.com and the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times. She lives in Washington, D.C.