Five companies vie to develop Franklin School
Competition follows decision to scrap plans to turn the building into a contemporary art museum.
The real challenge for cities: What happens when Millennials have babies and the suburbs beckon?
In urban planning circles, there is a burgeoning movement to figure out how to better accommodate young families.
Zips disrupting more dry cleaning communities
Low-cost Greenbelt chain to expand by 104 stores as far as Midwest.
Don’t fear debt, embrace risk, and more advice for women business owners
Some of the area’s most successful female entrepreneurs share their secrets to success.
How a daughter’s persistence brought out mom’s entrepreneurial side
A mother and her 8-year-old daughter head into business together.
Small business, big mistake: Pouring my energy into two ideas, rather than one
Here’s an important lesson entrepreneurs can learn from stiletto heels.
PAE to acquire counterterrorism contractor A-T Solutions
The services contractor makes another acquisition to grow its national security business.
On a day of pitches, Case, Durham and ArchiveSocial throw strikes
A behind-the-scenes look at a stop on the AOL founder’s Rise of the Rest start-up tour.
Report: The number of Md. companies with no women executives increased in 2014
Maryland women executives had little to cheer about in 2014, according to the annual report by Network 2000,
CVS to rebuild Baltimore locations damaged in protests
West Baltimore store became symbol of unrest after reference by President Obama.
Career Coach: Some people think it doesn’t matter what you wear on the job. They’re wrong.
These days, it can be very confusing about what is appropriate and what is not.
Business Rx: How to manage a rapidly growing team
Growth is great. But what happens when one-on-one management and mentorship becomes impossible?
From our partners
Deltek: Growth in data will drive emerging federal technology markets
Technologies such as the Internet of Things, cyber physical solutions and predictive analytics are the future.
CoStar: 2015 could shape up to be the year for retail in the Washington region
Retail properties are expected to have the lowest vacancy rates and highest rent increases of the year.
Invest It: When investing, know what you don’t know
Smart investors know they can best make their money work for them by putting funds in diverse assets.
Talent Matters: Separating millennials’ myths from reality
Understanding millennials and their preferences is key for businesses who want to recruit and retain them.
On Leadership
At Zappos, 210 employees decide to leave rather than work with ‘no bosses’
About 14 percent of the company decided to take Zappos up on its offer to leave with severance if they didn’t like the new approach.
Top Workplaces 2014
Reimagining the office
We surveyed thousands of workers to find the top employers in the D.C. area. Find out who made the cut.
Workplace
Business Rx: Health-care start-up seeks prescription for wooing investors
Vheda Health uses mobile phone alerts and health coaches to keep you well.
Career Coach: The importance of being more transparent at the office
The lack of good communication is probably one of the largest reasons why there are morale or voluntary turnover problems in an organization.
Leidos looks for an electrochemistry expert to support Navy contract
Researcher will develop and test next-generation batteries for use on the front lines.
@Work Advice: If you’re happy and you know it, should you stay?
A reader contemplates the issues of being a settler in a world of working nomads.
Capital Business on Twitter
Weekly features
MRP Realty goes to Philadelphia
After success in the D.C. market, the local company tries a project in the City of Brotherly Love.
The top local business stories of 2014
Change continued to be the watchword as the region’s biggest industries faced challenges — old and new.
Law firms downsize and modernize their space
Covington & Burling and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman both recently moved to smaller and more efficient offices.
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.
