Business

The Newseum in Washington, D.C., which is located on Pennsylvania Avenue between Congress and the White House, will be purchased by Johns Hopkins University for $372 million.

Washington, D.C. has been ranked No.1 for talent competitiveness and for the city’s ability to attract and nurture entrepreneurs, according to the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) report released this week.

Coffee giant Starbucks is expanding its delivery services to Washington, D.C. in the coming weeks, in addition to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and New York, the company announced on Tuesday.

Five Washington, D.C. companies have made it to the second edition of Forbes’ annual list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity.

Uber drivers in the Washington, D.C. area are seeing a decline in fares due to the government shutdown, as workers stay home, and are also facing competition as some federal employees, who are out of work because of the shutdown, have started working at ride-sharing companies to make up for their disrupted income.

Washington, D.C. ranks 8th - with a total score of 61.79 - in the WalletHub’s list of top 10 U.S. cities with best job markets in 2019. 

Carr Properties’ 11-story future office project Signal House in the Union Market neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. has received the Gensler Design Excellence Award (GDEA) in the Workplace: Unbuilt category.

Gig economy companies like Lyft, DoorDash and Postmates are now coming to the rescue of federal workers, whose livelihood is affected by the ongoing government shutdown, through hiring them for their services.