The local competition among defense companies is likely to intensify in D.C. as Amazon is preparing to employ 25,000 new employees near Washington, D.C.
A state-of-the-art new showroom and working space will be opened by Nike in the Merriweather District, as the apparel company has signed a lease for 12,000 square feet space in a new office building in downtown Columbia.
Parking spaces for tour buses in D.C. will be doubled by spring this year before the tourist season peaks. D.C. Department of Transportation (DDOT) is hoping that this measure will streamline the traffic and improve passenger safety on and off motor coaches.
The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to illegally gain access to data belonging to about 87 million users.
Quandel Consultants, a national rail and transit firm, has opened its office in Washington, D.C. which will be led by transportation executive Sandy Bushue, the former Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.
A D.C. law called "First Source" dating back to 30 years ago requires firms and construction companies to hire workers locally from the District, which has been hampering developmental works, according to the critics of the law.
According to data released by the United States Census Bureau on Thursday, five counties having highest median income are all surrounding Washington, D.C.