Brian Kenner, D.C. Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, talks about the District's bid to win the Amazon headquarters contest and about grocery stores in Wards 7 and 8.
DC Curbed by Michelle Goldchain
The Washington Informer by Sarafina Wright
Washington Business Journal by Michael Neibauer
Property Group Partners made it official Tuesday: The American Petroleum Institute has signed on as the first office tenant at Capitol Crossing.
Government Technology
Washington, D.C., will lead the East Coast expansion of the Startup in Residence (STiR) program, which facilitates partnerships between government agencies and startups to develop tech-based solutions to challenges facing cities.
Washington Business Journal by Karen Goff and Daniel J. Sernovitz
Who wants to host Amazon HQ2?
DC Curbed by Michelle Goldchain
The measures that Washington, D.C. has taken to preserve and create affordable housing have been recognized as paying off.
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) awarded the District the Robert C. Larson Housing Policy Leadership Award, which recognizes innovative strategies to produce, rehabilitate, or preserve workforce and affordable housing, according to a press release.
To win the award, Washington, D.C., competed against three finalists, which included New York City, Boston, and Denver, Colorado.
The GW Hatchet by Catherine Moran
Ten years after being shut down, a local historic school will once again open its doors to students in time for its 150th anniversary.
WAMU 88.5 By Sasha-Ann Simons
Will Amazon’s Seattle headquarters — with its disinctive glass spheres — find a suitable sequel in D.C.?
Internet giant Amazon is pitting cities against each other in a bid for its second headquarters, dubbed “HQ2.” At least five jurisdictions in the Washington, D.C. region alone are actively writing proposals to convince Amazon to build the $5 billion project and bring the 50,000 new jobs it promises to the area.
