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Prince George’s County moves closer to stiffer punishment for illegal off-road vehicles ‘Movies on the Potomac’ returns to National Harbor May 1 Prince George’s Co. looks to Texas for new school system leader Prince George’s Home Sales: High Demand Increases Home Values, Low Supply Decreases Days on Market and Sales Alsobrooks’ Senate Bid Gets Major Endorsement from Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer Alsobrooks picks up another major endorsement in US Senate Run, this time from Comptroller Brooke Lierman You Can Charge Your Cellphone at Hyattsville’s Solar- and Wind-Powered Sculpture
Economic Development March 29, 2023

More stores coming to Prince George’s Co.’s Woodmore Towne Centre

by DMV Digest Staff

WTOP: Woodmore Towne Centre in Prince George’s County, Maryland — one of the largest open-air shopping centers in the D.C. region — has signed more tenants at the property that is already more than 90% […]

Economic Development March 24, 2023

Black-Owned Cereal Bar Opens at Springfield Town Center

by James Wright Jr.

WASHINGTON INFORMER: Eating cereal has long been considered a breakfast activity, but D.C.-area author and entrepreneur Brandi Forte and her partner, Noel Warner, have taken the morning meal to an all-day experience with the opening […]

Economic Development March 9, 2023

First Annual MBE Advocacy Day in Prince George’s County

by James Wright Jr.

WASHINGTON INFORMER: The first annual MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) Advocacy Day in Prince George’s County, Maryland, will take place on March 28 in downtown Largo at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building from 9 a.m. […]

Economic Development March 6, 2023

Home Chef plans production facility, hundreds of jobs, in Maryland

by Jeff Clabaugh

WTOP: Prepared meals and meal kit delivery company Home Chef will open its fourth production facility and its first on the East Coast in Baltimore, Maryland, this summer. The Chicago-based company said the 170,000-square-foot production facility, at […]

Economic Development February 27, 2023

D.C. Announces 2023 Dream Pitch Program for Entreprenuers

by Washington Informer Web Staff

WASHINGTON INFORMER: D.C.’s Department of Small and Local Business Development announced the launch of the 2023 Dream Pitch Program. The program, in its sixth year, will be conducted by DSLBD in concert with the Department […]

Economic Development February 6, 2023

Wawa Set to Return to College Park After 16 Years

by Alison Beckwith

HYATTSVILLE WIRE: Wawa is coming back to College Park after a 16-year absence. The Pennsylvania-based chain of convenience-store-slash-eateries will open a new location at 10050 Baltimore Ave., next to the College Park Ikea store. The 4,736-square-foot […]

Economic Development January 25, 2023

Maryland unemployment falls, Virginia jobless rate rises

by Jeff Clabaugh

WTOP: Unemployment rates rose in seven states, including Virginia. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the unemployment rate in Virginia was 3.0%, rising from 2.8% in November, but still lower than 3.3% a year […]

Economic Development January 24, 2023

Hyattsville Business Center Coworking Space Now Open

by Alison Beckwith

HYATTSVILLE WIRE: A new coworking space opened in Hyattsville on Saturday. Located at 4318 Hamilton St., just behind Polka Dot Park, the Hyattsville Business Center features a 1,459-square-foot work area and a 356-square-foot private kitchenette. The business center […]

Economic Development January 11, 2023

Manifest Bread now Open in Riverdale Park

by Alison Beckwith

HYATTSVILE WIRE: After holding a soft-launch today, Manifest Bread in Riverdale Park will officially open to the public on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Located at 6208 Rhode Island Ave. next to the former home of Banana Blossom Bistro, the […]

Economic Development December 20, 2022

A new council unwinds old plans for development in Pr. George’s

by Lateshia Beachum

WASHINGTON POST: Prince George’s County’s incoming council has launched its new legislative agenda, halting decisions made by the previous council and eliciting concerns about a changing vision for development. In some of their first moves […]

Economic Development December 19, 2022

Artsy New Apartments Coming to West Hyattsville Metro Station

by DMV Digest Staff

HYATTSVILLE WIRE: An artsy new apartment building is coming to the area around the West Hyattsville Metro station. Gilbane Development Co. is planning a five-story building with first-floor retail space and a parking garage that would open […]

Economic Development December 19, 2022

D.C. Unemployment Rate at Lowest in Nearly 50 Years

by Washington Informer Web Staff

WASHINGTON INFORMER: D.C.’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest rate in over four decades in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau’s latest statistics show that the city’s jobless rate stood at […]

Economic Development December 7, 2022

What should Bowie do with an old horse racetrack?

by DMV Digest Staff

WTOP: Within the next year, the city of Bowie, Maryland, is set to take ownership of a horse racetrack that was once a jewel in the industry. The track later became a training center, but […]

Economic Development November 23, 2022

DC tech startup creates path to 10,000 IT jobs across region

by Melissa Howell

WTOP: D.C. software company BuildWithin has been awarded the Apprenticeship Building America grant through a federal program aimed at creating more apprenticeship programs across the country. The company plans to create 10,000 apprenticeships for unemployed or underemployed […]

Economic Development November 14, 2022

College Park Plans ‘Aviation Landing’ Development Near Airport

by Alison Beckwith

Hyattsville Wire: College Park is moving ahead on a project to build shops and apartments on a stretch of land off Campus Drive near the airport. Known as “Aviation Landing,” the 1.3 million-square-foot project will […]

Economic Development November 8, 2022

DC’s Museum of Illusions opens next month

by Jeff Clabaugh

WTOP: D.C.’s newest museum is an illusion. Actually, it is dozens of them. The Museum of Illusions will open Dec. 13 at CityCenterDC by the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro. The museum has more than 50 exhibits, many of them […]

Economic Development November 7, 2022

Construction Underway on Peruvian Chicken Restaurant on Route 1

by Alison Beckwith

HYATTSVILLE WIRE: Construction is underway on a long-delayed Peruvian chicken restaurant coming to an empty building at the northern edge of Hyattsville’s Arts District. Suya’s Pollo a la Brasa, owned by Takoma Park resident Patrick […]

Economic Development October 26, 2022

D.C. Has Highest Jobless Rate in the Nation, Labor Bureau Says

by Washington Informer Web Staff

WASHINGTON INFORMER: D.C. has the highest unemployment rate in the nation when compared with states, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The city’s jobless rate in September was 4.7%, WTOP reported. By comparison, Minnesota had […]

Economic Development September 13, 2022

Grants and Special Programs

by Washington Informer Web Staff

Washington Informer: Wow. What a difference a year makes! Last summer we were still in the grips of COVID-19, inflation was tame and 30-year mortgage rates were around 3%. As of September 1, 2022 average […]

Economic Development July 1, 2022

Prince George’s Co. council passes property tax credit for older residents

by Michelle Basch

The Prince George’s County Council unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would give some of the Maryland county’s older residents a 20% property tax credit. According to the legislation, residents 65 years old or older […]

Economic Development June 29, 2022

Ninety Ten by DC Sweet Potato Cake Opens in Downtown Washington

by Washington Informer Web Staff

April Richardson’s eatery, Ninety Ten by DC Sweet Potato Cake Bakery & Cafe, opened Tuesday in downtown Washington, close to Farragut Park, to a crowd of roughly 50 people including D.C. Deputy Mayor of Planning […]

Economic Development June 17, 2022

New Images Show Massive Development Plans Adjacent to Union Station

by Urban Turf Staff

There are new conceptual images of a massive redevelopment adjacent to Union Station that has been 20 years in the making.  Developer Akridge released the images of the planned Burnham Place development as part of […]

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