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  • Landlord seeks to evict Dewey & LeBoeuf in District
    Troubles keep piling up for the failing law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.Its landlord is seeking to evict the firm from 1101 New York Ave. NW, claiming that Dewey hasn't paid $927,052 in rent and other fees dating back to Feb. 1, according to a suit fi…
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  • New women's corporate board executive education program to launch at The George Washington University School of Business
    Linda Rabbitt is a self-admitted see-a-problem, fix-a-problem kind of person. That's why the CEO of Rand Construction Corp. and lead director of Towers Watson & Co. is working with The George Washington University School of Business and the Internati…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:04 pm -
  • Tel’veh Café & Wine Bar opens this month
    The team behind Agora in Dupont Circle has a new concept coming to a long-vacant retail space at 401 Massachusetts Ave. called Tel'veh Cafe and Wine Bar.The new spot will occupy close to 2,000 square feet and be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:00 pm -
  • Treasury Secretary Geithner pitches bank reforms during Baltimore visit
    JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s recently disclosed $2 billion trading loss makes a compelling case for the need for the Dodd-Frank financial reforms, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told an audience of business executives at Baltimore’s Marrio…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:58 pm -
  • Layoffs start at Rosetta Stone
    Arlington-based language learning software maker Rosetta Stone Inc. is shrinking its headcount, despite posting rising sales and shrinking losses last quarter.Spokeswoman Miranda Harper confirmed the layoffs Thursday but declined to say how many em…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:56 pm -
  • Washington No. 2 for tech job growth
    The Washington region trumps Silicon Valley when it comes to technology job growth, according to new rankings from Forbes.Based on two-year and 10-year job growth in high tech and science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related jobs — al…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:54 pm -
  • Head of VA Acquisition Academy to step down
    Lisa Doyle, chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy, is leaving her position in June to become the new vice president of learning and development at Lowe's Co., Federal Computer Week reported.Doyle opened the academy in 2008 as a sch…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:20 pm -
  • Transportation seeks partners to help assess network security
    The Transportation Department is seeking partners to help it test the resilience of air and ground transportation systems against cybersecurity threats, Nextgov reported.The call for partners comes as lawmakers have warned that the government must…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:20 pm -
  • Agencies will need to share spectrum with private sector, NTIA says
    An official with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration told congressional staffers this week that government agencies can't be expected to use spectrum as efficiently as private companies, Nextgov reported.
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:20 pm -
  • VA's Jan Frye stirs debate with reverse auction explanation
    When the Veterans Affairs Department's Jan Frye temporarily halted and then re-established the reverse auction method for buying commodities and services, he explained that his issue was that contracting officers might be putting too much reliance on…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:20 pm -

Sports Business News

  • As Mariners struggle to win, attendance takes a hit
    The Seattle Mariners will return home from a grueling road trip on Monday, hoping to improve their record on the field and in the stands.The Mariners are a quarter of the way into the Major League Baseball season, and the team is averaging an atten…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:29 pm -
  • Kernersville golf course to be auctioned in June
    Pine Knolls Golf Club, Kernersville's only golf course, will be auctioned next month with a starting bid of $600,000.The 151-acre golf club was purchased in 2006 by Graham Ruttle and Pearse Mahon for $2.8 million, and includes a swimming pool, a 2,…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:55 pm -
  • Preakness boom has restaurants, hotels catering to the A-list
    Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank’s big Preakness moment will come Saturday when his horse, Tiger Walk, leaves the gate.But for John Warnack, general manager of the Center Club, the real action is Thursday night.The Center Club is hosting a pri…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:54 pm -
  • Some insight into athletes’ graduation rates
    Baseball players in the Atlantic Coast Conference graduated at a rate 32 percentage points lower than the general male student population, according to a study released Wednesday.That ranks the ACC 24th out of 30 conferences and fifth out of the 10…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:28 pm -
  • Texas Rangers add 2-foot-long Great Bratbino to food offerings
    The Boomstick — a 2-foot-long, 1-pound hot dog — that even Nolan Ryan has called "tremendous," has a new culinary partner that's being introduced at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington later this month.Delaware North Companies Sportservice, the food,…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:20 pm -
  • Top of the List: Memphis Golf Courses
    MBJ published its Golf Courses list in the May 11-17 print edition but we're giving web readers a peek at the top five.The list ranks the courses by their USGA course rating and slope rating.MBJ director of research Jason Bolton writes that more…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:17 pm -
  • Behind the list: Memphis Golf Courses
    If you want to play the most challenging golf courses in the Memphis area, you will need to pay your dues.Of the 25 most difficult local golf courses based on USGA course rating and slope rating, private clubs account for 56 percent with another 16…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:16 pm -
  • Timbers, Jeld-Wen Field featured in new Adidas ad
    The Portland Timbers, star forward Darlington Nagbe, and the Timbers Army feature prominently in a new 30-second TV ad making its debut this weekend from Adidas’ U.S. soccer division.Portland-based Adidas America is pushing its micoach SPEED_CELL…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:15 pm -
  • Photos: 2012 Preakness horses, post positions and odds
    Bodemeister is the favorite heading into Saturday's 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, with Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another the second favorite.A crowd of more than 100,000 fans is expected to take in a day of rac…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:33 pm -
  • HP Byron Nelson Championship tees up fan-friendly tournament
    The players have teed off for the first round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, which runs Thursday through Sunday.Workers have transformed the TPC Four Seasons Resort into a fan-friendly venue, which includes bringing the largest LED…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:27 pm -

Travel Business News

  • New Braunfels’ Best Western sold to investors
    Mercantile Capital Corp. has approved a $3.15 million SBA loan for New Braunfels Hospitality LLC, d/b/a Best Western Inn & Suites.The company is using the financing to acquire the 61-room Best Western hotel in New Braunfels. The hotel consists of 2…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:10 pm -
  • Preakness boom has restaurants, hotels catering to the A-list
    Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank’s big Preakness moment will come Saturday when his horse, Tiger Walk, leaves the gate.But for John Warnack, general manager of the Center Club, the real action is Thursday night.The Center Club is hosting a pri…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:54 pm -
  • Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! convention will draw 5,000 to Kansas City
    Darth Maul meets Batman this weekend in Kansas City at the first Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! convention, which is expected to swoop in with a $3.4 million economic impact.The convention will kick off Friday at Bartle Hall, 301 W. 13th St., attract…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:52 pm -
  • Delta Air Lines, pilots reach tentative agreement
    Delta Air Lines Inc. has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with its pilots union, according to a Bloomberg report.The current contract doesn't expire for another seven months. According to Bloomberg, the pact must get the OK from the…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:45 pm -
  • Physical therapy association to convene in Tampa
    The American Physical Therapy Association will hold its annual conference and exposition at the Tampa Convention Center from June 6-9.The conference is expected to attract about 2,200 attendees, producing about 6,300 hotel room nights and $2.4 mill…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:42 pm -
  • Construction begins on AT&T Performing Arts Center box office pavilion
    Construction has begun on the new $3.9 million box office and outdoor cafe for the AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District.Workers have begun building plywood fences around the site off Flora Street in Dallas to install the Center's…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:38 pm -
  • Delta frequent fliers shown higher fees due to system glitch
    Due to a computer glitch, Delta Air Lines’ online flight search was listing higher fares for frequent fliers than for customers who were not signed in on a frequent flier account, according to a report on Bloomberg BusinessWeek.Delta Air Lines In…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:11 pm -
  • Hotel industry could benefit from positive travel trend
    The summer travel season should be a busy one, according to the U.S. Travel Association.“For the second consecutive year, the outlook for summer travel continues to brighten with more than three in five U.S. adults (64 percent) or an estimated 15…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:55 pm -
  • Gaylord project favored to get tourism funds
    The head of Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has recommended that just one project — the proposed Gaylord Entertainment Co. hotel/conference center in Aurora — receive Regional Tourism Act (RTA) funding,…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:47 pm -
  • A look back at recent business ventures in Kissimmee
    Many new business ventures have been underway in the city of Kissimmee.The city has been making headlines with new developments, proposed projects, new companies bringing new jobs and special events.Some of the newest ventures include:• A $52…
    - , Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:35 pm -

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