Johnson Lays Out $48 Million in Cuts- June 28, 2008 County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) has proposed cutting $14 million in school funding and trimming raises for employees to close a $48 million shortfall in the county's budget, as tax revenue has entered a free fall in the tightening economy.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273496... Toward Energy Self-Sufficiency In Some Surprisingly Simple Steps- June 28, 2008 Cindy and Bob Evarts are building their dream retirement home in West Virginia, on land Cindy's ancestors helped settle in the 1700s.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32157023... Olsson's Braces For Chapter 11 Filing- June 28, 2008 Olsson's Books, one of the oldest independent booksellers in Washington, plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, founder John Olsson said yesterday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273496... Dominion Rates to Rise 18%- June 28, 2008 RICHMOND, June 27 -- Dominion Virginia Power will raise electricity rates 18 percent starting Tuesday to pay for soaring fuel costs, the largest one-time rate increase in three decades.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32273496... Prime Dupont Address Without Sky-High Rents- June 28, 2008 When Denise Menacker's apartment building on 19th Street NW was emptied for a renovation, she and her roommate needed a new place to live.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32157023... Stonewall Stopped Here- June 28, 2008 While cruising along Route 7 in western Fairfax County, it's easy to overlook Holly Knoll, a house built in 1858 that's the namesake for two neighboring subdivisions. Its brick facade peeks from behind giant sycamore, oak and holly trees, and its long gravel driveway trails forlornly through over...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32157023... Pr. George's Budget Shortfall Reported- June 27, 2008 Prince George's County is facing a new budget shortfall of at least $46 million and wants to trim pay raises for its unionized workforce to close the gap, said labor leaders who met with County Executive Jack B. Johnson behind closed doors yesterday afternoon.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32151543... Fenty Pulls Back Lottery Proposal to Keep It Alive- June 27, 2008 Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is withdrawing a controversial proposal to award a $120 million lottery contract to a start-up firm in a maneuver designed to prevent the agreement from dying in the D.C. Council.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32151543... CEO Who Led Growth to Leave MedImmune- June 27, 2008 MedImmune chief executive David M. Mott, who led the Gaithersburg biotech through years of rapid expansion and its sale to the British drug giant AstraZeneca, will leave the company at the end of July.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32151543... Rates on 30-year mortgages rise to 6.45 percent- June 26, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages rose again this week, climbing to the highest level in more than nine months, reflecting more concerns about how the Federal Reserve will respond to higher inflation pressures.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32066968... |