Hospital Panel's Chief Faces Daunting Task- June 26, 2008 A high-powered group of local leaders is getting started on a year-long effort to find a new owner for the struggling Prince George's County hospital system.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32047397... Unwrapping the Chocolate Genome- June 26, 2008 To save chocolate lovers from the agony of a potential candy bar shortage, McLean candy giant Mars is investing $10 million in a five-year project to develop cacao trees that fight drought, disease and poor harvests.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32047396... Md.'s Newest Member of Congress Is Off to a Flying Start- June 26, 2008 Within moments of her swearing in last week, Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) was casting her first vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/32047400... Montgomery Council Approves Fillmore Tax Break Measure- June 25, 2008 The Montgomery County Council signed off on legislation yesterday that is expected to provide an estimated $800,000 in tax breaks over 10 years to the operators of a planned music hall in downtown Silver Spring.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31962349... Office Manager Arrested in Credit Card Theft- June 25, 2008 The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority is having a bad year. In February, the state Supreme Court junked its taxing authority, taking away $300 million a year in transportation funding and prompting this week's special session in Richmond. Now, an office worker has been arrested for...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31962348... Panel Sees No Way Around Surge in Va. Power Rates- June 25, 2008 RICHMOND, June 24 -- State regulators indicated Tuesday that they would approve the biggest one-time jump in Dominion Virginia Power electricity rates in three decades, saying they have no choice but to allow what they acknowledged would be a hardship on many low-income residents.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31962348... Board Approves Deal on Sports Complex- June 25, 2008 For years, a scruffy 28-acre plot just south of the 14th Street bridge in Arlington County has been coveted by officials as the site for a swanky athletic complex, complete with a glass-walled aquatic center, emerald playing fields and shaded nature trails, to cap one of Northern Virginia's last ...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31962348... Shareholder Says Several Firms Interested in Buying Circuit City- June 25, 2008 Circuit City's activist investor Mark Wattles said yesterday that several firms are interested in purchasing the beleaguered Richmond electronics retailer and that he expects a deal to be announced within a month.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31962348... Senate seen approving housing rescue bill- June 24, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate was expected to approve as soon as Wednesday the biggest government program yet to tackle a deep housing market slump feared to be dragging the economy into recession.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31911123... McCain veep helper is discreet lawyer- June 24, 2008 WASHINGTON -- The search for John McCain's running mate is such a mystery that few people even know who's in charge.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31869233... |