Maryland's Tip for Vacationers: Everything You Need Is Right Here- June 19, 2008 With $4-a-gallon gas prices and airline fuel surcharges casting a chill over summer travel plans, local and state tourism promoters are setting their sights decidedly closer to home.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31531040... Manassas Is Targeting Commercial Growth- June 19, 2008 A tax exemption intended to lure commercial developers into the community was approved Monday by the Manassas City Council.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31531042... As Drivers' Habits Shift, CarMax's Profit Slides- June 19, 2008 CarMax, the nation's largest used-car retailer, yesterday reported that its profit fell 55 percent in the first quarter, as higher fuel costs led many auto buyers to choose smaller cars over gas-guzzling larger vehicles. Consequently, the company is facing a growing inventory of trucks and...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31531039... National Harbor's 'Mini-City' Takes Shape- June 19, 2008 Visitors stroll along the pier, some stopping to take a water taxi to Alexandria or Georgetown. Art lovers gaze at pieces in two galleries. And near the plaza, children climb over the "Awakening," the massive sculpture that was uprooted from its longtime home in Hains Port.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31531041... 3 Calvert Sites Can Get Bingo Licenses- June 19, 2008 Three businesses in North Beach and Chesapeake Beach won approval for instant-bingo licenses this week with less than two weeks remaining before state law bans the "pseudo-slot" machines.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31531042... D.C. Region's Foreclosure Rate Soars- June 19, 2008 The Washington region now has one of the fastest-growing foreclosure rates in the nation, as 15,613 homes went into foreclosure during the one-year period ending in February, an analysis to be released today has found.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31531039... Leggett's Pick for WSSC Faces Council's Scrutiny- June 19, 2008 As thousands of Montgomery County residents were still reeling from disruptions in water service this week, council members were vetting Democratic County Executive Isiah Leggett's latest pick to serve on the commission that oversees water and sewer delivery for 1.8 million customers in Montgomery...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31531041... Council Steps Back From Pension Board Plan- June 18, 2008 The Montgomery County Council balked yesterday at efforts to expand union representation on the board that oversees the county's $3 billion employee retirement system after intense pressure from retired workers and civic groups.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31404876... Montgomery's Alert System Stayed Silent- June 18, 2008 Montgomery County's emergency e-mail notification system failed to send alerts about Sunday night's major water main break and the risk for unhealthy drinking water to tens of thousands of residents because the two employees who know how to operate the system were out of town, the county's top ho...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31443717... Investigators Probe Currie Ties to Mall- June 18, 2008 Federal investigators want to know whether Sen. Ulysses Currie was involved in a redevelopment project at Baltimore's Mondawmin Mall, where a Shoppers Food and Pharmacy opened in 2007.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/localbusiness/index_xml/~3/31443717... |