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The Washington Post Local Business section provides coverage and analysis of local companies and business news in Washington D.C.,Maryland,and Virginia.


Roof-and-gutter service finds the silver lining in Snowma...
Part of running a business is knowing when opportunity hits and grabbing it. Better to be lucky than smart, right?

Federal government balks at paying D.C. sewer levy
A new storm water management fee is costing commercial property holders in the District, but the city's largest property owner and the instigator of the levy -- the federal government -- has suggested it is exempt.

Law firms expand despite downturn
Washington-based Arent Fox, which like many law firms has been exploring how it can reshuffle practice areas and restructure in light of the economic downturn, is launching an insurance and reinsurance unit in New York.

Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage rises to 4.81 pct.
NEW YORK -- Fixed mortgage rates edged up this week, but even 30-year rates below 5 percent have done little to boost home sales.


USA Today rewrites strategy to cope with Internet
McLEAN, Va. -- USA Today, a newspaper created nearly 30 years ago to appeal to people who grew up watching television, is revising its formula to try to counter the Internet's threat to its survival.

Leggett, Montgomery County unions spar over pension costs
For years, officials in wealthy, liberal Montgomery County have avoided difficult decisions on scaling back pensions and health-care benefits for retirees. Now, the long-term shortfall is $4.8 billion.

GAO rules against homeland security contract
The decision could be significant for agencies reevaluating their IT programs in the wake of Office of Management and Budget reviews launched last year.

FED FACES: Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis works to help consumers see the light - all kinds of it. As head of the Vision Science Laboratory, she sees her mission not just in scientific applications but also in 'the primary purpose of lighting - to help people see the world around them.'


Curtains for historic Takoma Theatre?
To admirers, the dilapidated Takoma Theatre is a vital piece of Washington's history. To its impatient owner, "It's a piece of junk." Both sides are locked in an increasingly tense saga about whether and how to save a landmark that has failed economically.

In Bethesda homicide case, concern shifts from street cri...
The dramatic turnaround in the Bethesda yoga clothing store homicide case aroused new fears of workplace violence.

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