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The Usual ANC Suspects: DDOT, Jelleff, Traffic
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Business Ins & Outs: Barnes & Noble, Georgetown Veterinary, Marcel’s
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BID Members Vote on 5 More Years and 5% Tax Increase — Deadline Is Tomorrow
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Business Ins & Outs: French Market, Rose Park Market, Club Pilates, Rosewood
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Foxtrot’s Abrupt Closure May Be Illegal
Pandemic Pivot: How Businesses Are Adapting
May 6, 2020
•Many local businesses are turning to creative ways to stay afloat during the coronavirus restrictions — even as they know their percentage of sales is way down and they apply […]
A Tip of the Hat to Proper Topper
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After store closures, store openings and a current chemotherapy regime, Anna Fuhrman is still propping and topping — no small feat in the turbulent world of COVID-19 retail.
Business Ins & Outs: Tacqueria, Cafe Ama, Starbucks & More
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COMING: TACQUERIA IN DEAN & DELUCA SPACE District Bodega, a tacqueria serving fresh Mexican cuisine, is planning to move into the former D.C. home of Dean & DeLuca at 3276 […]
Tech Tip: Make Phishing Training a Priority
May 4, 2020
•With businesses forced to use technology to support a remote workforce, It becomes extremely important to train your employees to spot phishing attempts.
Virtual ANC 2E: Recovery, Sidewalks, 3000 M, Water St.
April 30, 2020
•The May meeting of the advisory neighborhood commission, on Monday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m., will be held online via Zoom. You can also join the meeting by telephone.
Tech Tip: If You’ve Ever Said This, You’re Asking to Be Hacked
April 27, 2020
•Half of all cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses because they make themselves low-hanging fruit with sloppy or nonexistent security protocols.
Business Ins & Outs: Founders Bank Opens, Qatar buys Hollerith House & More
April 22, 2020
•IN: FOUNDERS BANK OPENS Former executives of the Bank of Georgetown — acquired by United Bank in 2016 for $269 million — opened Founders Bank (as in Founding Fathers) last […]
Conspiracy Theory Links 5G to COVID-19
April 21, 2020
•5G plans in Belgium, Switzerland and other countries were placed on hold until radiation could be accurately measured. No evidence was found.
Tech Tip: The Number-One Threat to Your Security Is …
April 20, 2020
•Employees’ actions can subject the company they work for to monetary loss, civil lawsuits, data theft and, yes, criminal charges.
New Plans for Former Latham Site at 3000 M
April 19, 2020
•The latest proposed hotel has eight stories — and 256 rooms — above a single story of retail. Plans call for below-ground spaces of three floors.