VA hospital gets $14M stimulus boost
General contractor Division21 Inc. saw the Great Recession halve its revenue and staff in 2008 as its commercial-construction work dried up. That’s when the firm’s CEO, Steve Banks, realized his business had an advantage from an unlikely place: the fact that Banks has a physical disability from serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1960s. bizjournals.com |
Pau gets Sunnyvale Town & Country again
Once again, Sand Hill Property Co. developer Peter Pau owns Sunnyvale’s Town & Country. bizjournals.com |
Prince William turns corner with boom in population and drop in housing prices
While Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary School was under construction in 2007, the newly appointed principal, Deraine Simpson, worried as she drove to the Dale City campus past a sea of FOR SALE signs in foreclosure-wracked subdivisions. Prince William - Royal family - People - United States - Prince William of Wales feeds.washingtonpost.com |
D.C. area housing market relatively insulated from downturn, report finds
While the nation's housing market struggles amid a sudden downdraft that has once again battered sales, the Washington region appears relatively insulated and poised for a turnaround. Real estate economics - Business - Real Estate - Residential - Housing feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Housing starts hit 5-month high
New home construction surged to a five-month high in September, but permits for future building fell to their lowest level in more than a year, the government said Tuesday. rss.cnn.com |