Posts tagged Entrepreneurship
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Five ways DC rocks (and two ways it doesn’t) at social entrepreneurship
A DC-based business incubator looks at what draws social entrepreneurs to a given city, then ranks them by how friendly they are to ventures that work for social good. Here's what they discovered about the District. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Fired for falsification
Metro fires six employees and disciplines 28 for poor inspection work and false reports. The WMATA Board votes to cut late night service for two years after SafeTrack ends. Rent-controlled apartments in DC are popping up on Airbnb. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: See something, say something
Riders on the edge; I-395 HOV to HOT; WMATARU changes; Compromise on Westbard; Developers face the music; 9th and V crossing; Ride to remember; Drop the case; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not going there
Not National Harbor; Bus lane blues; Alexandria Dems are split; Bikeshare for Fairfax; Health Link help; Convention business; House weighs in on DC vouchers; Pay the real price; Birthplace of TOD; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing hunt
New housing for homeless; Housing heights; Union Market makes its mark; A new town at Gallaudet; Governance in transit; Endorse statehood too?; Freight space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcars on a roll
Streetcars live; Mayor for life fined; Candle mural too religious?; Catania files ballot petition; Traffic camera comes home; City staffer in restaurant tiff; Trolley Trail section completed; A better electric bike; Keeping gentrification positive; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver is coming
The simulation begins; Parking lot owners prepare for commuters; Edgy redesign for Franklin Park; The seven worst guards in DC; National Harbor casino on the way; Why not large condos?; Cities turn contracting upside down; RIP Ed Tennyson; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A hop, skip, and a jump
A new Hopscotch Bridge; New approach to New Communities; A much bigger Reston; New allies for bikes and peds; Entrepreneurial enterprises; Development downers; Sneckdowns inspire upgrades; And…. Keep reading…
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LivingSocial tax deal needs stronger hiring requirements to grow a tech hub in DC
The $32.5 million LivingSocial tax package is supposed to grow DC’s technology sector. However, its weak hiring requirements mean that the deal is not structured to help the District create a tech hub. The requirements are so weak that LivingSocial would get most of the package without hiring DC residents, or even retaining and adding technology-related… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fewer buses
Don’t need BRT?; Bye dangerous buses; Red Line was almost really red; NoMa gets a sort-of-park; Cool house; All not well with transpo bill; Who is Michael Sindram?; And…. Keep reading…