Posts tagged Tech Jobs
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Breakfast links: Work in tech
We’re tops for tech jobs; In the Council; iUsers lose transit; Camera on the move; Library of the future?; Not helping anymore; Terps trim shuttle service; Bike bits; And…. Keep reading…
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A tech investor tax cut won’t help the tech sector
Tomorrow, the DC Council will vote on a bill to give investors in tech companies a huge tax break. Taking steps to build the tech sector and diversify our economy makes sense, but this tax break will simply not actually stimulate more technology investment. The Gray administration proposed the bill, the Technology Sector Enhancement Act, this past spring. It has some good… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: You’re out
Nats want taxpayer bonanza for playoffs; No to highway; Gray backs car barn site; Maryland mopeds; Give tax breaks a break; Dining al fresco; Grid it; Want to go to Rail~Volution?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public policies
Problems with MWAA; Maryland Casinos to get assistance?; DC tech moving up?; PG gets wheelchair-accessible taxis; Longer library hours?; An app to explore a city; And…. Keep reading…
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What is a tech company? How do you build a tech sector?
How do you build a tech sector when there is no such thing as a tech company or tech sector anymore? That’s the challenge that DC faces as it seeks to support the recent rise of a tech sector in the District. There is unquestionably a cluster of related technology firms growing organically in the District. The challenge is to find ways to support them that are targeted… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Heat wave
Heat to blame; Wave bye to heat wave; I70 turns in sigs; Another tech tax break; Wild city; Bike more places in parks; Less smart growth; And…. Keep reading…
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DC tech execs ask for better spaces for startups
7 owners of DC technology companies sent a letter to the DC Council and Deputy Mayor Victor Hoskins today proposing aggressive new initiatives to build the DC tech sector. The executives ask DC to prioritize helping startups find space and to create vision like New York’s Innovation Island. Keep reading…
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What would you ask LivingSocial or DC officials?
Next week, Ken Archer will discuss the LivingSocial tax deal and ways DC can foster more of an innovative technology sector as part of a panel July 11 with LivingSocial’s CFO, Lisa Mayr, and David Zipper, the DC official who spearheaded the tax break. What questions would you like to ask? Moderator Peter Corbett has agreed to ask at least one of the best questions our readers… Keep reading…