Marriott International CISO among winners of the 2025 CapitalCISO ORBIE Awards
Capital chief information security leaders joined at The Ritz-Carlton Tyson’s Corner on June 26 for the CapitalCISO ORBIE Awards. Hosted…
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Viewpoint: D.C. housing rules are holding nonprofit housing providers back
Washington, D.C., is in a housing crisis — and it’s hitting working individuals and families particularly hard. Our essential workers…
Viewpoint: Anthony Williams makes the case for Commanders stadium deal
Washington, D.C., is once again at a crossroads. Two decades ago, as mayor, I fought to bring Major League Baseball…
Viewpoint: Two visions for D.C. collide in an immigration morass
Editor’s note: Business Journal Publisher Alex Orfinger is writing a series of columns exploring the impact of the Trump administration’s…
Great CIOs understand how connections drive transformation
Connections with others facing similar challenges transform ideas into impact, plans into progress, and vision into reality. CapitalCIO brings together…
CapitalCIO ORBIE Leadership Award recipient: Dominion Energy’s John Russell
John F. Russell is the chief technology officer and vice president at Dominion Energy, where he leads enterprise-wide technology transformation,…
Collectively we secure the enterprise
Successful CISOs appreciate the power of collaboration with peers facing similar challenges. CapitalCISO brings together preeminent CISOs from Washington D.C.’s…
CapitalCISO ORBIE Leadership Award recipient: Marriott International’s Arno Van der Walt
Arno Van der Walt is the senior vice president, chief information security officer at Marriott International, and leads global information…
Viewpoint: Federal real estate selloff could yield land banking and prolonged vacancies
The U.S. Senate is currently weighing the transfer of 3 million acres of federal land in the West to private…
D.C. region remains vibrant despite real estate slump and Trump uncertainty
Greater Washington’s economy continues to be dampened by a sluggish commercial real estate market and uncertainty stemming from the unpredictable…
Viewpoint: Maybe the region’s future isn’t so uncertain after all
Editor’s note: Business Journal Publisher Alex Orfinger is writing a series of columns exploring the impact of the Trump administration’s…
Viewpoint: American Legion Bridge should be Maryland’s top transportation priority
Growing up in Montgomery County, I have seen firsthand how the opening of the Capital Beltway in the early 1960s…
Viewpoint: AI is transforming education — and our universities are falling short
Let’s stop pretending that a college degree guarantees employability. The data is now undeniable. We are witnessing a transformation of…
Viewpoint: Repealing I-82 would be an affront to D.C. voters
D.C. voters have made it crystal clear, twice, that they think tipped workers need a raise. They’re right. For restaurant…
Viewpoint: Why D.C. must repeal Initiative 82
Washington, D.C.’s restaurant scene is the beating heart of our city. It fuels the local economy, builds community and gives…
Greater Washington’s economy shows resilience amid federal contraction and uncertainty
Greater Washington’s economy is being dragged down by federal government contraction and “unsettled capital markets,” but new data shows a…
Viewpoint: How Greater Washington can solve its economic crisis
Editor’s note: Business Journal Publisher Alex Orfinger is writing a series of columns exploring the impact of the Trump administration’s…
New job board offers opportunities for laid-off federal workers
Editor’s note: The Business Journal is providing this story to all readers as a public service. Add the Greater Washington…
All D.C.-area commercial real estate indicators ‘moved in the wrong direction’ in February
A monthly index tracking Greater Washington’s economic well-being fell 4.8% in February from the prior month — the biggest drop…
Viewpoint: Don’t sit passively amid Trump cuts, Publisher Alex Orfinger writes
In March 2020, at the start of Covid-19, I read “This is Chance,” a book chronicling the catastrophic Alaska earthquake…
Chick-fil-A to lay off 91 in College Park as its Little Blue Menu closes for major remodel
Chick-fil-A is launching a revamp of its Little Blue Menu quick-service restaurant and test kitchen in College Park, the only…
Viewpoint: I chair the board tasked with divesting federal buildings. Here’s our mission.
In D.C. and elsewhere around the country, taxpayers are paying an extremely high price for federal office space that is…
Retailer Burlington to fill Joann space in Pr. George’s shopping center
It didn’t take long for the owners of the Brandywine Crossing shopping center in Prince George’s County to find a…
Viewpoint: The region is in crisis. What are we going to do about it?
Anxiety: A feeling of fear, uneasiness, uncertainty — worries about the future. It’s the general tenor of just about every…
