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Welcome to CapBiz A.M., your morning primer on business news with a focus on Washington.
Roaring to life: Dozens of the world’s largest automakers descended on the nation’s capital for the Washington Auto Show last week, offering a glance at the latest in automotive technologies — from hydrogen-powered vehicles to smartwatch-enabled ignitions — as well as those coming down the pipeline, such as self-driving cars. Here’s a sample of the technology that could put your heart into high-gear. (CAPBIZ)
Preservation: How do you archive the world’s largest collection of stuff? At The Smithsonian Institution, Ken Rahaim helps to oversee a project that is employing technology not only new to the museum, but new to the country as a whole. (CAPBIZ)
What’s next: If you ask government contractors to talk about what affects their business, it takes less than a minute before you hear the familiar refrains of budget cuts, sequestration, and political gridlock.
For those who do business with the government, however, a long-term vision is essential forsurviving Washington’s ongoing crises. (CAPBIZ)
Business of giving: Washington-area philanthropy is becoming unabashedly business-minded. Practices such as impact investing and public-private partnerships that were experiments after the recession are now expected to be regular giving habits for many do-gooders. And that’s just for starters.(CAPBIZ)
Going big: Global law firm Dentons, which employs about 140 attorneys in Washington, is poised to combine with China’s largest law firm Dacheng to form the world’s biggest law firm by attorney head count. (CAPBIZ)
Start-up spirit: Quorum, a new start-up founded by two Harvard undergraduates, hopes to be the next big thingbridging politics and data. (CAPBIZ)
Funding: Surprise Ride, the District-based start-up that has been a favorite of TV coverage, is raising $2 million to take the company to the next level. (CAPBIZ)
Shattered dream: Residents of Prince George’s County, the nation’s highest-income majority-black county, have seen the housing crisis ravage their wealth. And local economists say a full recovery appears unlikely anytime soon. (WP)
Roaring to life: Dozens of the world’s largest automakers descended on the nation’s capital for the Washington Auto Show last week, offering a glance at the latest in automotive technologies — from hydrogen-powered vehicles to smartwatch-enabled ignitions — as well as those coming down the pipeline, such as self-driving cars. Here’s a sample of the technology that could put your heart into high-gear. (CAPBIZ)
Preservation: How do you archive the world’s largest collection of stuff? At The Smithsonian Institution, Ken Rahaim helps to oversee a project that is employing technology not only new to the museum, but new to the country as a whole. (CAPBIZ)
What’s next: If you ask government contractors to talk about what affects their business, it takes less than a minute before you hear the familiar refrains of budget cuts, sequestration, and political gridlock.
For those who do business with the government, however, a long-term vision is essential forsurviving Washington’s ongoing crises. (CAPBIZ)
Business of giving: Washington-area philanthropy is becoming unabashedly business-minded. Practices such as impact investing and public-private partnerships that were experiments after the recession are now expected to be regular giving habits for many do-gooders. And that’s just for starters.(CAPBIZ)
Going big: Global law firm Dentons, which employs about 140 attorneys in Washington, is poised to combine with China’s largest law firm Dacheng to form the world’s biggest law firm by attorney head count. (CAPBIZ)
Start-up spirit: Quorum, a new start-up founded by two Harvard undergraduates, hopes to be the next big thingbridging politics and data. (CAPBIZ)
Funding: Surprise Ride, the District-based start-up that has been a favorite of TV coverage, is raising $2 million to take the company to the next level. (CAPBIZ)
Shattered dream: Residents of Prince George’s County, the nation’s highest-income majority-black county, have seen the housing crisis ravage their wealth. And local economists say a full recovery appears unlikely anytime soon. (WP)
What’s on tap today
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Reception 2015 (6 p.m.)
Help: The winners and losers of a strong dollar. (WP)
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