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Vegas bound: TheWashington region isn’t known for its consumer electronics firms, yet more than 50 area companies and organizations will be featured this week at CES in Las Vegas. (CAPBIZ)
Main Street money: Fairfax-based MainStreet Bank, which caters to small and medium-sized businesses, has picked up a $12.8 million investment in its first round of raising capital. (CAPBIZ)
The real Jim: His office is 250 miles south of Scranton, Pa., and it does not sell paper. In real life, Jim Halpert, the inspiration for the beloved character on the long-running sitcom “The Office,” is a lobbyist in the District. (CAPBIZ)
Cuban intrigue: Maryland companies were interested in Cuban prospects when President Jimmy Carter eased trade restrictions in the 1970s. Now, they’re watching to see how Obama’s latest actions play out. (SUN)
Growth, to boot: Timberland was stuck. Its revenue was basically flat from 2006 to 2012, and it was losing market share in the Americas, its home turf. So how did the company turn it all around? (WP)
Highway help: The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee saysraising federal fuel taxes is being considered as a way to replenish the Highway Trust Fund. (AP)
Lending rules: U.S. officials are working on revised rules for payday loans, responding to concerns that the short-term, high-rate debt can trap consumers in a borrowing cycle they can’t afford. (WSJ)
Tough lessons in tech: It was a year of missteps in the technology world in 2014. Here are some of the biggest controversies that tech companies faced – and what we can learn from them. (WP)
Washington wish list: We asked entrepreneurs from around the country to share the one headline they would most like to see coming out of Washington in 2015. Here’s what they had to say. (OSB)
Main Street money: Fairfax-based MainStreet Bank, which caters to small and medium-sized businesses, has picked up a $12.8 million investment in its first round of raising capital. (CAPBIZ)
The real Jim: His office is 250 miles south of Scranton, Pa., and it does not sell paper. In real life, Jim Halpert, the inspiration for the beloved character on the long-running sitcom “The Office,” is a lobbyist in the District. (CAPBIZ)
Cuban intrigue: Maryland companies were interested in Cuban prospects when President Jimmy Carter eased trade restrictions in the 1970s. Now, they’re watching to see how Obama’s latest actions play out. (SUN)
Growth, to boot: Timberland was stuck. Its revenue was basically flat from 2006 to 2012, and it was losing market share in the Americas, its home turf. So how did the company turn it all around? (WP)
Highway help: The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee saysraising federal fuel taxes is being considered as a way to replenish the Highway Trust Fund. (AP)
Lending rules: U.S. officials are working on revised rules for payday loans, responding to concerns that the short-term, high-rate debt can trap consumers in a borrowing cycle they can’t afford. (WSJ)
Tough lessons in tech: It was a year of missteps in the technology world in 2014. Here are some of the biggest controversies that tech companies faced – and what we can learn from them. (WP)
Washington wish list: We asked entrepreneurs from around the country to share the one headline they would most like to see coming out of Washington in 2015. Here’s what they had to say. (OSB)
On Wall Street
Stocks moved very little on their first day of trading in 2015, with investors responding to mixed economic signals. (Get the latest updates here)
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