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Mid-Atlantic Business Minute: The Wharf is Now Open!
Based upon a new study by Credit Suisse research indicates that closely held-family owned businesses outperform the market’s performance in a variety of categories. With continued economic growth and easy access to technology and resources, especially right here in the mid-Atlantic, the time has never been better to open your own business. Perhaps your business can open up in one of the many new real estate developments in the Mid-Atlantic, like D.C.’s new Wharf development.
Transactions
Leidos Lands Nearly $1B Contract for Work with NGA
Source: WBJ
Reston-based Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has landed a contract worth nearly $1 billion to provide IT services to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Read More
DXC Technology Acquires Logicalis SMC
Source: City Biz List
TYSONS, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Logicalis SMC, one of the Netherlands’ leading providers of technology-enabled solutions for the service management sector. Read More
Economic Development in the DMV
First Impressions of the Wharf from Business Owners, Residents and Artists
Source: WBJ
The Wharf’s opening saw gray skies and chilly winds. But the misty, dreary day that welcomed the first visitors to D.C.’s new Southwest waterfront development couldn’t rain on anyone’s parade. Read More
YogaWorks Buys More DC-Area Studios
Source: WTOP
Los Angeles-based yoga studio chain YogaWorks has acquired Pure Om’s two studios in the D.C. area for an undisclosed sum, bringing the number of yoga studios owned by the L.A. based chain in the D.C. and Baltimore areas to 13. Read More
Economic News
Report: Family-owned Businesses are Doing Better than the Rest
Source: Washington Post
“Over time, family-owned companies very structurally outperform in every region, every sector, and for small and larger companies.” Read More.
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