http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss Washington Business Journal : breaking news from Washington, D.C. http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily81.html?ana=from_rss Law firms K&L Gates LLP and Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP are considering a merger, the law firms confirmed Thursday. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:18:58 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily80.html?ana=from_rss A new wine shop and chef’s test kitchen has opened just down the street from its parent restaurant, Zola, called Zola Wine & Kitchen. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:46:59 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily79.html?ana=from_rss Washington Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired 2445 M St. NW, a West End office building that was previously financed in part by a Lehman Brothers entity. (WRE) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:18:32 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily78.html?ana=from_rss The Washington Capitals currently have triple-digit increases in local TV viewership over last year. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:02:02 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily77.html?ana=from_rss A jazz cafe for Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, a pharmacy for South Capitol Street SE and a sit-down restaurant for Georgia Avenue are all in the works thanks to tax increment financing D.C. is bringing to some of the city’s most rundown commercial corridors. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:00:38 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily76.html?ana=from_rss U.S. automakers returned to Congress Thursday, asking for bridge loans totaling $34 billion to keep them in business while they continue their restructuring efforts. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:49:43 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily75.html?ana=from_rss Perkins & Will promoted Stephen Manlove to managing director of the D.C. office. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:50:51 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily74.html?ana=from_rss LucidMedia has raised $8.8 million -- its third round of funding -- to support the launch and expansion of its contextual advertising network. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:21:21 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily73.html?ana=from_rss Industry analyst Chris Dixon says President-elect Barack Obama’s first round of cabinet nominees could have a significant effect on state and local government information technology initiatives. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:52:11 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/daily72.html?ana=from_rss RepEquity has scored a significant investment from Enhanced Capital Partners to expand its technology platform. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:45:20 GMT