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3 reasons Local Motors, maker of the 3-D printed car, is not your typical automaker (Video)

Local Motors, setting up shop in National Harbor, uses 3-D printing to make cars designed by independent vehicle-makers and auto enthusiasts, a decidedly novel approach to a novel technology that’s still in the infant stages of commercial use.

I spoke with the Knoxville, Tennessee-based company’s chief strategy officer, Justin Fishkin, about what sets the company apart from your typical automaker — that is, aside from the fact that its cars are made by a printer, which can churn out a whole new…

Marriott International HQ search: For real?

Bethesda hotel giant Marriott International Inc. did something Monday morning that most large corporations don’t do: Broadcast through The Washington Post that it’s considering relocating its headquarters seven years from now.

All that raises a big question: Is the company genuine about moving?

The question isn’t so easy to address without talking with someone at Marriott (NASDAQ: MAR), and so far the company has not responded to phone calls or emails seeking comment. But normally, when companies…

Hill East redevelopment kicks off with Mayor Muriel Bowser's signature

The painfully delayed redevelopment of Reservation 13 took an important step Monday as Mayor Muriel Bowser signed off on the agreement that will spur the kickoff of the initial phase.

Bowser, joined by representatives of Donatelli Development and Blue Skye Construction, signed the land disposition agreement that will deliver the two developers two lots on the 67-acre reservation.

It is a “catalytic project,” Bowser said, one that’s been 12 years and many fits and starts in the making.

“We’re going…

AFIAA buys Arch Square in Chinatown

Zurich-based AFIAA, the investment foundation of 35 Swiss pension funds, has acquired Arch Square in D.C.’s Chinatown for $104 million.

The 51,000-square-foot building, at 801 Seventh St. NW, is home to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers headquarters. Its ground-floor retail tenants include Walgreens, Sports Zone Elite and Panera Bread. This intersection commands some of the highest retail rents in Greater Washington.

The prewar building was refurbished in 2012 and is fully leased.

AFIAA…

Another two-year budget deal? That's what some in industry predict

It was the end of 2013 when President Barack Obama signed a two-year budget deal, kicking the can on sequestration. Some predict more of the same, as Congress tries to bump a budget compromise into the next presidency.

That’s not entirely bad news, at least in terms of contracting. Prior to the last two-year deal, government buyers were “frozen,” to borrow a word used by Kevin Cook, chief financial officer at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (NYSE: BAH), during a briefing at the Raymond James 36th Annual…