Could Inova be the spark Northern Virginia needs to replace federal jobs?

Inova Health System’s plan to establish an internationally recognized center for personalized health in Fairfax County could help fill the void created in Northern Virginia in the face of steep federal cutbacks and resulting job losses in that sector, a range of officials including Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Monday — but it will take a significant amount of money, effort and collaboration to realize that potential.

“The Inova Center for Personalized Health will be a game-changer for the commonwealth…

Add LaQuinta to list of Downtown hotels

A long-vacant Downtown building may be resurrected in the form of a new hotel.

The owner of 310 Union and 341 Monroe Avenue, which was previously New York Suit Exchange, has filed a special use permit with the Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development to build a LaQuinta Inn on the site. If approved, the hotel would have 104 rooms in a four-story building.

New York Suit Exchange moved out of the building in 2011 after being based there since 1992. The building had been vacant…

Real estate data company roars into Seattle

A commercial real estate information company that operates in more than 20 markets across the country has expanded into Seattle and Portland.

RealMassive, which is headquartered in Austin, Texas, offers a real estate technology platform that includes real-time market surveys, property listing notifications, marketing channels and social media syndication.

The company has already served many of the commercial real estate firms that have a sizable footprint in Seattle, including Colliers International…

New tenant to move HQ into former Exxon space in Greenspoint

Houston-based HealthHelp LLC will relocate its headquarters into 40,000 square feet of space formerly occupied by Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), Houston-based Fritsche Anderson Realty Partners announced Feb. 9.

HealthHelp, which currently has its headquarters at 654 N. Sam Houston Parkway, will move into two floors at Four Greenspoint Place this spring. Four Greenspoint Place, at 16945 Northchase Drive, is less than 2 miles from HealthHelp’s current location.

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Golden Leaf's $50M commitment makes N.C. megasites more competitive

Representative of three megasites in North Carolina, including the growing one in Randolph County, said the Golden Leaf Foundation’s $50 million commitment to entice an automaker to the state helps solve a major piece of the funding puzzle.

The money could support work force development and public infrastructure— both of which are expected to be part of a multimillion-dollar incentive package needed to attract a tenant that could create hundreds of jobs. Such a package would include the megasite…