Economic Development : Features

Men far outnumber women in tech. But now, two new D.C. organizations are helping women and young girls break into the traditionally male world.

Stop fighting over the last seat at Starbucks. D.C.'s coworking spaces provide "everything you need to run your office, plus community."

A new entrepreneurship program is venturing local funds to help under-employed D.C. residents launch profitable enterprises of their own. Will Enterprise DC combat unemployment with startup profits?

How is D.C.'s tech sector different from that in other cities? Can it someday rival New York's? These questions and more were discussed Thursday at #TechintheCity, a spirited panel discussion.

The first restaurants into a "new" neighborhood have a special burden. They're often hailed as saviors of a hungry population, with the crowds to match, but they're also taking a risk. If you build it, will they come?

Former D.C. mayor Anthony "Tony" Williams has been helming the Federal City Council for the past nine months. Elevation DC asked him about the nonprofit's biggest challenges and opportunities for the coming year.

How can the city attract high-tech businesses, support the local economy, and disrupt the status quo to create spaces where new companies and industries can thrive? D.C. thought leaders weigh in.

As the D.C. Office of Planning and the National Capital Planning Commission study the impact of changing D.C.'s height limit, we spoke to two experts to learn the pros and cons of the issue for urbanists.

Studio. Atlas. The Howard. And more. Theaters, which lure a combination of commercial and artistic interests to struggling areas, may be just what a neighborhood needs. 

Can Ward 5 change its industrial warehouses and trash transfer stations into neighborhood amenities and sources of good jobs? The recently announced Ward 5 Industrial Land Transformation Task Force aims to find out.

Greetings and welcome to the first issue of Elevation DC, a new weekly magazine dedicated to the innovators, job creators, and disruptors who've chosen D.C. on which to make their mark. 

WestMill Capital, the D.C. based real estate firm founded by Ben and Dan Miller, has a creative new use for its properties during the months that typically transpire between acquisition and construction.