sustainability : Innovation & Job News

After nearly four hours of anxious pitches, the D.C. regional Challenge Cup winners have been crowned.

Hilltop Energy, a startup that is touting distributive energy generation, is one of many presenters at Reboot: Energy at 1776.

Energy Houses 7 and 8 are coming to Arlington, will offer geothermal heating, LEED and 60 percent efficiency over code.

Shop Local Week in D.C. is slated for Nov 30-Dec 8; Think Local First has partnered with local startup Causetown for a Charity Cash Mob.

Sick of looking at a stuffed closet? Rent out your overstock on GoodShuffle and make a few bucks to boot.

Good Spread, a natural peanut butter and organic honey mix, has come to D.C. and is looking for local vendors to help spread the word.

The new mobile site lets customers do all their shopping from a smartphone.

Bloompop, a District-based startup for online floral arrangements and delivery, will exit private beta at the end of August. 

Whether dining with a friend or a group, PlateDate sends a personal chef to your home to cook and serve a meal. Best part? You don't have to do the dishes.

Did you know that the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development has an office devoted entirely to helping startups take advantage of government grants and contracts? Neither did we!

Moving season is upon us. Lend A Box cofounders Janice Gambaccini and Stephanie Zimmermann are making moves more convenient and eco-friendly.

Project Shelter presells and delivers new camping gear to music festivals and then donates what is left behind to homeless shelters and refugee camps.

Bettina Stern and Suzanne Simon, who write the food blog Loulies, want to bring Chaya to a neighborhood near you. But first, some tacos!

Certified B corp PhilanTech streamlines grantmaking and keeps triple-bottom-line sustainability firmly in sight.

Power Supply, the local provider of fresh paleo meals in your CrossFit fridge, wants to hook up with yoga studios and mixed martial arts academies.