After long delays, officials plan to break ground on the $520 million Marriott Marquis on Ninth Street and Northwest in Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, according to The Washington Post. The 1,175-room convention center hotel project has spanned 19 years, three mayoral administrations and various lawsuits. The hotel, which is being developed by Quadrangle Development Corp.,
The Montgomery County board of appeals ruled Oct. 20 that Suburban Hospital can proceed with its controversial expansion plans, according to bethesda.patch.com. The $230 million hospital expansion project includes adding 300,000 square feet to the hospital, as well as a nearly 1,200-space garage. However, the board also ruled that the hospital only may remove less than half of the 23 houses
University of Maryland’s School of Medicine is partnering with Advanced Particle Therapy LLC, Minden, Nev., to open a $200 million advanced radiation technology cancer treatment facility in the University of Maryland BioPark in West Baltimore, according to the Washington Business Journal. The 100,000-square-foot Maryland Proton Treatment Center will be the first medical facility in the region to offer proton therapy, which
Jobless rates declined in Washington, D.C., and Virginia in September, demonstrating some improvement in the regional job market, according to The Washington Post. The district’s unemployment rate fell from 9.9 percent in August to 9.8 percent in September, and Virginia’s unemployment rate fell from 6.9 percent to 6.8 percent. Meanwhile, Maryland’s unemployment rate jumped from 7.3 percent to 7.5 percent. During
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