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U.S. Lags In Providing College Access, Study Finds

Other countries are outpacing the United States in providing access to college, eroding an educational advantage the nation has enjoyed for decades, according to a study released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-02-2008
WiFi Gains Strength in Cities

Over the past three years, large cities and rural towns promised to bring WiFi to every street corner, park bench and doorstep. The wireless service was to be the key to extending cheap Internet access to underserved areas and low-income neighborhoods.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-04-2008
Diversity Blooms In Outer Suburbs

Prince William County has become the most ethnically and racially diverse county in Northern Virginia as a profound demographic shift in the region is reversing half a century of white-flight suburbanization, according to a report by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-02-2008
A New Equation in Local Banking

The merger yesterday of Wachovia and Citigroup combines two of metropolitan Washington's largest banks, creating a potential powerhouse accounting for nearly a quarter of the region's deposits.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 09-29-2008
HUD Sets Aside $95 Million To Ease Foreclosures in Area

The Washington region should receive nearly $95 million of the $4 billion that the federal government has set aside to help communities buy and redevelop foreclosure properties that have dragged down home prices around the nation.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 09-26-2008
Constellation in Quick Deal With Buffett

Constellation Energy Group, the Baltimore-based energy giant whose stock has plunged amid worries over liquidity, agreed yesterday to be sold for $4.73 billion to MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a subsidiary of Warren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 09-18-2008
Financial, Defense Lead Area Industries in Political Giving

Executives and employees of financial services firms and defense contractors have given the most money to the two major political parties and their presidential nominees, a review of donations by some of the region's largest companies and nonprofit organizations shows.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 09-14-2008
As Auto Jobs Vanish, Rust Spreads in Mich.

CHELSEA, Mich. -- Nancy Paul doesn't need a Census Bureau report to know poverty is rising in Michigan. She sees it in the moms and children who show up at her small nonprofit agency seeking free back-to-school clothes. She hears it in their plaintive requests for cereal or soap or assistance with...

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 08-29-2008
Wii Controllers Get Tangled In Patent Fight

A small local technology company, citing patent infringement, yesterday asked a U.S. trade panel to stop Japan-based video game giant Nintendo from importing its Wii system into the United States and filed a suit in federal court for unspecified damages.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 08-20-2008
NVR Ekes Out a Profit In Deep Housing Slump

NVR, the region's biggest home builder, said yesterday that it is continuing to be hit hard by the housing bust, reporting that profit slid 43 percent in the second quarter and orders for new homes fell.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 07-22-2008

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