A look at what Washington businesses did for the greater good in 2014 The Washington area charity community is still dealing with the pullback in government spending, which has cut grants and pinched the resources of many businesses whose fortunes are tied to the federal budget. Nevertheless, many

A Thanksgiving Day holiday shopper carries a discounted television to the checkout at the Target retail store in Chicago, Illinois, November 28, 2013. A robust pace of business spending likely buoyed U.S. economic growth in the third quarter, a sign corporate chieftains have confidence in the

An employee works on an assembly line at the General Motors plant in Asaka August 29, 2012. Euro zone businesses performed much better than forecasters expected this month and China's vast factory sector grew a shade faster but there were worrying signs that the upturn could be short-lived. The

District small businesses can already sign up for plans online. Many states’ employers will see that option become available this fall. Some, though, will be left waiting into next year, if not longer. One year in, the new small-business insurance marketplaces born out of the new federal

The Small Business Administration has shifted more of its resources of late to bolster high-growth upstarts. But does that complement of come at the expense of its support for traditional small firms? The Small Business Administration continues to shift more attention and resources to supporting a