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Tim Chapman and Gary Cha, owner of several Yes Organic Market stores, have formed a partnership based on a common belief they say trumps other data: D.C. residents, even those in neighborhoods hammered by the recession, will pay for easy access to fresh groceries.

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| Windows Plus co-owners Reg Wayland and Tom Camarca have a pretty cool -- and lucrative -- business. In addition to windows, the company installs siding, doors and specialty glass, grossing about $3 million annually.

Plans to move more than 19,000 defense workers Northern Virginia by fall 2011 are expected to add thousands of commuters to the region's roads, further clogging an area with the nation's second-worst traffic.

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| The market for computer security is heating up as the number of Internet threats grows and the federal government moves to consolidate operations in the region.

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