Drew Hansen

Brailsford & Dunlavey is one of the more unique businesses in Greater Washington, offering development advisory services to universities, sports teams and public agencies. This year, it took on private equity investment to supercharge its growth.

Dulles-based Unanet has acquired an D.C.-based startup that uses AI for proposal writing for government contractors. It intends to use the company's tech in new industries.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, two tech billionaires advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to improve government efficiency, have set their sights on “mass head-count reductions” across the federal government and eliminating remote work.

Chevy Chase investment firm Enlightenment Capital has closed its largest ever fund and fifth since its founding in 2012. Have a look at where it might be deploying the new capital.

Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches are now available in Harris Teeter stores, putting the Richmond company’s buzzy products in 250 more locations across the Southeast.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced $1.4 billion in grant funding for rail projects along the Northeast corridor, including funding for the planned expansion of D.C.’s Union Station.

Global facilities and food services management giant Sodexo has reached a deal to acquire Dunbar, Pennsylvania’s CRH Catering, an industrial food service company with a huge presence in the mid-Atlantic.

Los Angeles investment fund Oaktree Capital Management has urged Chesterfield-based drugmaker Indivior PLC to work with it to remake its board of directors.

Richmond IT services firm Terazo has been acquired by Zennify, a Sacramento, California-based firm focused on Salesforce and data consulting.

Shareholders in Kellanova, the Chicago-based maker of Pringles, Cheez-It crackers and Eggo waffles, have signed off on the company's massive sale to McLean's Mars Inc.