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Building in Uncle Sam's Backyard: Washington's Evolving Real Estate Market

    RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The commercial real estate market
in Washington, D.C., looks healthier than in most other major cities.  With
more than five million square feet in office, hotel and retail space under
construction or renovation, developers are aggressively boosting the supply of
commercial property in the nation's capital to meet demand.  Staff writer
Charles Gerena examines Washington's relatively strong market and considers
what the future may hold.
     Also in this issue:

    * Interview: Mickey Levy, Chief Economist, Bank of America
    * The Venture Adventure: The Sharp Rise and Fall of Venture Capital Was a
      Wild Ride for Fifth District Entrepreneurs and Financiers
    * Making Waves: How New FCC Regulatory Rules Will Affect Fifth District
      Media
    * First Flight Centennial: The Wright Brothers' Experiment in Manned
      Flight Has Changed the Way People Travel and Do Business
    * Federal Reserve Feature: Economic ABCs -- The Federal Reserve's Role as
      an Educator and a Promoter of Economic Literacy
    * Economic History Feature: Trade Trailblazer -- The National Road Linked
      Communities and Helped Expand America's Western Frontier

    Region Focus, a quarterly business magazine published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond, covers the economy and business activities of the
District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
most of West Virginia.
    For free copies of Region Focus, contact the Bank's Public Affairs
Department at 804.697.8109.  The articles are available online at
http://www.rich.frb.org/pubs/regionfocus


SOURCE Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond




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