
Deltek Acquires WorkBook
Herndon-based Deltek, a provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, acquired Copenhagen-based WorkBook. According to Virginia Business, WorkBook provides management tools that are widely used by…
Former BBJ Publisher Launches Business Development Firm
Former Baltimore Business Journal Publisher John Dinkel has started a business development consulting firm geared toward clients in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. Dinkel…

Discovery Communications Expands Corporate Headquarters in Silver Spring
Discovery Communications will expand its main headquarters in downtown Silver Spring through a renovation project that will receive state and local aid, reports Bethesda…

idfive Opens Offices in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Medellín, Colombia
idfive, a Baltimore-based integrated advertising, web design and brand-consulting agency, has grown its workforce by more than 30 percent since the end…

More B2C Companies Value Social Media Compared to B2B Companies, Finds New Survey
More business-to-consumer (B2C) companies value social media compared to business-to-business (B2B) companies, according to a new survey from Clutch, a…

Four D.C.-Based Communications Firms Make ‘Inc. 5000’ List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
Four D.C.-based communications firms made the ‘Inc. 5000’ list of fastest-growing private companies in America. The four in the Advertising &…

SmartCEO, Which Closed in April, Being Revived by New Owner
SmartCEO, the Baltimore-based publication that closed in April after 15 years amid a cash crunch, is being revived by a new owner who…

Nine Maryland Communications Firms Make ‘Inc. 5000’ List
Inc. magazine released its ranking of the fastest growing privately owned businesses based on revenue growth over the past three years. Maryland communications firms…

Google Issuing Refunds for Ads on Websites with Fake Traffic
Google is issuing refunds for ads that ran on websites with fake traffic, people familiar with the situation said, as the web giant develops…

Business Journals Charging for ‘People on the Move’ Listings
In another sign of the changing media landscape, the Baltimore and Washington Business Journal “People on the Move” sections — the go-to publicity sources…

Area Updates: ID.me in Mclean Adds Julie Filion as CMO, Think to Assist RiskSpan in Vienna, and Madison+Main Helps Launch Initiative for Drive Smart Virginia
ID.me, based in Mclean, added Julie Filion its Chief Marketing Officer. As Chief Marketing Officer, Filion will lead ID.me’s B2B and…

Discovery Communications Acquires Scripps Networks Interactive
Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Interactive have signed a definitive agreement for Discovery to acquire Scripps in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at…

Merkle Acquires Sokrati in India
Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency based in Columbia, Md, announced the launch of Merkle in India with the acquisition…

Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Discuss Merger
Shares in cable television programmers Discovery Communications, based in Silver Spring, Md, and Scripps Networks Interactive jumped late Tuesday in after-market trading following…

Sage Communications Hires Business Development Expert to Expand Mission-Focused Culture
Sage Communications – the leading technology, B2B, public sector and nonprofit communications firm in Greater Washington D.C. – hired Ruth Song as Director of Business…

