WASHINGTON — A $12 million Georgetown real-estate deal is putting another spotlight on one of the biggest shifts reshaping Washington: developers are increasingly looking at older commercial properties and seeing something the city badly needs more of — housing. Douglas Development Corp. has sold the mixed-use building at 2715 M Street NW to Adams Investment Group for $12 million, with plans for the property to become a high-end residential development. The roughly 29,000-square-foot property...

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., is pushing ahead with a significant overhaul of its business-licensing system, giving local entrepreneurs a new test of whether city government can finally make it easier to open, operate and grow a company without getting buried in unnecessary bureaucracy. The District’s Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection is implementing a series of licensing reforms this summer, including the Business Licensing Reform and Accountancy Practice Emergency Amendment...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers are considering whether every public school in the Commonwealth should be required to have a full-time licensed nurse, as education and health officials warn that thousands of students continue attending schools without guaranteed access to a medical professional. Just under 10 percent of Virginia public schools operate without a licensed nurse, according to state data cited in a new report examining school health services. Current Virginia law allows school...