Niron Magnetics, a Minneapolis company that makes magnets using U.S.-based raw materials, has opened a D.C. office to showcase how its products can reduce reliance on Chinese materials.
The company leased 1,800 square feet at 801 17th St. NW, where it will house three full-time employees focused on government affairs …
The D.C. office for Niron Magnetics follows that of other defense-minded companies setting up shop here recently. Qualys Inc., a publicly traded Silicon Valley cybersecurity company, opened its new D.C. digs in June as did Leonid Capital Partners, an Orange County, California-based investor of national defense tech.
Dayglow, a Los Angeles coffee chain that features an international selection of coffee roasters and nonalcoholic coffee cocktails, has selected Georgetown for its first D.C.-area location.
One of Dayglow’s investors lives in D.C., and he raised the prospect last summer of planting the company’s flag here, said Tohm Ifergan, a former touring musician who performed globally and developed a passion for coffees from around the world. The chain had been eyeing expansion, so Ifergan flew to D.C. to see the city for himself and was quickly drawn to its international flair and elevated food and beverage scene.
“He told us how much he felt like the D.C. market was hungry for a specialty coffee shop like Dayglow, so I flew out and stayed at the Georgetown Inn for a few weeks,” Ifergan said. “It just felt very much like a place I felt connected to very quickly, and I liked the idea, so I told my investor, ’OK, let’s do it, if we can find a space.”
In the final month of 2025, more and greater variety of investors purchased commercial and residential properties in Greater Washington than in prior months, according to newly released economic data from the real estate firm CBRE.
Real estate sales ticked up and a greater range of investors jumped into the market — a sign of more attractive deals — leading the commercial real estate subindex to rise 2.5% month-over-month in December and the residential real estate index to jump 4%.
D.C.-based conglomerate Danaher Corp. said Tuesday it has reached a $9.9 billion deal to acquire Masimo Corp., an Irvine, California-based maker of medical diagnostic tools.
It’s the biggest deal so far of 2026 involving a company based in Greater Washington.