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These 3 DC-area companies are still hiring despite coronavirus pandemic

The novel coronavirus has upended any and all plans the region’s startups had heading into 2020.

They’re experiencing pain and pressure, trying to protect their bottom lines while continuing to fundraise and grow and, in some cases, merely stay afloat. And now more than ever, they’re making cuts — of positions, salaries and services — as they work to figure out what comes next.

Layoffs have led 140,000 residents of D.C., Maryland and Virginia to file initial unemployment claims last week alone, and roughly 900,000 across the three jurisdictions to apply for initial claims in the last five weeks.

But not all local companies are scaling back. Some, too, are scaling up. Here’s a deeper look at a few local businesses now hiring.

The Tysons software firm is now hiring for more than 60 positions in sales, engineering, professional services, marketing and an array of corporate roles, from finance to recruiting to C-level roles.

Appian (NASDAQ: APPN), now with more than 1,000…

Read the full story from the Washington Business Journal.

Filipino fast-food chain chooses Wheaton for first area restaurant. Here’s when it might open.

Jollibee, which claims to be the “largest and fastest growing Asian restaurant company in the world,” has selected Wheaton for its first Greater Washington outpost. The Filipino chain, now with 1,300 outlets across the globe and at least 37 in the United States, will replace a shuttered Baja Fresh on the Westfield Wheaton property. According to plans obtained from Construction Journal, renovation work on the nearly 3,500-square-foot space is expected to get underway in September, with delivery as soon as December.
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