83-541: Ballston Quarter is one of the first major suburban shopping centers built in the Washington metropolitan area . It opened in 1951 as Parkington Shopping Center and was the nation's first shopping center built around a multi-story parking garage. It is located at the intersection of Glebe Road and Wilson Boulevard in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia , two blocks from Ballston–MU station on
166-493: A 12-story office building was added. In May 1974, JCPenney opened a 36,327-square-foot (3,374.9 m) soft line merchandise and catalog store. By 1982, the 30-year-old Parkington Shopping Center was in need of a facelift. Beginning that year, Arlington County embarked on a $ 100 million renovation project and expansion of the single-story outdoor shopping center to an enclosed, multi-story mall totaling 530,000-square-foot (49,000 m), in limited partnership with May Centers,
249-562: A 7.1 sound system, a Dolby Atmos sound system or an Auro 11.1 sound system with 273 loudspeaker components including eight 21 inch subwoofers . There are reclining leather seats with headrests. Both digital 2D and RealD 3D films can be screened. As of January 2016, there are 87 operating RPX locations. In June 2011, after posting a loss for the first quarter, Regal began downsizing its theater workforce by removing managers from projection and replacing them with lower paid floor staff. This move allowed Regal to lay off part-time managers across
332-514: A district court in the state of Texas following complaints by the Houston -based cinema chain iPic Entertainment, which found that Regal had colluded with 20th Century Fox, Sony, and Universal by threatening boycotts of their releases if they did not refuse clearance of their films to smaller cinema chain locations (such as iPic). In 2017, Regal purchased Wichita , Kansas –based Warren Theatres . In November 2017, Regal began merger talks with
415-467: A former joint venture between Regal Entertainment Group and Terrell Braly. These locations feature a full bar and made-from-scratch restaurant menu, allowing patrons to order before/during a movie and have the food delivered directly to their seats. As of August 2024, there are four Cinebarre locations operating within the United States. In January 2016, Regal was issued a temporary injunction by
498-547: A gym are the major anchors. Macy's closed in April 2024, as part of a plan to close 5 stores nationwide, which left the mall without any traditional anchors. The Macy's anchor store is set to be demolished in late 2024 for construction of a 500-unit apartment building. On September 14, 2019, the Arlington County Police Department was dispatched to the mall due to reports of a mass shooter. After
581-400: A large number of theaters still remains in all three markets. On May 17, 2009, Regal signed a deal with Sony Corporation to equip all of its theaters with Sony 4K digital projection over the next three to five years. In April 2010, Regal launched Regal Premium Experience (RPX), an upgraded theater format. Each RPX theater features a 60-foot screen, dual 30,000 lumen digital projectors,
664-705: A new lease agreement with the galleria to continue operating the theater. In April 2023, it was announced that Regal had acquired the lease to the former ArcLight theater at The Paseo in Pasadena, California . The location reopened as part of the Regal chain in June of that year. In August 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported that Cineworld would file for bankruptcy after struggling to rebuild attendance and incurring debts of more than $ 4.8 billion amid
747-459: A new movie ticket subscription service known as Regal Unlimited. This service allows users to see an unlimited number of movies and receive a 10% discount on concessions, although there is an additional surcharge for premium movie formats. The service is modeled upon a similar program employed by Cineworld. On January 7, 2020, in alignment with existing agreements with Cineworld, it was announced that PepsiCo would replace The Coca-Cola Company as
830-577: A presence in the area include Fortrea , IQVIA , Charles River Laboratories , and ICON plc . The area's medical research is driven by government and non-profit health institutions, such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute , J. Craig Venter Institute , and the National Institutes of Health . Local consumer goods companies include Nestle USA and Mars, Incorporated . Many defense contractors are based in
913-457: A significant biotechnology industry; companies with a major presence in the region as of 2011 include Merck , Pfizer , Human Genome Sciences , Martek Biosciences , and Qiagen . Additionally, many biotechnology companies such as United Therapeutics , Novavax , Emergent BioSolutions , Parabon NanoLabs and MedImmune have headquarters in the region. The area is also home to branch offices of many contract research organizations . Firms with
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#1732802417166996-641: A significant shuffling of military, civilian, and defense contractor employees in the Washington metropolitan area. The largest individual site impacts of the time are as follows: BRAC 2005 was the largest infrastructure expansion by the Army Corps of Engineers since World War II , resulting in the Mark Center , tallest building they have ever constructed, as well as National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East, which at 2.4 million square feet
1079-422: A subsidiary of The May Department Stores Company , which had acquired Hecht's , the original developer. Part of the project was a contest among Arlington residents to name the new mall. That contest was how "Ballston Common" came to be the mall's name. After some complications, the renovated and expanded Ballston Common opened on October 20, 1986. The expansion added a 120,000 sqft JCPenney anchor store and brought
1162-413: Is a local news provider available only to cable subscribers. Radio stations serving the area include: WETA-FM , WIHT , WSBN , and WTOP . 38°53′24″N 77°02′48″W / 38.89000°N 77.04667°W / 38.89000; -77.04667 Regal Cinemas Regal Cinemas (also Regal Entertainment Group ) is an American movie theater chain founded on August 10, 1989 and owned by
1245-508: Is a significant industry in the Washington metropolitan region. In 2015, more than 74,000 tourism-sector jobs existed in the District of Columbia, a record-setting 19.3 million domestic tourists visited the city, and domestic and international tourists combined spent $ 7.1 billion. The convention industry is also significant; in 2016, D.C. hosted fifteen "city-wide conventions" with an estimated total economic impact of $ 277.9 million. Tourism
1328-659: Is also significant outside the District of Columbia; in 2015, a record-setting $ 3.06 billion in tourism spending was reported in Arlington , Virginia, and $ 2.9 billion in Fairfax County , Virginia. A 2016 National Park Service report estimated that there were 56 million visitors to national parks in the National Capital Region, sustaining 16,917 and generating close to $ 1.6 billion in economy impact. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure resulted in
1411-494: Is included – and 23rd in the entire United States. 12.2% of Northern Virginia's 881,136 households, 8.5% of suburban Maryland's 799,300 households, and 8.2% of Washington's 249,805 households have an annual income in excess of $ 200,000, compared to 3.7% nationally. According to a report by the American Human Development Project , women in the Washington metropolitan area are ranked as having
1494-482: Is less than half the size of L.A., but both cities have around 100,000 Ph.D.'s." The Washington metropolitan area has held the top spot in the American College of Sports Medicine 's annual American Fitness Index ranking of the United States' 50 most populous metropolitan areas for two years running. The report cites, among other things, the high average fitness level and healthy eating habits of residents,
1577-495: Is made up of periodicals such as National Affairs , those by The Slate Group , Foreign Policy , National Geographic , The American Prospect , and those by Atlantic Media , including The Atlantic . There are also many smaller regional publications present, such as The Washington Diplomat , The Hill , Hill Rag , Roll Call , Washington City Paper and the Washington Examiner . Anchored by
1660-459: Is surrounded by Interstate 495 with the locations inside of it referred to as Inside the Beltway . Washington, D.C., which is at the center of the area, is sometimes referred to as the District because of its status as a federal district, which makes it not part of any state. The Virginian portion of the region is known as Northern Virginia . The Maryland portion of the region is sometimes called
1743-856: Is the largest building the Corps have constructed since the Pentagon . "WMATA"-indicated systems are run by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and always accept Washington Metro fare cards; others may or may not. Listing of the professional sports teams in the Washington metropolitan area: The Washington metropolitan area is home to DCTV , USA Today , C-SPAN , PBS , NPR , Politico , BET , TV One and Discovery Communications . The two main newspapers are The Washington Post and The Washington Times . Local television channels include WRC-TV 4 (NBC), WTTG 5 (FOX), WJLA 7 (ABC), WUSA 9 (CBS), WDCA 20 (MyNetworkTV), WETA-TV 26 (PBS), WDCW 50 (CW), and WPXW 66 ( Ion ). WJLA 24/7 News
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#17328024171661826-413: Is the third-largest combined statistical area in the country. The Washington metropolitan area is one of the most educated and affluent metropolitan areas in the U.S. The metro area anchors the southern end of the densely populated Northeast megalopolis with an estimated total population of 6,304,975 as of 2023 estimates, making it the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the nation, as well as
1909-448: The BBC jointly produced a half-hour documentary about it, titled "Report From America: Parkington Shopping Center." Over the years, the $ 15 million Parkington Shopping Center expanded to 30 stores including Giant Food , McCrory Stores , W. T. Grant , Brentano's Books, Casual Corner , and others. The mall was an enormous success, and had gross sales of over $ 223 million in 1959. In 1963,
1992-555: The COVID-19 pandemic , becoming the first theater chain in the United States to close all its theater locations as a result of the pandemic. Regal Cinemas started reopening most of its theaters on August 21, 2020, with a few delayed until August 28 and others closed indefinitely due to local restrictions or having already been planned to close prior to the pandemic. On October 5, 2020, Cineworld announced it would close most Regal, and all Cineworld, and Picturehouse Cinemas locations in
2075-639: The D.C. area , Greater Washington , the National Capital Region , or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia , Maryland , and Virginia ), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C. , the federal capital of the United States . The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia . It is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area , which
2158-667: The Dulles Technology Corridor , the telecommunications and tech industry in DC spans a diverse range of players across internet infrastructure, broadcasting, satellite communications, and datacenters. Firms headquartered in the area include Cogent Communications , GTT Communications , Hughes Network Systems , iCore Networks , Iridium Communications , Intelsat , Ligado Networks , NII Holdings , Oceus Networks , OneWeb , Tegna Inc. , Transaction Network Services , Verisign , WorldCell , and XO Communications . Tourism
2241-447: The U.S. Senate , and the U.S. House of Representatives . MWCOG provides a forum for discussion and the development of regional responses to issues regarding the environment, transportation, public safety, homeland security, affordable housing, community planning, and economic development. The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board , a component of MWCOG, is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for
2324-829: The United States Institute of Peace , and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts representing nearly 300,000+ students. The consortium facilitates course cross registration between all member universities, and universalizes library access across some of its member universities through the Washington Research Library Consortium . It additionally offers joint procurement programs, joint academic initiatives, and campus public safety training. Formed in 1967 as an interstate compact between Maryland , Virginia, and
2407-497: The Washington Metro 's Orange and Silver lines. It was remodeled as Ballston Common Mall in 1986 and again in 2019 as Ballston Quarter. The site of the mall was known as Ball's Crossroads, when Ball's Tavern was located at the site in the early 1800s. Located at the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and Glebe Road, it became the site of Ballston Stadium in the 1930s, a football stadium used by multiple teams, including
2490-477: The Washington Redskins , who practiced there in 1938. After World War II, with the growth of the suburbs, the stadium was demolished for the construction of Parkington Shopping Center, a $ 6.5 million development constructed by The Hecht Co. and named for the complex's cutting-edge four-story parking garage. The center was anchored by a Hecht's department store that opened on November 2, 1951. A man
2573-408: The movie studio of the same name founded by Douglas Fairbanks , Mary Pickford , Charlie Chaplin , and D. W. Griffith , but legally has always been separate from it. Joseph Schenck was brought in to become UA's president in 1924; as part of the deal, Schenck entered into a partnership with Chaplin and Pickford to buy and construct theatres using UA's name. Over time, the chain became separate from
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2656-982: The "last straw"). Mooky argued that the studios were holding off on new releases until New York cinemas reopen (accusing Governor Andrew Cuomo of being inflexible, despite having allowed other forms of indoor businesses to resume operations), and that the company only planned to reopen its cinemas once it is confident there is a "clear" and "solid" lineup of new releases. The closures initially excluded seven recently opened locations in California, and 11 New York state locations (after it began to allow cinemas outside of New York City to reopen on October 23 at 25% capacity if specific health metrics are met). However, on November 9, Regal announced that these locations would close until further notice effective November 12. On March 23, 2021, Cineworld announced that in light of theaters in New York City and Los Angeles being given
2739-566: The British company Cineworld , headquartered in Knoxville , Tennessee , and operates the second-largest theater circuit in the United States, with 6,853 screens in 511 theaters as of December 31, 2021. The three main theater brands operated by Regal Entertainment Group are Regal Cinemas , Edwards Theatres , and United Artists Theatres . These chains retain their exterior signage, but most indoor branding (popcorn bags, policy trailers) uses
2822-646: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Claritas Inc., and other sources. The Washington metropolitan area was ranked as the second best High-Tech Center in a statistical analysis of the top 100 Metropolitan areas in the United States by American City Business Journals in May 2009, behind the Silicon Valley and ahead of the Boston metropolitan area . Fueling the metropolitan area's ranking was the reported 241,264 tech jobs in
2905-616: The District of Columbia , the WMATA is a tri-jurisdictional government agency with a board composed of representatives from Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the United States Federal government that operates transit services in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is a multi-jurisdictional independent airport authority, created with
2988-693: The Harding, and Coronet, which was opened in 1949. In 1988 UA bought the Philadelphia-based Sameric chain of about 30 locations in PA, NJ, and DE. The UA Theatres main office was in San Francisco until 1988 when it was sold to TCI. Thereafter, it was relocated to Englewood, CO. UA was an early pioneer in cable television , and aggressively bought smaller regional systems. By the end of the 1980s, John Malone's Tele-Communications, Inc.
3071-692: The Macy's Furniture Store (formerly JCPenney) anchor store building as part of that plan. On May 31, 2016, most businesses closed so the mall could be redeveloped. The mall returned partially to its roots, with about half of its roof removed, making it an outdoor mall again. The vacant Macy's Furniture anchor store on the mall's east side was demolished and replaced with a new 22-story, 406-unit apartment tower called Origin Ballston. Ballston Quarter reopened officially in November 2018. Currently, Regal Cinemas , and
3154-676: The Maryland-National Capital Region by local authorities but rarely by the general public. The U.S. Census Bureau divides the Washington metropolitan statistical area into three (formerly two) metropolitan divisions: Founded in 1957, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) is a regional organization of 21 Washington-area local governments, as well as area members of the Maryland and Virginia state legislatures,
3237-623: The Mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and North and South Carolina overlapped in some places with Regal's. As of a condition of approval of the merger, the United States Department of Justice required that Regal divest itself of several theaters in areas where it would have a monopoly. Regal agreed to sell off four theaters in the Asheville , Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina markets, but
3320-688: The Regal Entertainment Group name and logo. Most new cinema construction uses the Regal Cinemas name. Regal has acquired several smaller chains since this merger; these, however, have been rebranded as Regal Cinemas. On December 5, 2017, it was announced that the British theater chain Cineworld would acquire Regal for $ 3.6 billion, making it the second largest global cinema exhibitor behind AMC . On September 7, 2022, Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . Regal Cinemas
3403-627: The UK theater chain Cineworld . On December 5, it was officially announced that Cineworld would buy Regal for $ 3.6 billion, forming the world's second-largest cinema group. Regal adopted a new logo in October 2018, featuring an emblem resembling a camera aperture and crown. In recognition of the company's Knoxville heritage, Regal adopted orange as a corporate color in reference to the Tennessee Volunteers . In July 2019, Regal announced
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3486-513: The US, UK, and Ireland indefinitely, beginning October 8. CEO Mooky Greidinger specifically cited that the continued reluctance of New York to allow cinemas to open was the main factor, as well as the lack of tentpole Hollywood films due to the high cost of operating a cinema without new releases (describing the delay of the James Bond film No Time to Die from November to April 2021 as being
3569-666: The Warren name. In 2007, REG opened its first all-digital projection theatre in Henderson, Nevada (a suburb of Las Vegas ), the Fiesta Henderson Stadium 12. Regal sold Fandango to leading cable company Comcast Corporation in 2007. Regal Entertainment Group completed its acquisition of Consolidated Theatres on May 1, 2008. In the transaction, Regal acquired Consolidated's 28 theaters and 400 screens for $ 210 million. Consolidated's concentrations of theatres in
3652-432: The Washington metropolitan area. The metropolitan area includes the following principal cities (not all of which are incorporated as cities; one, Arlington, actually is a county, while Bethesda and Reston are unincorporated census-designated places). The Washington metropolitan area is considered a Democratic stronghold. The last Republican to win it was Richard Nixon in his 1972 landslide reelection. Since Bill Clinton
3735-563: The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) was $ 561,027,941,000. Changes in house prices for the Washington metropolitan area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index ; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of S&P's 10-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market. McLean ZIP code 22102 had
3818-474: The company's screen count. The expansion plan gave Edwards a crushing debt load, and in 2000 it filed for bankruptcy. When all three chains went into bankruptcy, investor Philip Anschutz bought substantial investments in all three companies, becoming majority owner. In 2002, Anschutz consolidated his three theatre holdings under a new parent company, Regal Entertainment Group. Regal's Mike Campbell and UA's Kurt Hall were named co-CEOs, with Campbell overseeing
3901-703: The consent of the United States Congress and the legislature of Virginia to oversee management, operations, and capital development of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport . Founded in 1889, the Greater Washington Board of Trade is a network of regional businesses that work to advance the culture, economy, and resiliency of the Washington metropolitan area. The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington (CAGW) works to increase appreciation, support, and resources for arts and culture in
3984-569: The country and forcibly demote many full-time managers to part-time. As theaters converted to all digital automated screens, Regal also removed projectionists altogether. This focus on "cost control" helped the company post better than expected profits for the 3rd quarter of that year. In March 2014, AEG and Regal announced an agreement to add 4DX —a 4D film format—to its location at L.A. Live . As of 2018, it operated six 4DX screens nationwide, with plans to expand to at least 79. In December 2015, Regal took over managing operations of Cinebarre,
4067-447: The decade, acquiring smaller chains as well as building new, more modern multiplexes. Its largest acquisition during this original period was the 1998 combination of it and Act III Theatres , although it had acquired some smaller chains as well in the mid-1990s, including the original Cobb Theatres , RC Theatres, and Cleveland -based National Theatre Corp. By 2001, Regal was overextended, and went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It became
4150-402: The exclusive supplier of non-alcoholic beverages to all Regal cinemas, notably breaking a monopoly held by Coke among the top three cinema chains in the United States, which also includes AMC Theatres and Cinemark Theatres . Pepsi also became the "exclusive sponsor" of Regal's 4DX screens. On March 16, 2020, Regal Cinemas closed all 543 of its theaters in the United States indefinitely due to
4233-417: The federal city of Washington, D.C., the county (and census-designated place ) of Arlington , and the independent city of Alexandria . The Office of Management and Budget also includes the metropolitan statistical area as part of the larger Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area , which has a population of 9,546,579 as of the 2014 Census Estimate. The Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia portions of
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#17328024171664316-555: The go-ahead to reopen theaters earlier in the month, they would begin reopening select Regal locations on April 2, in time for the release of Godzilla vs. Kong , with the company aiming to have most Regal locations reopened by April 16, in time for the release of Mortal Kombat , which was pushed back a week to April 23. The wide reopening was pushed back to May 7, with all but 13 open by May 28. Cineworld reached agreements with Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to commit to theatrical windows. On June 19, 2021, Regal Cinemas acquired
4399-623: The highest income and educational attainment among the 25 most populous metropolitan areas in the nation, while Asian American women in the region had the highest life expectancy, at 92.3 years. The Washington metropolitan area has the largest science and engineering work force of any metropolitan area in the nation in 2006 according to the Greater Washington Initiative at 324,530, ahead of the combined San Francisco Bay Area work force of 214,500, and Chicago metropolitan area at 203,090, citing data from U.S. Census Bureau,
4482-480: The highest median home prices among ZIP codes within the Washington metropolitan area as of 2013. The economy of the Washington metropolitan region is characterized by significant wealth disparities , which were heightened by the Great Recession and the 2007–09 housing crisis , which adversely affected black and Hispanic households more than other households. A 2016 Urban Institute report found that
4565-568: The highest-educated metropolitan area in the nation for four decades. As of the 2006–2008 American Community Survey , the three most educated places with 200,000 people or more in Washington–Arlington–Alexandria by bachelor's degree attainment (population 25 and over) are Arlington , Virginia (68.0%), Fairfax County , Virginia (58.8%), and Montgomery County , Maryland (56.4%). Forbes magazine stated in its 2008 "America's Best- And Worst-Educated Cities" report: "The D.C. area
4648-480: The hospitality and hotel industries. Major companies with headquarters in the region include Marriott International , The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company , Hilton Worldwide , Park Hotels and Resorts , Choice Hotels , Host Hotels and Resorts , and HMSHost . The media industry is a significant portion of metropolitan Washington's economy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Washington DC region has
4731-570: The lease of the former Arclight Cinemas at the Sherman Oaks Galleria in Los Angeles, with plans for a $ 10 million remodel that would include premium large format, 4DX , IMAX , and ScreenX screens. In January 2023, however, it was announced that the theater would close on February 15 unless the lease was renegotiated, but it continued to operate after the date had passed. In May 2023, Regal announced that they had reached
4814-690: The mall from 1 to 4 stories of retail, with a 9-story office tower above. In the early 2000s, the mall became home to the MedStar Capitals Iceplex , the headquarters and practice facility for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals , and the ComedySportz improvisational theatre organization. The JCPenney anchor store closed in early 2000 and was soon after remodeled as Hecht's Furniture Gallery. In late 2000, Ballston Tower, an adjoining 16-story office tower
4897-666: The mall was searched, it was revealed that there was no shooter. It was suspected to be a prank, but it was later found out that someone misinterpreted the line "Pennywise has sharpshooter activated," while they were watching the movie It Chapter Two at the theatre. The report summoned a massive police presence with police helicopters from Washington, D.C. , and neighboring Fairfax County . 38°52′45.6″N 77°6′39.6″W / 38.879333°N 77.111000°W / 38.879333; -77.111000 Washington metropolitan area Washington–Arlington–Alexandria MSA The Washington metropolitan area , also referred to as
4980-492: The median net worth (i.e., assets minus debt) for white households in the D.C. region was $ 284,000, while the median net worth for Hispanic–Latino households was $ 13,000, and for African American households as $ 3,500. Asian Americans had the highest median net worth in the Washington area ($ 220,000 for Chinese American households, $ 430,000 for Vietnamese American households, $ 496,000 for Korean American households, and $ 573,000 for Indian American households). Although
5063-521: The median net worth for white D.C.-area households was 81 times that of black D.C.-area households, the two groups had comparable rates of business ownership (about 9%). The Urban Institute report suggests that this "may be driven by the presence of a large federal government and a local district government whose membership and constituents have been largely Black, coupled with government policies designed to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses." The Washington metropolitan area has
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#17328024171665146-666: The metropolitan Washington area. Chartered in 1964, the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area is a regional organization of 20 colleges and universities in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the Smithsonian Institution , the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
5229-410: The metropolitan area are sometimes referred to as the National Capital Region, particularly by federal agencies such as the military, Department of Homeland Security , and some local government agencies. The National Capital Region portion of the Washington metropolitan area is also colloquially known by the abbreviation "DMV", which stands for the "District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia." The region
5312-524: The namesake for the theater chain in which it would be merged into with the Edwards and United Artists chains. The chain's famous "Regal Roller Coaster" policy trailer, animated by SmithGroup Communications , which was shown before every movie shown from the early 1990s to the spring of 2005, was revived in 2010 and the current version was made in 2015, which was animated by The Tombras Group. United Artists Theatres (established in 1924) has its roots in
5395-533: The nation. The median household income of the region is US$ 72,800. The two highest median household income counties in the nation – Loudoun and Fairfax County , Virginia – are components of the MSA (and No. 3 is Howard County , officially in Baltimore 's sphere but strongly connected with Washington's); measured in this way, Alexandria ranks 10th among municipalities in the region – 11th if Howard
5478-464: The new company before it went public. Since the 2002 formation of REG, it has acquired several smaller chains. It took over the US assets of Hoyts Cinemas in March 2003 and announced the acquisition of San Ramon, California –based Signature Theatres in April 2004. Unlike the merger with UA and Edwards, Regal has rebranded all of these theatres as Regal Cinemas. In April 2005, Eastern Federal, which
5561-423: The new company using the Regal Cinemas name. UA eventually dropped out of the merger, but the merger between Regal and Act III went through. As Regal consolidated the three chains, CineMedia began work on a new digital distribution system to provide a new "preshow," replacing the slides and film advertisements with digital content. NBC and Turner Broadcasting were among the first to sign on to provide content for
5644-576: The pandemic. Cineworld confirmed that Regal Cinemas would remain in operation while Cineworld would evaluate their financial strategies. On September 7, 2022, Cineworld announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . Cineworld plans to emerge from Chapter 11 in the first quarter of 2023, and planned to pursue "a real estate optimisation strategy", including the closure or sale of theaters and other discussions with landlords on its cinema lease terms with Regal. On September 28, 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that Canadian exhibitor Cineplex
5727-545: The region to be close to the Pentagon in Arlington. Local defense contractors include Lockheed Martin , the largest, as well as General Dynamics , BAE Systems Inc. , Northrop Grumman , Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) , Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) , CACI , ManTech International , DynCorp , and Leidos . The Washington metropolitan area contains the headquarters of numerous companies in
5810-609: The region, a total eclipsed only by New York , Los Angeles , and the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the highest master's or doctoral degree attainment among the 100 ranked metropolitan areas. A Dice.com report showed that the Washington–Baltimore area had the second-highest number of tech jobs listed: 8,289, after the New York metro area with 9,195 jobs. In 2020, the total gross domestic product for
5893-487: The second largest concentration of journalists and media personnel in the United States after the New York metropolitan area . Washington's industry presence includes major publications with national audiences such as The Washington Post , U.S. News & World Report , and USA Today , as well as new media publishers such as Vox Media , RealClearPolitics , Axios , and Politico . A secondary portion of this market
5976-561: The second-largest metropolitan area in the Census Bureau's South Atlantic division, following Metro Atlanta . The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the area as the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metropolitan statistical area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The region's three largest cities are
6059-708: The studio and by the 1970s was part of a larger company, United Artists Communications. United Artists Theatres was purchased in the late 1940s by the Naify Brothers , who owned theatres in the San Francisco Bay Area . Their company up to this time was called Golden State Theatres. About this time they also acquired the San Francisco Theatres owned by Samuel H Levin. These theatres were the Balboa, Alexandria, Coliseum, Vogue, Metro,
6142-686: The theatre operations from Regal Cinemas' headquarters in Knoxville, and Kurt Hall heading up a new subsidiary, Regal CineMedia , from the UA offices in Centennial, Colorado . The Edwards corporate offices were closed. Regal and United Artists had attempted to merge before in 1998, using a similar method. Investment firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst announced plans to acquire Regal, then merge it with UA (which would be bought by Hicks, Muse) and Act III (controlled by KKR), with
6225-526: The venture, and the preshow, dubbed "The 2wenty," debuted in February 2003; this pre-film preshow is now known as "Regal FirstLook." The new distribution system was also meant to be used for special events such as concerts. Regal CineMedia merged with AMC Theatres ' National Cinema Network in 2005 to form National CineMedia . In effect, this was a takeover of NCN by Regal CineMedia, as Kurt Hall stayed on as CEO and AMC adopted Regal's preshow. Regal owned 50% of
6308-406: The widespread availability of health care and facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, and parks, low rates of obesity and tobacco use relative to the national average, and the high median household income as contributors to the city's community health. In the 21st century, the Washington metropolitan area has overtaken the San Francisco Bay Area as the highest-income metropolitan area in
6391-752: Was a theatre company in the Southeastern United States , was acquired by Regal. In February 2013, Regal agreed to purchase Hollywood Theaters, a nationwide chain of 46 theaters that operated from Portland, Oregon. The sale was closed on April 1, 2013. In May 2017 Regal purchased the $ 200 million company Warren Theaters based in Wichita , Kansas . The sale included all Warren Theater locations in Wichita KS as well as those in Moore and Broken Arrow OK. The theaters will continue operation under
6474-460: Was completed, with a Regal Cinemas multiplex and retail on the lower levels. In 2003, the triangular surface parking lot in front of Hecht's at the intersection of Glebe Road and Wilson Boulevard was redeveloped, with the construction of 4300 Wilson Boulevard, an 11-story office tower. All Hecht's stores were rebranded as Macy's in 2006. The owner of the mall started planning its redevelopment in 2013. In September 2013, Forest City Washington purchased
6557-407: Was elected in 1992, Democratic candidates have easily won the area by double-digits. The area has been a magnet for international immigration since the late 1960s. It is also a magnet for internal migration (persons moving from one region of the U.S. to another). Racial composition of the Washington metropolitan area. Source: Census Reporter The Washington metropolitan area has ranked as
6640-581: Was electrocuted during the construction of the store. At its opening, the five story, 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m) store was the largest suburban department store on the East Coast. The store's facade included a massive three-story glass wall containing 87 10x14ft panels that were used to post community messages, becoming a local landmark. The mall was considered so futuristic that the United States Information Agency and
6723-543: Was established in 1989 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with Mike Campbell as CEO. Its first location was the Searstown Cinema in Titusville, Florida. Regal began to grow at a rapid pace, opening larger cinemas in suburban areas. Many of these contained a "premium" café (later called Cafe Del Moro) and a more upscale look than typical theaters of the time. Regal Cinemas embarked on a large-scale expansion throughout
6806-502: Was exploring the possibility of merging with Regal; Cineworld had attempted to acquire Cineplex in 2020, but was forced to pay US$ 1 billion in damages for breach of contract after backing out of the deal. Cineworld was denied an appeal by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice , which had ruled in favor of Cineplex in the associated legal dispute. In May 2023, Cineworld said that its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
6889-787: Was majority owner; on June 8, 1991, it purchased the remainder of the company. Then on February 19, 1992, TCI sold the theatre chain in a leveraged buyout led by Merrill Lynch Capital Partners Inc and UA management. Edwards Theatres was a family-owned chain in California , started in 1930 by William James Edwards Jr. It became one of California's best-known and most popular theater chains, and by Edwards' death in 1997, operated about 90 locations with 560 screens. Edwards Theatres had its headquarters in Newport Beach , California . His son, W. James Edwards III, became president and announced an ambitious expansion plan that would nearly double
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