Magnolia Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling ― a family-owned business with offices in Washington and suburban Maryland ― claims it is owed $2.98 million for plumbing and air conditioning work performed on the hotel, which occupies the historic Washington Old Post Office.
A friend of mine recently tried to provoke me to jealousy as he was proudly telling me about his all-expenses-paid trip to the headquarters of a major parts manufacturer, compliments of his local supply house.