The University of Maryland has reached a deal to plant its flag in Crystal City, opening the door to potential collaborations with Amazon.com Inc. as it establishes its second headquarters in the area.
The state's flagship university plans to open a Discovery Center at 241 18th St. South, the same building where JBG Smith Properties (NYSE: JBGS) has established a National Landing marketing center and where Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) also plans to lease space. UMd. will lease its 8,000 square feet from…
