Fairfax County’s jobless rate declined slightly from August to September, part of a regional trend that saw little to no month-over-month movement up or down.
With 649,140 employed in the civilian workforce and 17,187 looking for jobs, the county’s unemployment rate was 2.6 percent for September, according to figures reported Nov. 1 by the Virginia Employment Commission.
By Brian Trompeter
The proposed Tysons West Wastewater Pump Station, which would provide 25 times more capacity than the existing facility, substantially accords with Fairfax County’s comprehensive plan, members of the county’s Planning Commission unanimously agreed Oct. 25.
By Brian Trompeter
The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) has announced its newest conservation success in Great Falls.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials on Nov. 3 dedicated a new shared-use path adjacent to northbound lanes on Route 29 between Vaden Drive and Nutley Street, just south of Vienna.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Nov. 1 unanimously recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a rezoning and special-exception request that would result in two new houses in Oakton and preserve an existing historic structure on the property.
Apartment-seekers in Tysons had to pay slightly more, in October, than was the case a year before, according to new data.
The median rent of $1,839 for a one-bedroom unit and $1,817 for two bedrooms in Tysons in October was effectively unchanged from a month before but was up 1.1 percent from a year ago, according to new data reported Oct. 31 by Apartment List.
A nonprofit dedicated to providing resources for Northern Virginia’s LGBTQ community has officially chosen Oakton for its headquarters.
After operating as a pop-up for 18 months, NoVA Prism Center opened its first physical offices at 10467 White Granite Drive, Suite 322, on Nov. 1. Open by appointment from noon to 7 p.m. daily, the headquarters hosts a publicly accessible library, a clothing closet and events, along with the organization’s administrative base.
Vienna residents will have to wait a few more days for the results of the town’s first-ever November election.
While Mayor Linda Colbert was easily reelected in an uncontested race, the makeup of next year’s town council remains less clear, thanks to a slew of write-in votes that could determine one of the six open seats.
An information technology consulting firm based in Reston is growing faster than any other company in the D.C. area, according to the Washington Business Journal.
Goldschmitt and Associates topped the newspaper’s 2023 ranking of the 50 fastest-growing companies in the region, as determined by the average percentage of revenue growth it saw from 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022.
Propelled by a near-sweep of races in Northern Virginia, Democrats have retaken control of the Virginia House of Delegates and retained control of the state Senate.
With a few races still to be called early Wednesday, Democrats appear to have won at least 51 seats in the 100-member House and 21 seats in the 40-member state Senate, according to results compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project. This will mark the third consecutive election that control of the House has shifted — Democrats wrested it away from Republicans in 2019 but lost it in 2021.
