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A defense technology company in Reston will invest $7 million to expand its headquarters, potentially creating nearly 200 new jobs.

Blue Sky Innovators plans to build out a 20,000-square-foot laboratory called “SkyLab,” which will provide a secure workspace for government customers, atop its current headquarters at RTC West (12120 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 330), according to a press release.


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A regional grocery store specializing in organic goods is planning a new supermarket in Springfield.

Mom’s Organic Market is preparing to open a new, 12,000-square-foot grocery store in the Loisdale Center, CEO Scott Nash told FFXnow. The grocer is expected to open at 6640 Loisdale Road in a space left vacant by Party City after the company went out of business in 2024.


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A pair of Arlington-based technology companies are planning new offices in Fairfax County, collectively promising over 300 new jobs.

First, the space tech manufacturer Umbra announced last Thursday (Feb. 12) that it will expand to Reston, opening a 20,000-square-foot office expected to host over 100 employees. Then, defense contractor Grvty revealed yesterday (Tuesday) that it will establish a new corporate headquarters in Tysons.


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A popular Korean BBQ restaurant in Fairfax City is making plans to expand to Greenbriar Town Center this year.

Construction on Meokja Meokja’s second location at 13041 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway just outside Chantilly should be completed sometime between March and May, staff told FFXnow during a recent busy dinner shift.


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VHC Health patients will soon no longer have to trek to Arlington to receive mammograms or pregnancy support.

The nonprofit community health system recently expanded its Tysons Pavilion at 1760 Old Meadow Road with an imaging center, and it will launch a center focused on women’s health early next year.


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A contractor that provides defense and national security support to the federal government more than doubled the size of its Tysons headquarters this week.

Based in the Highline at Greensboro District complex, leaders of Xcelerate Solutions celebrated the expansion of their office at 8405 Greensboro Drive from 7,759 square feet to 23,073 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Tuesday (Oct. 28).


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The local baker behind Dano’s Granola can now, once again, call Reston her personal and professional home.

Relocating from Chantilly, the snack business will officially unveil its new retail shop and production space at 11495 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 105, with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on Sept. 6, owner and founder Dania Abimourched says.


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A defense contractor that manufactures weapons, armored vehicles, and other military systems is setting up a new base in Merrifield.

Two U.S. subsidiaries of the German company Rheinmetall have leased nearly 10,000 square feet of office space at Metro Place II (2600 Park Tower Drive) in Merrifield, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) announced yesterday (Tuesday).


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Lake Anne Brew House is getting a bigger space.

The Reston establishment announced on Wednesday (July 9) that, as of July 1, it has officially leased the neighboring storefront at 11426 Washington Plaza West, which has been empty since Chesapeake Chocolates closed its doors at the end of September 2024.


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An information technology company that received competing offers from Texas, Florida and West Virginia has decided to stay put in Tysons.

Described by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority as “one of the fastest growing” IT service companies in the U.S., 22nd Century Technologies is committing $1 million to an expansion of its headquarters in the EastBoro I office building at 8251 Greensboro Drive.


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