While still fighting to regain control of 5 acres ceded to Comstock Companies in 2020, Herndon officials aren’t waiting on the private developer to bring new life to their historic downtown.
The Herndon Town Council authorized staff on Tuesday (Oct. 27) to submit downtown Herndon for inclusion in Virginia Main Street, a state-led program that provides resources for communities seeking to revitalize and promote their downtowns and commercial districts.
A Colorado-based contractor that provides space-based defense and national security services is ramping up its operations in the D.C. region with plans for a new East Coast headquarters in Reston.
Auria has committed to investing $1.8 million to establish the Fairfax County base, which is expected to bring 78 jobs and supplement an existing office in Warrenton, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) announced on Tuesday (Oct. 27).
Fairfax County is seeking business tenants for The Commons Mount Vernon, while partnering with the Southeast Fairfax Development Corp. (SFDC) to offer free business promotion along Richmond Highway.
The county recently put out the call for tenants to occupy 13,100 square feet of space at the campus formerly known as the Original Mount Vernon High School.
A Northern Virginia business that specializes in remodeling houses is putting the finishing touches on a new home of its own.
In a milestone that coincides with its 25th year in business, MOSS Building and Design will celebrate the opening of a new Vienna Architectural Design Center at 108 Church Street NE with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 22 from 5-6 p.m.
Fairfax County supervisors on Tuesday lauded the service of Victor Hoskins, who spent more than seven years as president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority before departing over the summer.
Hoskins was honored at the same meeting supervisors expressed appreciation for the work of Christopher Leonard, who recently retired as deputy county executive for health and human services.
Fairfax County leaders are setting the stage to become more aggressive and nimble in competing for economic development deals.
That could include new financial incentives for businesses seeking to relocate to or within the D.C. region.
Fairfax County’s sluggish job market is expected to get a small boost in the coming months, thanks to a Reston-based contractor.
The technology company Data Machines has committed to investing $849,000 in an expansion of its headquarters in RTC West (12100 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 605), a move that will create 75 new jobs, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority announced yesterday (Thursday).
The Fairfax County government and others across the region are working to reduce bureaucratic regulations in an effort to help businesses thrive, local leaders said at an Aug. 26 forum.
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay used the 11th annual Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit to say area governments must acknowledge concerns of the business community.
Fairfax County leaders are ready to drill down on what it would take to establish a conference center in Tysons.
At Chairman Jeff McKay’s request, the Board of Supervisors directed County Executive Bryan Hill and his staff on June 23 to work with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Visit Fairfax and other groups “to determine the feasibility of pursuing a conference center in Tysons.”
Further reductions in Fairfax County’s office building inventory are needed, but the commercial office sector is not a dinosaur destined for extinction, industry officials say.
“We’re seeing our existing tenants … beginning to need more space,” Barry Bass, a cofounder of the real estate investment firm Silverline Equities, told the Board of Supervisors’ Council for Economic Opportunity on Tuesday (June 16).
