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).
A national security contractor has received Fairfax County’s blessing to open a new campus in Herndon.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve the project for Peraton at its meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 28). No one spoke at a public hearing prior to the vote.
A new vending machine at Commonwealth Brewing Co in Fairfax City gives community members a way to support local artists and parks at the same time.
The Mini Art Vending Machine supplies pocketed-sized works of art that customers can purchase for just four quarters — funds that will benefit the City of Fairfax Parks and Recreation Department under a partnership with Fairfax City Economic Development (FCED).
The Town of Herndon is moving forward with an update of its comprehensive plan.
Herndon Town Council members on Sept. 23 approved a consulting contract worth nearly $1.2 million to help guide upcoming planning and economic development initiatives.
Just a couple of weeks after accusing state officials of undermining Fairfax County’s economic development work, Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay found himself cutting a ribbon with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to celebrate an economic development win for the county.
Local and state officials gathered at the Alexandria headquarters of defense contractor Systems Planning & Analysis this afternoon (Thursday) to announce its plans to invest $46.9 million in both the city and Fairfax County.
Fairfax leaders unanimously agreed on Tuesday (Aug. 26) to reinforce existing local economic development work, while criticizing efforts at the state level.
“Virginia’s economy is dependent in no small part on Fairfax County’s success,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said. “Now is the time to double down. If Virginia is not going to step up … we will.”
One of the world’s largest telecommunications companies has officially opened its Chantilly-based regional hub.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for AT&T’s new building, located at 4807 Stonecroft Blvd in Westfields Center, was held last week, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) announced.
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).
As federal worker layoffs drive up unemployment, a new roadmap to reshaping the regional economy, proposed by local business leaders, says Northern Virginia will have to reinvent its economy if it hopes to succeed.
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (NVC) and consulting firm Accenture released the NOVA Roadmap yesterday (Monday) at a press conference, calling it a “bold, actionable vision to reimagine the region’s economy.”
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.
