United Airlines is building a new facility to train its flight attendants based at Dulles International Airport and elsewhere in the D.C. region.
Construction is now underway on the 20,000-square-foot Inflight Training Center, a $16 million investment that’s expected to open sometime next year, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) announced yesterday (Monday).
Fairfax City is launching a new program to provide free training and certifications for fast-growing industries like information technology, health care and cybersecurity.
The Upskill Fairfax City program, a partnership between Fairfax City Economic Development and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), offers no-cost certifications and technical training through specialized courses at the college.
A Canadian company that makes electronic systems for airplanes is swooping into Reston.
CMC Electronics will invest $5 million to establish an office and research and development facility in Reston, bringing 89 new jobs with plans for more positions as it builds up its operations in the area, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Friday (Nov. 1).
Vienna’s first-ever economic development director is saying farewell to the town.
Natalie Guilmeus will officially step down from the position she inaugurated after today (Friday) to take a new job as deputy director for the Virginia Beach Economic Development Department, according to the Town of Vienna.
A nuanced effort to convert vacant office buildings into residential housing could be a net fiscal positive for the Fairfax County government.
That was the conclusion of an analysis presented to county leaders on Tuesday (Oct. 1). But it arrived with some caveats and some questions from members of the Board of Supervisors.
A campaign to bring an arts center to downtown McLean will get a sizable contribution from Fairfax County.
The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 9-0 yesterday (Tuesday) to invest $500,000 from its Economic Opportunity Reserve (EOR) in the future arts and education center proposed by the nonprofit McLean Project for the Arts (MPA).
Fairfax County is giving financial boosts to several local startups that are developing technology to improve communications, make agriculture more efficient and more.
The county’s Department of Economic Initiatives (DEI) announced last Thursday (Sept. 5) that it has selected eight companies for the second round of its Fairfax Founders Fund (FFF), which provides up to $50,000 in grant funding and technical assistance to “promising, early-stage startups” that could “disrupt industries” and create new jobs.
In Fairfax City, Labor Day will coincide with the start of Summer Restaurant Week featuring Italian, Chinese, Caribbean and Mexican cuisines.
More than 25 restaurants will offer promotions to diners starting Monday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 8.
Fairfax County is taking a new approach to economic development, one that it hopes will place a greater emphasis on results rather than process.
By replacing the long-standing Economic Advisory Commission (EAC) with a Council for Economic Opportunity (CEO), the county’s Board of Supervisors can modernize its efforts to encourage county-wide economic growth, Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck says.
Grants totaling $25,000 will soon be up for grabs for women entrepreneurs in Fairfax City.
The Women’s Entrepreneur Grant Opportunity aims to provide such businesses with “the tools they need to facilitate their growth and expansion,” Fairfax City Economic Development (FCED) announced last week.
