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Another Arlington economic development official leaves for Fairfax
Alex Iams had served as interim director of Arlington Economic Development since August.
Longtime Northern Virginia economic development professional Alex Iams has been selected as executive vice president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA), the agency’s president and CEO Victor Hoskins announced Monday. Iams was part of the team that worked under Hoskins at Arlington Economic Development to help secure Amazon.com Inc.’s HQ2 East Coast headquarters.
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Fredericksburg industrial park parcel sells for $3.8M
The parcel contains four mostly vacant buildings and three industrial lots.
A nearly 11-acre parcel in Fredericksburg’s Battlefield Industrial Park has sold for $3.8 million to Fairfax County-based Andrew and Andrew RE Investment, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Thursday. Located at the intersection of Tyler Street and Central Road, the parcel consists of four mostly vacant office and industrial buildings comprising 75,000 square feet and three
Carvana opening $25M center in Chesterfield
The online car retailer's center will create an estimated 400 jobs.
Tempe, Arizona-based Carvana Co., an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, will be investing $25 million to establish a vehicle inspection and reconditioning facility that will create an estimated 400 jobs in Chesterfield County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “Carvana is a fast-growing national company, and we are proud that it has chosen
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SCHEV issues ‘roadmap’ for state economic development investment
Areas identified as investment-worthy include autonomous systems; space and satellites; cybersecurity; and data science and analytics.
The Virginia Research Investment Committee has approved the State Council of Higher Education’s Commonwealth Research and Technology Strategic Roadmap, which spells out research areas that will yield the greatest impacts from state investment in economic development with state investment for the next three years, SCHEV announced Wednesday. The report identifies these research areas as worthy
Va. Inspector General finds Tobacco Commission in need of improvement
Audit says state body doesn’t meet grant-monitoring requirements.
$1.29M tech disposal center coming to Spotsylvania
The facility will create 25 jobs.
Israeli aerospace and defense company to expand U.S. headquarters in Fairfax
The expansion will bring 50 new jobs to the county.
Greater Richmond Partnership hires new business development exec
Eric Miller formerly worked for Tennessee’s Greater Memphis Chamber.
Virginia trade delegation visiting Israel and United Arab Emirates
Nearly 30 meetings planned during stops in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Dubai.
Virginia schools agree to boost tech talent pipeline
State’s goal is 31,000 more degrees in the next 20 years.