Friday, February 22, 2013
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority said 186 companies committed business to Fairfax County last year; more than 700 of the jobs were pledged to Tysons.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority brought more than 8,400 jobs to the county in 2012, it announced this week — the majority of them in the professional services and information technology sectors and many in the Tysons area. According to the FCEDA, Tysons will welcome almost 730 of the 8,400 jobs. In Herndon, Micronic Technologies, Questa Source, LLC, TATA Communications Ltd., and URS Corporation all added jobs to the local economy. IntelSat, leading provider in satellite services, was the year’s biggest announcement, moving almost 430 employees to its new headquarters in Tysons’ new Tysons Tower. The company is set to relocate in 2014. The announcement about these 8,400 jobs came on the same day as County Board of …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
In annual address, Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova warns sequestration could impact revenues, is making business owners delay decisions.
Revitalization and development will drive Fairfax County's economy in 2013 and beyond, Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova said in her annual state of the county address Wednesday. Talking to members of the media Wednesday morning, Bulova said massive development projects in Tysons, Merrifield and Springfield will create "bright days and years ahead" — but the threat of sequestration was also making business owners hesitant to commit to a relocation or expansion in the county. “Fairfax County’s future is in development,” Bulova said in her statement. “Aging commercial centers near mass transit, like Tysons, present especially valuable opportunities for attractive, transit-oriented mixed-use revitalization.” The county is hoping …
Monday, October 15, 2012
See the agenda for the Oct. 16 Board of Supervisors meeting.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hear a presentation from the Private Sector Energy Task Force Tuesday detailing how the county can begin to become greener and energy efficient. The task force, which is chaired by Leo Schefer, president of the Washington Airports Task Force, is expected to make a series of recommendations to supervisors. The recommendations may include mapping out how the county intends to meet its goal of a carbon-neutral Tysons Corner by 2030. The task froce also support incentives for property owners to invest in sustainable and green improvements to new and existing buildings in the county. Later in the afternoon, the board will conduct a public comment period regarding the transportation-funding plan for …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Patch will launch a new Tysons Corner site in August.
We heard your requests for a Patch website in the Tysons Corner area, and we're responding! Patch plans to launch a new site for the Tysons Corner community in late August. With a growing population and major infrastructure and business development in progress, Tysons Corner residents and businesses will receive more local news coverage and a platform for community information and engagement. Patch, a community-specific news, information and engagement platform, launched in Virginia in 2010. Patch.com currently reaches residents and businesses across 30 websites in our area from Leesburg to D.C. and as far south as Fredericksburg (and closer to home, in Vienna, McLean, Oakton, Reston and Falls Church). With the addition of Tysons Corner …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Do you commute to or work in Tysons Corner? We're launching a Patch site for Tysons Corner this week!
1. Due to popular demand Patch will be launching a new Northern Virginia site this week for Tysons Corner. To learn more, check out this article, which has info on the new site, the sites editors, advertising info and more. Make sure to go like Tysons Corner Patch on Facebook, and sign up for newsletters here. 2. With August winding down, the Herndon Town Council will not meet again until September. The next council work session is Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Hoover Conference Room in the Council Chambers, 765 Lynn St. in downtown Herndon. 3. The Herndon Community Center will close Saturday, Aug. 25 through Monday, Sept. 3 for annual repairs and maintenance. The pool will be closing on Thursday, Aug. 24. The center reopens on Sept…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Patch will launch a new Tysons Corner site in August.
We heard your requests for a Patch website in the Tysons Corner area, and we're responding! Patch plans to launch a new site for the Tysons Corner community in late August. With a growing population and major infrastructure and business development in progress, Tysons Corner residents and businesses will receive more local news coverage and a platform for community information and engagement. Patch, a community-specific news, information and engagement platform, launched in Virginia in 2010. Patch.com currently reaches residents and businesses across 30 websites in our area from Leesburg to D.C. and as far south as Fredericksburg (and closer to home, in Vienna, McLean, Oakton, Reston and Falls Church). With the addition of Tysons Corner …
Laurie Dodd
11:41 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
How many jobs were lost in the county during 2012? Without that information, the picture is incomplete. more ›