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Arlington Chamber sets 2023 calendar of signature events

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2023 schedule of signature events, which “provide attendees with unparalleled access to a crowd of decision-makers from the business community, as well as elected and appointed officials.” “Whether you’re seeking visibility for...

Amtrak service for Arlington? It’s on the wish list.

If Arlington County Board member Katie Cristol has a new year’s wish as she kicks off her last year in office, it might be this. Have Amtrak consider serving Arlington directly in the future. At present, there’s no realistic way to...

Redevelopment of Macy’s site in Ballston wins County Board’s OK

Arlington County Board members have approved a development plan that will replace the current Macy’s site in Ballston with a 16-story, mixed-use development. The new building will feature 553 residential units sitting atop ground-floor-retail uses, including a grocery store, replacing...

Deadline looming for ’40 Under 40′ nominations

Jan. 5 is the deadline for nominations for the 2023 “40 Under 40” awards, sponsored by the Leadership Center for Excellence and Leadership Fairfax. The accolades salute those under the age of 40 making a difference in their professional and...

Arlington Chamber preps leadership team for 2023

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce looked back on the year (almost) gone by while also looking ahead to 2023 at its 98th annual meeting, held Dec. 9 at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel. At the event, the leadership team for...

Arlington jobless rate tied for lowest across state

With both the total number of those with jobs and those counted as unemployed rising from September to October across Arlington, the local jobless rate ticked up to 2percent, according to new state figures. That’s an increase from 1.8 percent...

Regional unemployment down from year ago

The Washington region saw higher unemployment in October than a month before but the rate was down from a year ago, according to new federal data. With 3,372,711 counted in the civilian workforce and 110,782 looking for jobs, the Washington...

Newly selected economic-development czar is a neighbor

It’s another national search that ended up with a new department head coming from very close to home. Arlington County Manager Mark Schwartz has appointed Ryan Touhill, who has worked as senior vice president at the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership,...

Ballston Business Improvement District augments board ranks

The Ballston Business Improvement District (BID) has added five new members to its board of directors. Joining the organization for 2023 are Aaron Moore, director of operations, Urban Adventures Companies (VIDA Fitness); Stacy Foster, vice president, Arlington Technology Hub, Mastercard;...

New data: N.Va. localities seek modest job upticks

The movement was all in the right direction – upward – but total employment across major Northern Virginia localities did not match the most recent national uptick. Year-over-year jobs nationally rose 4 percent to 149.9 million in figures reported Nov....
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New School Board member receives liaison assignments

New Arlington School Board member Bethany Sutton has her assignments. School Board members on Feb. 2 are expected to approve...
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