Yearly Archives: 2015

American Realty Advisors, an institutional real estate investment manager with nearly $7 billion in assets under management, has acquired a 100 percent-leased Class A industrial portfolio totaling 453,883 square feet in Virginia

AMSEC LLC, which provides technical services, IT solutions, maintenance and more to the U.S. Navy and various Defense Department and commercial clients, has renewed its lease and is upgrading its offices at the NetCenter on Mercury Boulevard

The Arlington County Board today instructed the County Manager to explore options for creating a public-private partnership with owner Forest City Enterprises to redevelop the aging Ballston Common Mall. The Board directed the Manager to report back to the Board with an outline of a possible agreement within the next 30 days.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) led a bipartisan coalition of eleven Senators in introducing legislation to establish a new infrastructure financing authority to help states and localities better leverage private funds to build and maintain the nation’s outdated infrastructure.

Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, will chair a hearing on the “Capacity of U.S. Navy to Project Power with Large Surface Combatants” on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 2:00 PM.

The Arlington County Board today set September public hearings for the proposed Affordable Housing Master Plan and Implementation Framework. The hearings, before the Planning Commission and the County Board, will be the culmination of a three-year community planning effort

The City of Hampton is making plans for two new neighborhood centers that will offer recreation, meeting and classroom space, as well as commercial kitchens.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Angus King (I-ME), both members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to increase funding for cybersecurity upgrades at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The request comes in the wake of a massive cyberattack on the agency that may have compromised the personal data of about 4 million current and former federal employees.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) along with U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), and Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) applauded the U.S. Navy for signing a more than $4 billion contract to award the construction of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) to Newport News Shipbuilding

2015 first half real estate tax and refuse fee payments are due Monday, June 15. Late payment penalty and interest will be assessed on all accounts not paid by the due date. The City encourages taxpayers to avoid waiting in line by using one of the alternate payment methods offered by the City.