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The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development is pleased to announce that two regions in the state have received awards through the Stronger Economies Together (SET) program. Virginia’s Growth Alliance (VGA) received the Innovation in Regional Development Award and the Northern Neck received an award for the Development of a High Quality Plan. The awards were given in recognition of regions that have effectively implemented an innovation process or strategy to support their region’s economic SET plan.

Once again, the House Majority has presented an appropriations bill that disinvests in American research and development, innovation and the exploration of clean and renewable energy sources, bakes in sequestration cuts, and continues their unrelenting assault on clean water and clean air protections.

The award recognizes Arlington Mill as “a model of excellence because of the long term, focused collaboration between the community, Arlington County, APAH, and the project team.

Stafford County helped the George Washington Foundation celebrate a groundbreaking for the reconstruction of George Washington's boyhood home on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Ferry Farm in Stafford County. The reconstruction of the home site is the first effort of an expansion that will eventually include a visitor's center. The home will give visitors, young and old alike, a glimpse into the daily life of the boy who would become the Father of our Country

A public hearing on the draft Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for Fiscal Years 2016-2021 will be held this Thursday evening in the Fredericksburg District.

Lerner Enterprises, one of Washington, D.C.'s largest private real estate developers based in Rockville, Maryland, is pleased to announce that Capital One has signed a lease for 136,000 square feet at 1750 Tysons Boulevard in The Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II in Tysons, Virginia. Capital One anticipates opening their offices in late 2015 and will occupy six full floors in the 18-story Class 'A' office tower

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Representatives Randy Forbes and Robert Hurt announced that the U.S. Department of State has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett in Nottoway County

The City of Alexandria invites the public to the third annual Building Safety Month Kick-Off Event on Friday, May 1 in Market Square (301 King St.), from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Building Safety Month, a nationally recognized event, celebrates the best practices that keep places where we live, work and play safe. This free event will include vendors from the local building community, exhibits from multiple City departments, food, and fun!

At its regular public hearing on April 18, City Council voted 5-1 to approve the redevelopment of the Robinson Terminal South warehouse into a mixed-use development including up to 96 townhouses and condominiums as well as 11,500 square feet of retail space.

is a world-class residential, business and tourist location that was originally part of the “10 miles square” parcel of land surveyed in 1791 to be the Nation's Capital. Slightly smaller than 26 square miles, it is the geographically smallest self-governing county in the United States, and one of only a handful with the prized Aaa/AAA/AAA bond rating. Arlington maintains a rich variety of stable neighborhoods and quality schools, and has received numerous awards for Smart Growth and transit-oriented development. Home to some of the most influential organizations in the world — including the Pentagon — Arlington stands out as one of America's preeminent places to live, visit and do business.