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2021-06-29

Fairfax County E-Bird newsletter for June 29, 2021: DMV’s largest mural in Tysons, Vinson Hall, big Leidos-NASA deal

Boro backdrop: A new rendition of Washington, D.C.’s Sandlot concept is set to open at The Boro in Tysons on July 11. Sandlot Tysons will be an outdoor concept with […]

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2021-06-24

FCEDA’s SCORE mentors offer free counseling to aspiring entrepreneurs, current business owners

Are you looking for business counseling and mentoring? The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority provides free business counseling services through an arrangement with SCORE, a nonprofit association comprised of more […]

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2021-06-22

Fairfax County E-Bird newsletter for June 22, 2021: Somatus, Top Workplaces list, Northrop rocket

Funding organ: Tysons-based Somatus, the fast-growing kidney-care startup, secured $60.1 million in new funding, bringing the 5-year-old company’s total funding to $165 million, the Washington Business Journal reported. Somatus, which […]

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2021-06-17

Capital One Center performance hall, sky park to open in Tysons this year

In 2010, Fairfax County supervisors approved a vision for what was billed as the largest redevelopment plan in the United States: transforming Tysons into a walkable, green, 24-hour urban center […]

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2021-06-15

Fairfax County E-Bird newsletter for June 15, 2021: StarKist, Relay shuttle, NextNav, Presidio, Pangiam

Charlie the Tuna swims into Fairfax County: StarKist is moving its corporate and administrative headquarters from Pittsburgh to Fairfax County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced. The seafood and chicken company, a […]

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2021-06-10

PIVOT grant program targets Fairfax County businesses, nonprofits hit hardest by COVID-19

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors this week created a new grant program to support businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. Called “PIVOT,” the program will provide grants to local […]

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2021-06-08

Fairfax County E-Bird newsletter for June 8, 2021: Fortune 500 (and Fortune 1000) HQs, CACI, Connected DMV

Topping the charts: We are proud to congratulate the 11 Fairfax County-based companies that made Fortune magazine’s 67th annual Fortune 500 list: no. 47: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., aka […]

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2021-06-03

‘Creating an Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem’ webinar set for June 10; MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor to headline at Parallel Summit + more events

At 1 p.m. June 10, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA), in partnership with the Fairfax County Department of Economic Initiatives (DEI), is presenting “Creating an Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem […]

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2021-06-01

Fairfax County E-Bird newsletter for June 1, 2021: Alpine X plans 20+ resorts, TSA HQ open in Springfield

It’s all downhill from here: Alpine-X, the McLean-based indoor snow sports company that is planning an indoor ski slope in Lorton, announced its vision for building indoor snow-sports destinations across […]

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2021-05-27

Innovation, talent and infrastructure: Q&A with Reston-based ScientiaMobile marketing VP Ken Jones

Based in Reston, ScientiaMobile provides accurate mobile device intelligence and image optimization solutions that improve the mobile experience and make web pages load faster. Formed in 2011, ScientiaMobile’s device detection […]