Awards and Honors

Virginia Economic Development Association Awards

AED Wins VEDA's Community Economic Development Award for Startup Arlington 

2017 IEDC Awards

AED Wins Bronze Regionalism and Cross-Border Collaboration Award for Dongsheng – U.S. Entrepreneurship Competition

2017 IEDC Awards

AED Wins Gold Special Purpose Website Award for dciscalling.com

2017 IEDC Awards

AED Wins Gold Entrepreneurship Award for Startup Arlington

Arlington Economic Development is known for bringing forth numerous groundbreaking initiatives and programs in its effort to attract and retain business in Arlington. Learn more about the awards and honors we’ve received for these efforts.
 

2019 Virginia Economic Development Association Community Economic Development Awards

• 2019 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) for Amazon HQ2
   

2017 International Economic Development Council Excellence in Economic Development Awards

• 2017 Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award in Entrepreneurship for Startup Arlington
• 2017 Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award in Special Purpose Website for dciscalling.com
• 2017 Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award in Regionalism and Cross-Border Collaboration for Dongsheng

2017 Southern Economic Development Council Community Economic Development Awards

• 2017 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) for Startup Arlington

2017 Virginia Economic Development Association Community Economic Development Awards  

• 2017 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) for Startup Arlington
• 2017 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) Honorable Mention for dciscalling.com
• 2017 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) Honorable Mention for Dongsheng

2016 Virginia Association of Counties Achievement Awards

• 2016 Achievement Award in Community and Economic Development for Startup Arlington

In addition to winning awards for our economic development initiatives, Arlington itself and many of its businesses have been recognized as well. Learn more about why Arlington is a great place to live, work and play, see how we rank and check out some of our award-winning businesses.