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- Return on Creativity: Art is Good for Business
Posted on 09/23/19 by Susan Soroko
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- Differentiating your business may not be a matter of research and development. Turns out it's more art than science.
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- Ten Northern Virginia jurisdictions band together to form Northern VA Economic Development Alliance
Posted on 09/19/19 by Cara O'Donnell
- In a move to formalize the regional partnerships and collaborations throughout Northern Virginia’s economic development organizations, a total of 10 jurisdictions from Northern Virginia, including Arlington, are now banding together to form the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance.
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- Listen: AED Interim Director Alex Iams on Arlington's business community
Posted on 09/18/19 by Cara O'Donnell
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- AED Interim Director Alex Iams was the guest on September's Ballston Connect podcast, where he discussed the current economic development situation for Arlington, some trends in the industry and what he envisions for the community post-Amazon.
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- BbG Fitness and Total Wellness Challenge
Posted on 08/28/19 by Guest Author
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- In this month’s
BizLaunch Featured Business Series,
we hear from Ginny Wright, an Arlington-based small business owner. Ginny has worked closely with BizLaunch and SCORE for over 15 years.
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- 34 Arlington Companies Named to the Inc 5000
Posted on 08/15/19 by Sarah Van Velsor
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- Inc. magazine named 34 Arlington companies to its annual list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing companies., the Inc. 5000, while five were part of the exclusive Inc. 500.
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- Biz Talk: Acquisitions in Arlington's Cybersecurity Space
Posted on 08/14/19 by Sindy Yeh
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- In the past few months, we’ve noticed a trend among Arlington’s security technology companies. Several innovative, fast-growing Arlington companies in the cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data analytics fields are being acquired by larger companies.
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- Return on Creativity: Return on the Future
Posted on 08/13/19 by Susan Soroko
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- What will the future consumer experience? Let’s see how you feel.
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- Dark Star Park Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Posted on 08/02/19 by Cara O'Donnell
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- It’s been 35 years since Dark Star Park in Rosslyn became one of the first major examples of integrated public art in the nation and effectively began Arlington’s public art program, and this year, Arlington Public Art celebrated the anniversary in style.
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- A Look Back: The Last Five Years of Arlington Economic Development
Posted on 07/24/19 by Christina Winn
- Five years ago, the Arlington Economic Development Business Investment team set out to reduce Arlington County’s vacancy rate and diversify the economy.
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- Arlington's Commercial Vacancy Rate Drops
Posted on 07/18/19 by Cara O'Donnell
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- It's been a little more than four years since Arlington's commercial vacancy rate hit its historic high of 21%, and now, AED's efforts to promote and provide resources for businesses looking to move or expand operations in Arlington are paying off.
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- Small Business Focus: Arlington's Grant Opportunities for Area Nonprofits
Posted on 07/17/19 by Tara Palacios
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- Arlington County works with several nonprofit organizations through our Community Development Fund each year to ensure a maximum reach for nonprofit providers is varied and reflects the needs of our community. Register now to attend BizLaunch Nonprofit NOFA Information Session FY2021 on July 23 at Arlington Economic Development to learn how to apply.
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- Volunteers Needed for Emergency Exercise July 19
Posted on 07/12/19 by Arlington County
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- Help Arlington County be prepared for a public health emergency! The County is seeking volunteers to participate in Capital Fortitude, a full-scale emergency exercise designed to evaluate the National Capital Region’s ability to dispense medication quickly in response to an anthrax attack.
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- Arlington, Amazon deal help Virginia claim Top State for Business, 2019
Posted on 07/10/19 by AED Director Victor Hoskins
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- Virginia has been announced as CNBC’s choice for “Top State for Business” in 2019. It’s the fourth time the Commonwealth has taken the top honors, which studies all 50 states based on 10 different categories of business competitiveness. And of course, Arlington’s nationally-watched deal for Amazon HQ2 was cited as a big reason for the win.
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- Small Business Focus: Seven Simple Tips to Network Like A Pro
Posted on 06/26/19 by Tara Palacios
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- Need more business? Summer is the perfect time to review your networking plan. In this blog, Tara provides seven simple tips to help you network like a pro for the remainder of the year.
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- Artist Spotlight: A tapestry of experience
Posted on 06/18/19 by Susan Soroko
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- A visit to Arlington Weaves, Etc. says a lot about how Arlington strives to serve all of its community while supporting entrepreneurs.
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- Five Teaching Tricks to Improve your Employee Performance
Posted on 06/12/19 by Sarah Van Velsor
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- We all know that teachers are amazing, but did you know that best practices for teachers can also be useful to the larger business community when coaching and mentoring employees?
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- Advocating for Place and Involving the Community
Posted on 06/07/19 by Cara O'Donnell
- "We needed to educate the community in a way we never did before."
That's how Victor Hoskins described the months following the announcement that Amazon had selected Arlington as the new home for its coveted HQ2.
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- Small Business Focus: Five Things to Get Noticed
Posted on 06/05/19 by Tara Palacios
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- How does your business stand apart and get noticed? This question is super important for a business in 2019. It all leads back to the clutter. With so much information hitting our target markets daily – how do we stand out? Read this blog for five quick tips that will help your business stand out.
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- Meet the CEO: Justin Antonipillai, WireWheel
Posted on 06/04/19 by Sindy Yeh
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- Meet the CEO is a quarterly feature in which we interview a local CEO. In this interview, we speak with Justin Antonipillai of WireWheel to find out more about what motivated him to start the company and why he chose Arlington.
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- AED showcases NOVA business climate at Collision
Posted on 06/04/19 by Alex Taylor
- NOVA headed to Toronto to take on the technology world at Collision Conference 2019 and showcase the business climate, quality of life and tech workforce pipeline that will carry northern Virginia’s economy over the coming decade.
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