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2022-01-12

Microsoft, Amazon among 50 companies participating at Jan. 27 Northern Virginia Cyber + IT Virtual Career Fair

Microsoft, Amazon, General Dynamics, Leidos, Verisign and Smoothstack are among dozens of companies that will participate in a January 27 Cyber + IT Career Fair that the Fairfax County Economic […]

Tysons
2022-01-06

Harmonia CEO Pallabi Saboo to spotlight Fairfax County EDA January 11 Entrepreneurship 101 workshop

Aspiring entrepreneurs can get start-up tips from Pallabi Saboo, CEO of Tysons-based Harmonia Holdings Group during the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority’s next Entrepreneurship 101 virtual workshop on Tuesday, January 11. Held every […]

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January 6 E-Bird newsletter: Virginia named best business climate — again; Northrop-built Webb telescope is ready for out-of-this-world discoveries

We’re number 1: Business Facilities magazine named Virginia first in the nation for its overall business climate. The national publication for corporate site selectors and economic development professionals said Virginia […]

Tysons
2021-12-28

2021 highlights: Guidehouse, StarKist, Qualtrics announce growth in Fairfax County; career fairs pair thousands of job-seekers with NOVA companies

With 2021 drawing to a close, here’s a look at some of the biggest news and events of the year from the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA). The FCEDA […]

Tysons
2021-12-16

Dec. 16 E-Bird newsletter: Cvent debuts on Nasdaq, Custom Ink back in growth mode, SAIC ups talent pitch

Another opening bell: Tysons-based event management company Cvent has once again become a public traded company. The firm began trading on Nasdaq on Dec. 9 following the close of a merger […]

Tysons
2021-12-09

Dec. 9 E-Bird newsletter: Qualtrics expanding and creating 400 new jobs, Fortune spotlights FCEDA’s Hoskins, FCEDA hosts health/care job fair

Qualtrics chooses Fairfax County: Gov. Ralph Northam announced this afternoon that Qualtrics, an experience management software company, will invest $15.9 million to expand in Fairfax County. The company will move […]

Tysons
2021-12-02

Dec. 2 E-Bird newsletter: Cyber firm Expel becomes NOVA’s third unicorn; Peraton announces new HQ location

Joining the unicorn club: Herndon cybersecurity firm Expel reached coveted unicorn status after raising $140.3 million in late-stage funding. With its valuation of now more than $1 billion, Expel is […]

Tysons
2021-11-30

Commercial building projects win NAIOP and Fairfax County design awards

Projects around Fairfax County received 10 honors at the Best of NAIOP Northern Virginia Awards handed out earlier this month. The awards are an opportunity to celebrate significant contributions to […]

Tysons
2021-11-18

Nov. 18 E-Bird newsletter: Vehicles ‘fly’ above Tysons, HawkEye 360 raises $145m, Northrop donates $12.5m to VT innovation campus

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s going to be a food truck: Commuters driving down Route 123 in Tysons on Tuesday morning might have caught an unusual sight: a […]

Tysons
2021-10-28

October 28 E-Bird newsletter: ShiftMed raises $45M; Spire Global opens Tysons office; PAE-Amentum seal deal

Shifting into high gear: In one of the largest venture rounds for the region in recent months, Tysons-based ShiftMed, a workforce-management software startup focused on the healthcare sector, has raised […]