The Arlington County Board approved a new apartment tower in Crystal City that will include committed affordable units.
Economic Development News
Arlington County Board October Meeting Agenda Highlights
The Arlington County Board will consider dozens of items at its October Meeting. All Board meetings are open to the public.
Media Alert: Arlington-Alexandria Joint Work Session
Arlington and Alexandria will hold a joint work session on Tuesday, Oct. 1 2019 on working together to manage growth associated with Amazon’s HQ2.
Mixed-Use Development to Replace Rosslyn Holiday Inn
A redevelopment of the Holiday Inn site will add a new hotel, a conference center and housing to the Rosslyn core.
Ten Northern Virginia jurisdictions band together to form Northern VA Economic Development Alliance
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. The Memorandum of Understanding for the regional partnership, formalized earlier this month, was born from Arlington’s successful […]
Arlington-Alexandria Work Session on Managing “Amazon Effect”
Arlington and Alexandria will hold a joint work session on October 1 to consider ways to cooperate on managing growth issues in both communities.
Arlington Visitor Spending Hits Record $3.4 Billion in 2018
Arlington County was the top Virginia county for tourism revenue for 11th consecutive year, according to the U.S. Travel Association.
Arlington’s Commercial Vacancy Rate Drops to 16.6%
Arlington Economic Development successfully closed 26 deals in FY 2019, representing 7.2 million square feet of office space and 43,000 jobs.
County Board Approves Arts Grants
The Arlington County Board has approved more than $200,000 in grants to Arlington non-profit arts organizations and individual artists.
Alex Iams Named Interim Director of Arlington Economic Development
Iams has helped Arlington County find national success as part of the teams that recruited Amazon, Nestle USA, and Lidl.