In the News
Highlighting news featuring businesses in Alexandria and events around the City each week- whether you are starting a business in Alexandria, or are already part of our community, stay on top of local economic development interest items here!
Each month, check out “Growing in Alexandria,” an AEDP blog series that focuses on businesses around the City.
August found us meeting with Jula Jane, President & CEO of Coggins International, to learn more about their automation and technology-focused company. Check it out today on the blog!
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
- Housing Index: July home prices near Amazon HQ2 soar to highest levels in a decade – Washington Business Journal
- IDA Groundbreaking Ceremony to be held at Potomac Yard – Institute for Defense Analyses
- Savills Joins Institute for Defense Analyses for HQ Groundbreaking in Alexandria, Virginia – Savills
- IDA groundbreaking signals more big growth for Potomac Yard – Washington Business Journal
- Alexandria Mayor Proposes King Street Pedestrian Walkway – NBC Washington
- Alexandria, Arlington homes having briefest stays on the market – Inside NOVA
- Potomac Yard metro – Alexandria Times [Page 1]
- Location, Location, Location – Alexandria Gazette [Page 1]
- Defense Think Tank’s New HQ Underway Near Amazon HQ2, Virginia Tech Campus – CoStar
ECONOMY & COMMUNITY
- Ice Skating ‘Winter Village’ to Open in November in Alexandria – Alexandria Living Magazine
- Thumbtack Releases Eighth Annual Small Business Friendliness Survey – Thumbtack [Virginia #2, A+]
- Virginia ranks high in internet-speed survey – Virginia Business
- Virginia is second in nation with most Top 50 Best Colleges – Virginia Business
- AEDP names new VP of business development – Washington Business Journal
- AEDP Names Jerry T. Sanford as Vice President, Business Development – AEDP
- WMATA provides final month Metro platform project update – Alexandria Times
BUSINESS & RETAIL
- Decipher Technology Studios Solutions Now Available on Carahsoft’s SEWP V Contract – Yahoo Finance
- Augie’s Aims for September Opening – Alexandria Living Magazine
- 2019 Inc. 5000: The Most Successful Companies in America – Inc. [Feat. Invictus International Consulting, SNA International, Dignari, Javelin Group, Silverback Strategies, Yes&, Tribal Tech, Culmen International, Intellect Solutions]
- Maryland boosts presence on Inc. 5000, while one N. Va. company surges near the top – Washington Business Journal
- KidCreate Studio to Open in Alexandria – Alexandria Living Magazine
- 64 percent of retailers are opening new stores in 2019: Report – ICSC
- Disaster loans available for flood victims – Alexandria Times
- A Summer Of Winners And Losers In Alexandria Amid 3-Month Metro Shutdown – Bisnow
- Eat Great Cheap! The 62 Best New Restaurants Around DC to Eat for Under $25 a Person – Washingtonian [Feat. Chop Shop Taco, London Curry House, Makeda, Royal Nepal, Smoking Kow, Stomping Ground, Yunnan by Potomac]