The latest news about effort towards advancing our economic success plan:
2020
- Activate Fairfax Seeks Proposals to Transform a Vacant Tysons Building into a Creative Space
- 2020 Housing Challenge Seeks Innovative Policy Solutions to Increase Affordable Housing
- Reston Station Promenade’s Newly Approved Design Makes it More Visible and Walkable
2019
- Bailey's Crossroads Interim Park Grand Opening Held Sept. 28
- Fairfax County Approves Inova’s Vision to Create a World-Class Research and Innovation Campus in Merrifield
- Rebecca Moudry Appointed Director of the Fairfax County Department of Economic Initiatives
- Board of Supervisors Approves Youth Athletic Field Adding More Green Space to Tysons
- Ten Localities Form Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance
- Annandale Pop-Up Park Holds Fitness Day
- Annandale Pop-Up Park Holds Arts Day
- Fairfax County Partners with Smart City Works and Refraction on $750,000 Federal Grant-Funded Smart City Initiative
- The Mile Will Deliver a Long-Planned Signature Park for Tysons
- Mather’s High-Rise Continuing Care Facility in Tysons Approved
- Reston Crossing Development Approved
- Community Gardens Coming to Open Spaces and Rooftops Under New Zoning Rules
- Fairfax County and Dominion Energy Announce Autonomous Electric Shuttle Pilot
- Fairfax Peak: One of the World’s Longest Indoor Ski Slopes may be Built on Fairfax County’s I-95 Landfill
- Annandale’s Pop-Up Park to Open June 29
- Education and Career Certification Plans Move Forward at Original Mount Vernon High School
- Fairfax County Hackathon Opens the Door for Accessible and Affordable Housing
2018
- Fairfax County Funds New Regional Program to Help Technology Companies Grow
- The Winery at Bull Run to Expand with State and Fairfax County Agriculture Grant
- New Zoning Rules to Allow Short-Term Rentals
- Coresite Realty's New Reston Data Center Approved Under New Policy to Attract More Centers to Fairfax
- Fairfax County to Invest $1.2 Million in Economic Development Funds in Downtown Herndon Project
- Fairfax County Seeks to Make it Easier to Repurpose Empty Retail Space
- Made in Fairfax: Fairfax County Seeks to Boost Local Artisan Manufacturing
- From Parking Lot to Park: Share Your Feedback on Transforming an Annandale Parking Lot into a Creative Civic Space
- New BizEx Program Helps Small Businesses Successfully Navigate Fairfax County’s Regulatory Processes
- New Fairfax County Policy Helps Empty Offices in Suburban Neighborhoods Convert to New Uses
- Learn about Zoning Trends at Two Community Meetings for Fairfax County’s Zoning Modernization Project
- Reston Station Promenade to Expand Neighborhood’s Urban Development
- Embark Richmond Highway Plan Approved; Brings Bus Rapid Transit, Development
- Fairfax County Holds Smart Cities Readiness Workshop to Harness Innovative Tech
- Fairfax County Lowers Parking Requirements for Offices, Condos, Apartments and Retail Near Metro Stations
- Fairfax County Has the Most Startups in Northern Virginia, Says Fosterly’s 2017 Census
- Team Selected to Create Redevelopment Plan for the Original Mount Vernon High School
- Fairfax County Is a SmartCities 2018 Readiness Grant Finalist
- Fairfax County Modernizes its Zoning Rules for Restaurants
- Attend a Jan. 24 Community Meeting Launching Fairfax County’s Zoning Modernization Project
2017
- Fairfax County Sponsors Fosterly’s 2017 Startup Census to Help Grow the Innovation Ecosystem
- Fairfax County to Receive State Grant to Train Workers for High Demand Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and Computer Programing Jobs
- Converting Empty Office Buildings into New Uses
- Fairfax County Adopts Social and Racial Equity Policy Called One Fairfax
- Fairfax County Adds Flexibility to Make Minor Modifications to Approved Zonings
- Fairfax County Holds a Hackathon to Code Tech Solutions for Traffic Congestion, Safety and Mobility
- New Report Documents How Fairfax County Advances Environmental Sustainability Everyday
- Fairfax County Sows Seed Money to Grow Agriculture and Agrotourism Industry
- Fairfax County Contributes to D.C. Region's Ranking as the Second Most Walkable Metro Area in the Nation
- Coming Columbia Crossroads Development Will Help to Revitalize Bailey’s Crossroads
- New Arts and Cultural District Created for Workhouse Arts Center, Occoquan Area
- Capital One Approved to Build Wegmans, Event Center, Parks in Tysons
- Fairfax County: Test Track for the Future of Connected and Driverless Cars
- zmod Launches: Modernization of Fairfax County’s Zoning Ordinance
- New Zoning Rules Open the Taps for More Craft Brewery, Distillery and Winery Locations
- Woodland Park East Mixed-Use Development Coming to Herndon Metro Station Area
- Real Estate Deal Lays the Foundation for New Housing, Future Office Building and Future Connector Road in Bailey’s Crossroads
- Students Celebrate STEM on the Silver Screen in the Nation’s Capital
- Snapshot of STEM Opportunities for Youth in Fairfax County
- Video: Jones Branch Connector Groundbreaking
- Regional Census Finds Fairfax Leads With the Most Startups In Northern Virginia
- Inova's World Class Research and Treatment Center Approved
2016
- Watch the Innovation Ecosystm Panel Discussion
- Watch 2016 Innovation Ecosystem Panel Discussion
- Apartments and Townhouses Coming Near Two Phase 2 Silver Line Stations
- Largest Mixed-Use Development Next to Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station Approved
- Bailey's Crossroads Office Conversion Shows Strategies in Action to Combat High Office Vacancy Rate
- Fairfax Helps Sponsor First Detailed, Annual Census of DC Region Startups
- Capital Bikeshare is a Driver for Economic Growth
- Bikeshare Launches in Reston and Tysons
- Get Your Tickets for First Ever Workhouse Brewfest on Aug. 13
- Creating an Innovation Ecosytem in Fairfax County
- Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Adopts Social Equity Resolution
- Zoning Update Facilitates Mixed Use Development in Areas Already Planned for More Intensity
- When it Comes to Economic Growth, Walkable Urbanism Outpaces Suburban Development
- Like a Wrecking Ball: Construction Starts on The Boro in Tysons
- Fairfax Shares in DC Area's Number One Ranking for High-Growth Startups
- Innovation Fund Helps to Diversify Our Economy
- Mustang Sally Opening Shows Fairfax's Economy is Brewing Success
- BLVD at Reston Station Demonstrates the Economic Success of Public-Private Partnership for Fairfax County
- Fairfax Focuses on Social Equity to Achieve Economic Success
- Fairfax is Growing Into an Innovation Hub
- First Electronic Zoning Application Fuels Need for Speed in Approving New Developments
- Bikeshare Coming to Reston and Tysons This Fall
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