Saturday, May 11, 2013
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority officials say despite high number, sequestration will cause job growth to slow down.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) helped bring more than 1,400 jobs from 27 different companies during the first quarter of 2013. Salient Federal Solutions, a company that provides information techonology support to government and commercial customers, created the most opportunity countywide, adding 530 jobs in Fairfax, FCEDA officials said Friday. “In today’s environment, any business growth is remarkable,” FCEDA President and CEO Jerry Gordon said in a statement. But the number of new jobs was still down from the first quarter of 2012, when the FCEDA worked with 46 different businesses to bring in nearly 2,000 jobs. Gordon told Patch the slowdown was caused by cold feet from business owners, who hesitated to grow…
Monday, March 18, 2013
After studying long lines at the polls in the 2012 presidential elections, a Fairfax County election commission will release this week its finding on voting efficiency.
Those who endured hours-long lines at the polls last November will get some of the answers they've waited for Tuesday, as Fairfax County's bi-partisan commission on election efficiency presents its report to the Board of Supervisors. Chairman Sharon Bulova proposed forming the commission in December 2012, after county voters reported severe lines and wait times during the 2012 Presidential Election. The commission is looking critically at the county’s election process, identifying efficiencies at polling places and other ways to streamline the process for voters on Election Day. This past November, some voters reported low wait times of about a half-hour, but the last polls in the county closed at 10:30 p.m. – a wait of more than 3 hours …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Business owners in Alexandria and southern Fairfax County tell Patch what they want to hear from Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama in the upcoming debates.
The future of small businesses has been a major topic in the 2012 Presidential race, and the difficulty securing bank loans and regulatory and economic uncertainty is weighing down local business owners across Northern Virginia. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney will debate Wednesday on domestic issues, including the economy. These small business owners will be watching. Small Business Loans, Health Care Costs Take a Toll In July 2009, 29-year-old Danielle Romanetti opened her first business — Fibre Space, a knitting store in Old Town Alexandria. Months earlier, despite her good credit rating, she was unable to get a $95,000 loan from a bank to cover her start-up costs. Romanetti ended up borrowing $50,000 from a…
Friday, July 22, 2011
'The details are that you end up in traffic congestion, but we have jobs,' says FCEDA Chief.
Severe traffic aside, Base Realignment and Closure is a net positive for the Northern Virginia economy, according to Dr. Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. “Ghost towns don’t have traffic. Cities with a 15 percent unemployment rate don’t have heavy traffic during rush hour because nobody is going to work,” said Gordon, who spoke with Patch from his office in Tysons Corner. “Our traffic is all these people going to work. It’s hard to argue.” And Gordon had advice for commuters: "Start early. Adjust your hours. Go in early, go home early. Go in late, come home late. I think that’s the answer. Or go further out, get near a VRE [Virginia Railway Express] station, and take the train. Carpool…
Bill Sweet
9:33 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Did anyone try the Small Business Administration? These sized loans would fit right into that program. And if for any reason your loan would not be excepted you could appeal directly to the Obama administration! So what are you waiting for? more ›