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Cornell engineering dean selected to lead Virginia Tech Innovation Campus
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Virginia Tech selected Lance Collins, the dean of engineering at Cornell University, as the inaugural vice president and executive director...
Your Views: Prioritize home ownership over renting
To the editor:
Earlier this month, the first-ever housing summit was held in Alexandria. The focus of the summit was affordability. Unfortunately, home ownership, a...
Our View: New year, new decade
2020.
The year we have just entered sounds futuristic and hip. Mathematicians must be overjoyed, numerologists ecstatic.
The last double number year was 1919, right after...
Chamber holds State of Business meeting
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual State of Business meeting at the Alexandria Hilton Mark Center on Tuesday...
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus design advances
By Luke Anderson | [email protected]
With construction slated to begin by the end of 2020, the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is giving Potomac Yard a...
Amazon gift helps Carpenter’s Shelter reach fundraising goal
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Carpenter’s Shelter hit the $2 million fundraising goal for its New Heights Campaign on Monday courtesy of a $300,000 cash...
Virginia Tech submits first concept plan to city
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The Virginia Tech Foundation submitted its first concept plan for the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in North Potomac Yard on...
Chamber hosts 2019 Best in Business Awards ceremony
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce held its annual Best in Business Awards, presented by Burke & Herbert Bank, at The...
Our View: Poised for big things
Two pieces of recent economic news, one looking back and the other forward, highlight how exciting this juncture is in Alexandria.
The first is a...
Chamber of commerce releases 2020 legislative agenda
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce released its 2020 legislative agenda on Sept. 19, laying out the issues the organization will...