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Arlington Economic Development (AED), in partnership with key regional players like JBG Smith, the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, National Landing BID and the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, celebrated a major step forward for Arlington’s entrepreneurial ecosystem with DC Startup and Tech Week in October.

Undoubtedly, one of the most essential parts of a business is its brand name. It’s how customers recognize businesses, communicate in a business’s marketing material, and one-way businesses can differentiate themselves from the competition. In this week’s Small Business Focus, we will discuss how businesses can protect their name and things to look out for when selecting a brand name.

When CoStar Group was searching for its new headquarters in 2022, Central Place Tower at 1201 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington County, with its impressive accompanying bird’s-eye views, captured the company’s attention.

Arlington Economic Development (AED) is proud to sponsor Day Two of DC Startup & Tech Week 2024. A full day of programming curated to meet the needs of startups in National Landing on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

As part of our commitment to providing a home for Arlington Community High School (ACHS) by 2026, we are finalizing plans to welcome more than 250 ACHS students, faculty, and staff to HQ2’s Metropolitan Park in time for the 2026-2027 school year. Since we selected Arlington as the home of our second headquarters in 2018, we have worked closely with the county and School Board to address one of the

We congratulate American landscape designer, artist and educator Walter Hood for receiving the National Building Museum’s 2024 Vincent Scully Prize. Arlington County is honored to feature a significant Walter Hood project in our Public Art Collection, John Robinson, Jr. Town Square (FREED).

Arlington’s Business Investment team recently revamped its international business attraction strategy in alignment with market forces and our new strategic plan. The commercial real estate market is seeing less interest from U.S. companies looking to open offices in new locations, but international companies are looking to expand their business to the U.S.

Arlington Economic Development (AED) is excited to be continuing its partnership with Citrine Angels, the largest female-focused angel investing organization in the mid-Atlantic region pledged solely to the support of women-led ventures.