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Dec 31, 2023

Data mining

Elena Schlossberg has spent the past three-and-a-half years fighting against what some say is soon to become the world’s largest data center complex. The Haymarket resident estimates she’s participated in at least 100 Zoom calls, town halls and Prince William County meetings to protest the project, while wearing a series of T-shirts voicing her opposition […]

Aug 30, 2023

Economic Development 2023: CHRISTINA WINN

Winn, who became Prince William’s economic development head in 2019, is president of the Virginia Economic Developers Association. She came to the county after leading Arlington Economic Development‘s Business Investment Group, where she was a key member of the team that landed Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast headquarters. Last year, Prince William reported more [&h[...]

Ryan Touhill headshot
Nov 7, 2022

Arlington hires new economic development director

Arlington Economic Development‘s new director is Ryan Touhill, Arlington County Manager Mark Schwartz announced Monday. Touhill will assume the role on Nov. 28. He succeeds Shannon Flanagan-Watson, who has been serving as interim director since Telly Tucker announced he was leaving to return to Danville, where he became president of the Institute for Advanced Learning […]

Headshot of Panayiotis "Yoti" Jabri
Jul 14, 2022

Prince George County hires economic development director

Prince George County has appointed Panayiotis “Yoti” Jabri its director of economic development, effective Aug. 1. Jeff Stoke, who became the county’s administrator on April 12, selected Jabri as his successor. “We are very pleased to be able to appoint Mr. Jabri to this very important county position,” Stoke said in a statement. “He has […]

Nov 16, 2021

Prince George County administrator headed to King William County

Prince George County Administrator Percy C. Ashcraft is leaving to take the same role in King William County, county board chairman Floyd Brown Jr. announced Monday. Ashcraft’s last day in Prince George will be Dec. 3 and he will start in his next role on Dec. 6. “As chairman, I am saddened by his announcement, […]

If approved, the GreenCity project in western Henrico County would include a 17,000-seat arena and 2.2 million square feet of office space. Rendering courtesy GreenCity LLC
Oct 15, 2021

Henrico green-lights $2.3B GreenCity project

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved rezoning the 204-acre former Best Products headquarters campus into the $2.3 billion GreenCity project, a major mixed-used development that will feature a 17,000-seat arena. GreenCity, which was proposed in December 2020, is also expected to include two hotels with 600 rooms, about 2.2 million square […]

Anthony Fusarelli Jr. Photo courtesy Arlington County
May 10, 2021

Arlington County names new planning director

Arlington County has promoted Anthony Fusarelli Jr., a 15-year veteran planning employee, to planning director effective in early June, the county announced May 6. Fusarelli started as a principal planner with the county in 2006. Most recently he served as assistant director of the county Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development. Fusarelli was chosen […]

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