Want Young Employees? Locate Near Metro — Even companies in suburbs are taking into account Metro access in order to attract car-free Millennials. As three major employers recently signed big leases in Reston, impact is here. [Washington Post]
Hanley Named to Election Board — Reston’s Kate Hanley has been named to the Fairfax County Election Board for a three-year term. Hanley is the former Chair of the County Board of Supervisors (1995-2003). [Fairfax County]
New Financing for Reston Hotel — JBG has received a $27 million loan from Mesa West Capital to refinance the Westin Reston Heights, Mesa West announced.  The hotel, along with a 194-unit residential tower and 140,000-square foot office building anchors the first phase of JBG’s 35-acre Reston Heights mixed-used development.
Diverse Fairfax, But Not Local Officials — Fairfax County has significant Asian, Latino and African American population, but that is not reflected in leadership except for Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins [Washington Post]
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For this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, local bookworms will be encouraged to collect not just new literary titles, but also places to buy them. More than a dozen shops across…
RELAC Water Cooling will begin delivering air-conditioning services to residents and businesses in Reston’s Lake Anne area this weekend — ahead of its official launch date of May 22. The…
The cost of riding Metro trains and buses will go up, starting July 1, when the transit agency’s new budget takes effect. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) board…
