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May 2025
- New survey shows Northern Virginia business leaders pessimistic about region’s economy (May 1, 2025), DC News Now
April 2025
- Donald Trump burns political capital in first 100 days (April 30, 2025), Financial Times
- Donald Trump remakes Washington with budget cuts and culture clashes (April 30, 2025), Financial Times
- Northern Virginia businesses sour on economy. Many cite Trump policies (April 30, 2025), WTOP
- Northern Virginia business leaders uneasy about tariffs and federal layoffs, survey finds (April 30, 2025), FFXNow
- Northern Virginia business leaders quickly sour on Trump policies, survey finds (April 30, 2025), Washington Business Journal
- Northern Virginia business leaders’ confidence drops in Q2 (April 30, 2025), Virginia Business
- Empresas del norte de Virginia se muestran descontentas con la economía. Muchas citan las políticas de Trump (April 30, 2025), Washington Hispanic
- Arlington unemployment claims spiked in March, adding to region-wide pessimism (April 30, 2025), ARLNow
- Northern VA businesses pessimistic about economy in Trump's 1st 100 days (April 29, 2025), NBC4
- Washington economy faces uncertainty amid federal cuts and shifting policies (April 28, 2025), Noah News
- Government Jobs Insulated DC From Economic Volatility. Not Any More. (April 19, 2025), Wall Street Journal
- 'Potentially catastrophic': Trump's purge has DC reeling (April 19, 2025), MSN
- New tax revenue data drives fresh economic concerns in Falls Church (April 15, 2025), ARLNow
- 'You can't make decisions': Virginia businesses struggle to plan in Trump trade war (April 15, 2025), The News Virginian
- As Virginia braces for federal cuts, local leaders eye policy solutions (April 11, 2025), WAMU 88.5
- Local restaurants and hotels scramble to fill profit gap amid federal worker layoffs (April 10, 2025), WTOP
- Northern Va. unemployment claims jumped 7.1% in February, new data reveals (April 10, 2025), ARLNow
- Northern Virginia braces for more job losses (April 8, 2025), Rappahannock News
March 2025
- Federal workforce cuts could severely impact Alexandria’s economy, officials warn (March 26, 2025) ALXnow
- People and Places - Week of March 21, 2025 (March 21, 2021) Fairfax County Times
- NOVA offers scholarship aid to unemployed fed workers (March 17, 2025) InsideNoVa
- NOVA offers $1 million in scholarship aid to unemployed fed workers (March 16, 2025) WTOP
- Some Northern Virginia leaders say local economy is too dependent on federal government (March 14, 2025) WTOP
- NOVA launches initiative to help recently unemployed federal workers - Virginia Business (March 14, 2025) Virginia Business
- Federal cuts, possible recession raise tough questions for county reserve funds (March 13, 2025) ARLnow
- NOVA Community College helps laid-off federal workers with new program | wusa9.com (March 13, 2025) WUSA9
- Trump's 'shock and awe' agenda leaves Virginia businesses scrambling (March 7, 2025) Reuters
- Curtis, colleagues, introduce bipartisan, bicameral bill to make child care more affordable (March 5, 2025) Utah Policy
- Upended: Greater Washington braces for an economic contraction (March 3, 2025) Washington Business Journal
- D.C.-area business leaders see potential for 'very challenging' times ahead for the regional economy (March 3, 2025) WTOP
February 2025
- Richmond Fed President says economy may face 'inflationary headwinds' (February 26, 2025) Richmond Times-Dispatch
- D.C.-area business leaders warn of 'rocky' road ahead for region's economy (February 26, 2025) Washington Business Journal
- Do job openings in Virginia match skills of laid-off federal workers? (February 25, 2025) Washington Business Journal
- Morning Money (February 24, 2025) Politico
January 2025
- Chamber: Northern Virginia affordability is a 'serious regional issue' (January 27, 2025) WTOP
- Fairfax County casino bill advanced by Senate subcommittee (January 20, 2025) FFXNow
- Tysons Casino Bill Passes First Hurdle In VA Senate Subcommittee (January 20, 2025) Patch
- D.C. region's center for tech and defense is optimistic for Trump (January 16, 2025) Axios
2024
- Spanberger, Kaine, Valadao Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Expand Digital Skills in Workforce Training (April 17, 2024)
- FCPS Superintendent Advocates for Federal Action on Cybersecurity Threats to Schools (March 13, 2024) FFXNow
- Alexandria arena deal for Caps, Wizards clears House of Delegates (February 13, 2024) Inside NOVA
- Why Alexandria’s new entertainment district is everyone’s business (February 11, 2024), Virginia Business
- Alexandria City Officials Are Touting The Arena Deal. Residents Have Unanswered Questions (February 1, 2024), DCist
- Leonsis, NoVA Chamber of Commerce Defend Potomac Yard Entertainment District (January 26, 2024), Northern Virginia Magazine
- Bill to allow referendum on northern Virginia casino advances in legislature (January 24, 2024) AP News, Seattle Times, Houston Chronicle, Connecticut Post, My McMurray
2023
- Guest Column: Digital Gateway is imperative for region (December 10, 2023), Inside NOVA
- 2023 GovCon Awards Winners Announced November 1, 2023), Washington Exec
- State initiative training business employees to recognize trafficking signs (September 13, 2023) CBS 19 News
- As Federal Shutdown Looms, Local Lawmakers Warn Of Impact On D.C. Region’s Economy (September 13, 2023) DCist
- Deb Gandy, first Black female chair of the Northern Virginia Chamber, shares how she'll focus on growth (July 28, 2023) Washington Business Journal
- Three Different Business Awards in Virginia – And How to Start Your Own (July 26, 2023) The Roanoke Star
- NoVa Chamber inducts Deb Gandy as next chair (June 6, 2023) Virginia Business
- Youngkin vetoes five bills he couldn't get legislature to amend, signs 12 others (May 13, 2023) Richmond Times-Dispatch
- VHC Health & Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Host First ‘Wellness in the Workforce’ Event (April 3, 2023) ArlNow.com
- NOVA and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Launch 2nd Annual Workforce Index, Discuss Need for Skills-Based Hiring (January 31, 2023) Yahoo!Life
- Northern Virginia employers say they lack job candidates, but survey finds they're not looking in all the right places (January 25, 2023) Washington Business Journal
2022
- D.C.-area residents say they may leave region without needed transportation improvements, per survey (11.8.22) Washington Business Journal
- Who won 2022's edition of the GovCon awards? (11.7.22) Washington Technology
- GovCon Awards Winners Announced (11.6.22) Washington Executive
- Letter: The case for civility and the Advancing Civics partnership (7.6.22) InsideNOVA
- Metro takes control of Silver Line extension, starting testing phase (6.23.22) Washington Post
- Signs of promise: corporate headquarters drive development (2.27.22) Virginia Business
- Greater Washington’s recovery will continue to lag behind the nation’s this year, economists say (1.26.22) Washington Business Journal
- NoVa Chamber and U.Va.’s Sorensen Institute partner to promote civics: Advancing Civics partnership aims to encourage collaborative leadership (1.12.22) Virginia Business
2021
- The year in Virginia politics and policy (12.27.21) Washington Post
- GovCon: Accenture Federal Services wins Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year, AFS won the award in the over $300M in revenue category (11.9.21) Virginia Business
- GovCon: Kendall Holbrook Named a 2021 GovCon Executive of the Year (11.6.21) Homeland Security Today
- GovCon: Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards Winners Announced, SAIC’s Nazzic Keene Named Executive of the Year (11.5.21) Washington Exec
- Who won 2021's edition of the GovCon awards? (11.4.21) Washington Technology
- Northern Virginia employers explore new ways to address workforce challenges (10.7.21) Inside NOVA
- NoVa biz leaders optimistic about recovery (10.6.21) Virginia Business
- NoVa biz leaders optimistic about recovery (10.6.21) Washington Business Journal
- Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce PAC makes no endorsements in state races (9.30.21) WTOP News
- Youngkin, McAuliffe clash in final debate of Virginia governor’s race (9.28.21) The Washington Post
- Smaller Clients, More Business— Finding The Underserved Market (5.20.21) The Crusader Newspaper Group (chicagocrusader.com)
- Smaller Clients, More Business— Finding The Underserved Market (5.20.21) Zenger News
- Smaller Clients, More Business— Finding The Underserved Market (5.20.21) The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
- Guest Opinion: Right-to-work eroded by language slipped into cannabis legalization (5.6.21) Inside NOVA
2020
- Warner, Gade meet in first debate of Senate race (9.24.20) AP
- From Metro funding crisis to telework’s rise, transportation is in historic turmoil (8.10.20) Washington Post
- Major NoVa projects stay on track as questions linger about pandemic commuting (8.9.20) Inside NOVA
- Editorial: Advice for Bill Carrico (7.29.20) Roanoke Times
- Six big obstacles to economic recovery, from child-care shortages to displaced workers (7.20.20) Washington Post
- $14.66M in GO Virginia funds redirected to COVID-19 recovery initiative (6.15.20) Virginia Business
- Despite protests by some conservatives, business and labor leaders say science should determine when Washington region’s economy reopens. (4.20.20) Washington Post
- News Wrap: The Washington Region's Economy Is Taking A Hit As Lockdown Continues (4.17.20) NPR
- Northern Virginia’s new marketing effort aims to lure and retain young tech talent (2.10.20) Washington Post
- Commentary: G3 proposal will benefit students, commonwealth (2.10.20) InsideNOVA
2019
- Senators: Impeachment of Trump is likely, removal is not (12.10.19) InsideNOVA
- Kaine, Warner call for minimum wage hike in Virginia, other pro-worker reforms (12.10.19) Washington Business Journal
- Beyond Amazon, region is looking for a broader tech boom (7.26.19) InsideNOVA
- Don't forget Micron (3.1.19) VirginiaBusiness
- Mac Curtis, President and CEO of Perspecta, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Leading Digital Transformation in Healthcare, Defense and Intelligence (2.20.19) ExecutiveBiz
- Government closure cost U.S. economy $11 billion, budget office says (2.19.19) Fairfax County Times
- 2019 Shape of the Region Conference (2.15.19) Prince William Living
- Business leader: Inclusion, kindness, tech prowess keys for success (2.7.19) InsideNOVA
- 'A Decade of Transformation - a Future of Opportunity' (2.6.19) Alexandria Gazette Packet
- N. Va. leaders stress STEM, real-world training for students (2.6.19) InsideNOVA
- N. Va. Economist: Recession may be around the corner (2.4.19) InsideNOVA
- At forum, governor touts economic-development coups (2.1.19) InsideNOVA
- State of Tysons' Events to Break Down Current and Future Economic Growth (1.16.19) Purdue University Global
- Push to raise minimum wage begins in Maryland, Virginia (1.16.19) Washington Business Journal
- 22 Regional Business Associations Decry Continuing Shutdown (1.16.2019) LoudounNow
- Northern Virginia Chamber adds new members (1.15.2019) InsideNOVA