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IT company 1901 Group to create hurndreds of jobs in Fairfax and Montgomery counties
Governor Ralph Northam revealed on Thursday that that 1901 Group, a provider of IT services for the public and private sectors, will invest $4 million to expand its corporate offices in Fairfax County and an enterprise IT...Nov 15, 2018 1072 0 -
Amazon to invest $2.5 billion each in Arlington and Long Island City as HQ2 locations
Arlington County, Image Credit: Arlington County/ Wikimedia Commons Amazon will invest $2.5 billion in Arlington to set up its HQ2 which will be split in Norther Virginia and New York with 25,000 new employment opportunities in...Nov 13, 2018 906 0 -
Democrats take the House; Trump narrative works for GOP Senate victory
Democrats wrested back the House of Representative in a fiercely fought midterm election Tuesday that also gave Republicans victory in the Senate as President Donald Trump’s narrative continues to find appeal in his conservative base. The...Nov 7, 2018 806 0 -
Pakistani-American Babur Lateef elected Chair Education Board Prince William County
Babur Lateef, a known Pakistani-American Democrat, was elected Chair Education Board of Prince William County in Tuesday’s special ballot. The newly elected Board Chair thanked his supporters for reposing their confidence in him. Governor Ralph Northam...Nov 7, 2018 3152 0 -
Crystal City in Arlington, Long Island City likely to host two-site Amazon HQ2
Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia Photo: Wikipedia Amazon has decided to have its $5 billioin HQ2 divided into two places – Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia and Long Island City in New York. Availability of talent...Nov 6, 2018 1059 0 -
Making sense of early voting upsurge
If early voting rates are an indicator of enthusiasm, 2018 elections are on way to being one of the most exciting midterms in recent history. Analyses reveal that early voting for November 6 elections has surpassed...Nov 3, 2018 991 0 -
Jamal Khashoggi and the quest for democracy in the Middle East
Nearly three weeks after Jamal Khashoggi went missing in Saudi consulate in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posed a string of questions to Riyadh as he confirmed the killing of the journalist and demanded that suspects...Oct 23, 2018 915 0 -
Asians remain the largest immigrant arrivals in the U.S. since 2010
Asians have overtaken Latin Americans as the biggest group of foreign-born residents arriving in the United States since a surge in the number of foreign-born arrival from the largest continent beginning in 2010. The top three...Oct 1, 2018 1595 0 -
Democratic Tim Kaine gets Republican stalwart John Warner’s endorsement
Democratic Tim Kaine, seeking a re-election in 2018 vote vs GOP’s Corey Stewart, got a huge boost for his campaign Wednesday when former senator and Republican stalwart John Warner endorsed Kaine, praising the candidate’s credentials and...Sep 26, 2018 1028 0 -
Hurricane Florence moving toward Carolinas with threatening winds, rains
A NASA image of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 As the region braced for a threatening Hurricane Florence landfall, Governor Ralph Northam Wednesday said Virginia has opened two state-managed shelters to assist residents evacuating the...Sep 13, 2018 955 0