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Intellectual Property Fundamentals The Virginia SBDC is offering a Patent and Trademark Series. The first session is Intellectual Property Fundamentals and will be held on Tuesday, January 31 at 12 noon. In collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, speaker Elizabeth Dougherty will give an overview of intellectual […]
Area Equity Foundation Issues $200,000 in Grants The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia has announced several grants made to organizations through multiple discretionary funds. These grants, amounting to more than $200,000 will increase equity by supporting educational opportunities, increasing access to social and economic support, and helping strengthen community resilience […]
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer of Falls Church and Northern Virginia, and outgoing chair of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement today on the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) advance estimate for the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) that found that the U.S. economy grew by 2.9 percent in the fourth […]
FCEF Employee Award Nominees Announced The FCCPS Prize Patrol, consisting of FCCPS & FCEF Leadership surprised the nominees for the FCCPS employee awards at school. The winner of each award will be announced in April. All nominees and winners will be recognized at the FCCPS Celebration of Excellence in May. […]
New Vehicle Charging Fees Coming Soon Starting February 1, 2023, the City will implement a new fee structure for its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. This new fee structure is intended to encourage EV use (first hour free), recoup costs to the City (per kWh charge after the first hour), […]
Wednesday, the Virginia House Education Early Childhood/Innovation Subcommittee voted to table HB 1434, effectively killing the bill. Narissa Rahaman, Executive Director of Equality Virginia, released the following statement after the vote: “We applaud the subcommittee’s decision to table HB 1434. This bill served no educational purpose and was entirely unnecessary. LGBTQ+ students thrive […]
Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine formally announced today that he will seek another six-year term in the 2024 election. Kaine said in a statement, “I’m officially running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to keep delivering results for Virginia. Throughout my life I’ve been honored to serve people as a missionary, […]
By Lois Elfman The year after an Olympic Winter Games is typically a time of new names and fresh ambitions in the sport of figure skating. There are a few 2022 Olympians competing at the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, taking place January 23–29 in San Jose, California, but much […]
e-Commerce Webinar for New and Current Businesses The Virginia SPDC is hosting a virtual workshop on e-commerce and digital marketing for businesses on Tuesday, January 24, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. The session will cover available websites for online sales, costs, selection of suitable e-commerce platforms, how to set up […]
Little City Gift Card Bonus Card Promotion Ending January 31 After a successful run that has seen over 2,800 Little City Gift Cards purchased since launching on Small Business Saturday last Nov. 26 ,the City of Falls Church will end The Little City Gift Card bonus gift card promotion at […]
