Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Two Alexandria sites have entered proposals for a new headquarters for the National Science Foundation.
In an attempt to lure the National Science Foundation to the city, Alexandria may subsidize the institution’s potential move, according to the Washington Business Journal. The General Services Administration is currently evaluating proposals for a new headquarters for the NSF. Submissions were due Jan. 9. The NSF is currently headquartered in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County. The institution is one of the federal government’s primary scientific research organizations and would be a huge economic boon for Alexandria. The NSF has a $7 billion annual budget, 2,400 employees and a contractor tail of another 2,200. Val Hawkins, president and CEO of the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, and Mark Jinks, deputy Alexandria …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Efforts to keep NSF and land FBI are wholly unrelated, congressman says.
U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, who has spent months working to keep the National Science Foundation in Arlington, is optimistic that work will pay off. "People have come to the conclusion that the best location is right near where they are — in the Ballston corridor," Moran told Patch last week following a news conference about Virginia's efforts to land the new FBI headquarters. "I think the NSF is going to stay in Ballston," said the Virginia Democrat, noting the number of its employees who live within a short distance of the facility. The City of Alexandria is also making a play for the NSF, hoping it can woo it away from Arlington similar to its successful efforts bringing the Patent and Trademark Office to the Carlyle district. Moran, who …
Friday, January 4, 2013
Mayor Bill Euille says he looks forward to working with the new council, but tough choices must be made in the three years ahead.
Mayor Bill Euille described the new City Council as talented, smart, fun loving and accessible during a speech at the new body's installation ceremony Wednesday night. But this enigmatic group must face challenges for the next three years, including addressing the budget and the city's aging infrastructure while balancing the development of commercial and residential buildings, he said in remarks at T.C. Williams High School auditorium. Euille made another plug for bringing the National Science Foundation to Alexandria, which is currently home to sister agency the Patent and Trademark Office. We are "committeed to making sure all voices [will] be heard," he said, referring to the city's new What's Next Alexandria initiative. He also noted …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Two Alexandria properties will submit bids to bring agency headquarters to the city.
Properties at the Hoffman Center and Carlyle Plaza will submit lease bids to potentially land the National Science Foundation, which sent out its request for proposals for a new headquarters last week. Alexandria Deputy City Manager Mark Jinks and Alexandria Economic Development Partnership President and CEO Val Hawkins made a presentation to Alexandria City Council about the bids on Tuesday night. “[The General Services Administration] has said who can provide the best bottom line… is considered the winner,” Jinks said. “I think you’ll see a lot of sharpened pencils all over the region in the next month.” This month, the GSA pushed back the deadline for the agency to be in its new home by two years, to December 2016, potentially opening …
Friday, August 10, 2012
The National Science Foundation is considering location options as its expensive Arlington lease is up next year.
There’s a tug of war over the National Science Foundation between Arlington and other, neighboring localities such as Alexandria, reports Clarendon Patch. Tina Leone, the former head of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and now the head of the Ballston Business Improvement District, says the NSF should stay in Ballston, where the government agency has helped develop the area into a “center for innovation.” But Arlington risks losing the agency to places like Alexandria, which is also walkable and Metro accessible, due to the high cost of Arlington rent. The NSF and its 1,500 employees occupy most of two buildings in the 4200 block of Wilson Boulevard, and its lease expires next year. The average cost per square foot of office space in …
DRM
1:03 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Those who live in the city continually vote for the same people for city council and then are surprised and mad when they approve government buildings like BRAC!! Try voting for different representatives and then maybe you'll get the results you want. more ›