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Booz Allen Hamilton has added 2,500 employees in the last year
McLean, Virginia-based government consulting giant Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the largest employers in the D.C. region, continues to grow its ranks of consulting professionals, with the addition of 800 new employees in the second quarter. In the past year, Booz Allen has grown its head count by 2,500, or...
Student-achievement notes, 7/25/24 edition
• The following local residents earned degrees during recent commencement exercises at the University of Wisconsin-Madison:. > From McLean: Alia Wilson earned a doctor of veterinary medicine degree. Brandon Liao earned a bachelor of science degree in computer sciences. Lucy Dubois earnded a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. Erin Schlegel earned a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering, Samantha Wayne earned a bachelor of arts degree in legal studies and sociology.
Business News from the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority – July 26
Fortune Ranks Chantilly in Fairfax County as a Top Place for Families. The Chantilly area in Fairfax County is ranked third in the nation by Fortune on its list of the 50 Best Places to Live for Families. “A suburb of Washington, D.C., Chantilly is a serene escape 24 miles...
Third suspect arrested in connection to Oakton murder
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A third suspect has been arrested in connection to a homicide in Oakton. Several agencies teamed in the arrest of 20-year-old Wilmer Adli Guzman of Washington, D.C. Adli Guzman has been charged with malicious wounding by mob and is currently being held at the D.C. Central Detention Facility.
Football scandal triggers wave of school hires, abrupt removal of security chief
This past December, Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria posted an ad for a new head football coach. On Feb. 12, Darryl Overton, a championship football coach from across county lines at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, took the position, bringing with him an estimated 30-plus football players transferring to Hayfield from Freedom and at least three other area schools.
Fairfax County murder suspect is in US illegally, ICE says
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - One of the suspects accused of murdering a man and leaving his body near a popular walking trail in Oakton is in the country illegally, according to ICE. Authorities say Maldin Anibal Guzman is a 27-year-old Honduran native who entered the country unlawfully and was first apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol in November 2018, near Hidalgo, Texas.
Tysons Mixed Market is Back and Kicks Off August 21
Tysons Community Alliance is partnering with The Boro and Diverse Markets Management once again to bring back the popular Tysons Mixed Market for its second year. The annual event launched last year as a way to support local businesses, further create a sense of place in Tysons, and bring the community together. Last year’s Mixed Market included over 50 vendors and brought out nearly 2,000 members of the community over the course of six weeks.
New Tools for Keeping Immigrant-Owned Shops in Place
Jenn Tran admits that her favorite childhood memory of Eden Center, a strip of Vietnamese shops in Falls Church, Va., is controversial. Of the many snacks offered at the grocery store where she shopped each week with her mother, she always beelined to durian, the spiky fruit revered for its creamy, mango-like pulp and reviled for its stinky smell.
Hundreds join Stone Ridge celebration of its three Olympic swimmers
The cheers echoing throughout Bethesda’s Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart gym on Thursday were almost overwhelming. The more than 800 Stone Ridge community members joining in on the cheering were part of an afternoon pep rally celebrating three alums competing on the swimming world stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics: Katie Ledecky, Phoebe Bacon and Erin Gemmell.
Owings Mills Man Charged in Gold Bar Scam Targeting Elderly, Montgomery County Police Report
An Owings Mills man, aged 52, has found himself in the grips of the law, arrested on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a series of gold bar scams targeting the elderly, Montgomery County Department of Police reports. One victim, a 74-year-old man from Bethesda, informed authorities on July...
DC woman faces felony charge for escape of Virginia prisoner
VIRGINIA (DC News Now) — A woman from the District is facing a felony charge related to the 2023 escape of a Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) inmate. VDOC announced Friday that Sasha Castillo was charged with Persons aiding escape of a prisoner. The indictment stemmed from the escape of inmate Naseem Isaiah Roulack, who […]
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