McLean Connection

McLean Home Sales: April, 2013

In April 2013, 106 homes sold between $2,350,000-$182,000 in the McLean and Falls Church area.

McLean Home Sales: April, 2013

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• May 17, 2013

Fairfax County Attracts Innovative Technology Firms

More than 1,400 jobs added to local economy in first quarter.

Continuing consumer demand for innovative technology such as web filtering, data security and cloud computing has helped Fairfax County post gains to the local economy, countering the sequester effect stalling business growth in other sectors. According to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA), 27 businesses added more than 1,400 jobs in Fairfax County during the first quarter of 2013.

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• By Victoria Ross
• May 16, 2013

Celebrating ‘Everyday’ Heroes

Molina Healthcare honors local residents for making a difference in the community.

In the 1980s, Vienna resident John Horejsi and a “ragtag” group of social justice pioneers learned that Virginia was charging sales tax on food stamps. They discovered the sales tax boosted the state’s coffers by $9.5 million every year, money that they believed belonged to poor families for food or other necessary items.

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• By Victoria Ross
• May 16, 2013

Brief: Week in McLean

Woman Robbed at Bank ATM, Book Collection and Sale to Support Scholarships for Women, BlogPaws Conference to Be Held at Tysons Corner, Trail Map Signs Installed at Pimmit Stream Valley

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• May 14, 2013

Brief: McLean Kitchen and Garden Tour Nets $10,225 for Wounded Warriors

At a meeting of the Woman’s Club of McLean on May 7, club President Virginia Sandahl announced that the proceeds of the previous week’s Kitchen and Garden Tour sponsored by the club were $10,225.

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• By Laura Sheridan
• May 14, 2013