Tech Layoffs Announced + Counties Fight Dominion Merger + New Preschool: VA Business News

Counties joining forces to oppose the major Dominion-NextEra merger, anticipated layoffs at a regional tech giant, a legal victory for a developer and more potential transit-oriented growth led business headlines this week. Here are the other stories you don't want to miss.

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Arlington, Alexandria Join Forces In $67B Dominion-NextEra Merger Case

Arlington County and the City of Alexandria are joining forces to participate in state proceedings over NextEra Energy's proposed $67 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy.

Northern Virginia Tech Company Anticipates Major Layoffs In Ashburn

Leidos has announced that it anticipates laying off dozens of employees at its Loudoun County Parkway facility.

Judge Sides With Reston-Based Comstock In Herndon Downtown Property Fight

Reston-based Comstock prevailed in a legal battle with the Town of Herndon over nearly five acres of downtown property after a Fairfax County judge ruled that the town does not have the right to reclaim the land from the developer.

Fairfax County Opens Door To Redevelopment Of Reston Metro Kiss & Ride Site

Fairfax County supervisors took a step Tuesday that could eventually allow the county-owned Kiss & Ride property at the Reston Town Center Metro station to become part of a larger transit-oriented redevelopment.

Inova Buys Willow Oaks Medical Campus In Fairfax For $97.5 Million

Inova Health System has acquired the Willow Oaks Medical Campus near its flagship hospital in Fairfax for $97.5 million, according to commercial real estate firm Newmark.

Data center debates

• 'Loudoun County Iced Tea' Featured At DC Pro-Data Center Party As Some VA Residents Fume: Report
• Loudoun Official Discusses Potential Hurdles For Amazon's Ashburn Data Center Plans

Opening and closing

• This New Alexandria Jewelry Store Is Set To Open In Time For Holiday Shopping
• Luxury Chocolatier To Bring European-Style Hot Chocolate To Alexandria: Report
• Starbucks Closing 250 Stores This Week: What VA Customers Need To Know
• Yum Yum Donuts Opens In Manassas With Donuts, Boba And Sandwiches
• New Preschool Opens In Old Town Alexandria
• Women's Fashion Retailer Cato Closing 120 Stores: What To Know In VA
• Mary Washington Opens Interventional Radiology Clinic At Stafford Hospital

• $127M Willard-Sherwood Center Breaks Ground In Fairfax City

Planning, regulation and partnership

• Arlington Planning Commission To Weigh Cell Towers, Delinquent Taxes, Zoning Appeals
• Draft Duke Street Plan Revealed, With Housing Units, Acres Of New Parks, Miles Of Trails And Streets
• PFAS, Heavy Metals, Other Pollutants Monitored By GMU Researchers Following Huge Potomac River Sewage Spill
• Reston YMCA Celebrates 25 Years With Fairfax County Recognition