Local Leaders Tout Alexandria as Business-Friendly City
Small businesses are key to city growth, speakers say
Alexandria business leaders praised recent business-friendly developments in the city and called on the public and commercial sectors to work together at a Thursday morning marketing forum sponsored by the Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association. About 250 people attended the event, the “ABC’s of Business in Alexandria,” held at the Crowne Plaza Alexandria in Old Town. Guest speaker Rashad Young, Alexandria city manager, stressed the importance of the aligning of the public sector with the business community to create a winning team. “I want to win,” Young said. “I want to win this community. I want to make this community continue to be a highly desirable and economically sustainable to live, work and play." Stephanie Landrum, senior …
lawgal
11:27 am on Sunday, January 29, 2012
Interesting developments and a move beyond a focus on tourism, government, and associations. There are few complaints from Fairfax and Arlington Counties about the jobs created by both large and small business, although traffic and overdevelopment are often discussed. The City of Alexandria does need to make a commitment to maintain a safe environment for the businesses (including law firms, … more ›