Report: Arlington Has Lost More Than 14,500 Market-Rate Affordable Homes Since 2000

(RECAP: In an evaluation of affordable housing around the region, the Northern Virginia Housing Alliance found that the county has seen steep declines in the number of homes affordable for people making 60 percent of the area’s median income. In Arlington, federal officials set those levels at $49,260 a year for a one-person household and $70,320 for a four-person household.)

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Governor Northam Announces Partnership to Promote Hiring at Newport News Shipbuilding

(RECAP: Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia is initiating a unique partnership with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division to support a major hiring initiative. Newport News Shipbuilding anticipates hiring nearly 7,000 people, including the creation of 2,000 new jobs, in the City of Newport News over the next five years.)

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