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FAA Reauthorization Bill discussion. What is it and what impact does it have on local airports and the region? The bill, currently moving through the Congress, will need to provide funding and direction for air traffic control improvements and continued expansion of the nation's airports. Sponsored by the Committee for Dulles. Reception at 11:30 a.m., lunch served at noon; at the Embassy Suites Hotel Dulles North, Friday, Sept. 27. Nonmembers $50 in advance, $55 at the door; members $40/$45. Call 703-430-8749 or e-mail info@committeefordulles.org.
Village Green Day School at Lowes Island, 47722 Saulty Drive, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with events Sept. 28-29 including a luncheon honoring current and former Parent Advisory Council members Friday and a family carnival Saturday.
Loudoun Gymnastics Center, 21586 Atlantic Blvd., building 130, Sterling, will celebrate its first anniversary, Saturday, Sept. 29, from 1-3 p.m., with a free open gym playtime. Children can spend time exploring the entire gymnastics facility: jumping on trampolines, walking on balance beams and crawling through an obstacle course. Visit www.loudoungymnastics.com.
Job fair, Monday, Oct. 1 at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, 45020 Aviation Drive, Dulles, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. More than 40 employers will be attending this fall job fair and are looking for full-time, part-time and hourly employees. Call 571-209-9030 or visit www.LoudounChamber.org.
The area’s first Mimi’s Café will open on Oct. 4, at 4 p.m., at 21015 Dulles Town Circle. Known for upscale, family dining and comfort food classics, the new restaurant marks the 117th Mimi’s Cafe in the nation.
Best Western now features a Dulles location. The Best Western Inn Dulles will open Oct. 8, just minutes north on route 28 from Washington Dulles International Airport. The hotel offer complimentary shuttle to Dulles Airport.
The Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association will be hold the 2nd Annual Cruisin' the Caribbean, scholarship fund-raising auction, Oct. 10, 5:30 p.m., at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Dulles. The cost is $25. Call 703-771-2617, Ext. 11.
On Sept. 5, SkyLink USA, together with its sibling company, SkyLink Italy, provided a jointly managed solution to transport 10,000 wool blankets and more than 1,000 hygiene kits from Pisa, Italy, to Athens, Greece. They delivered by truck the emergency relief commodities to assist those who have been affected by the wildfires being fought by the government of Greece with support from the international community, including the United States. The United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance awarded SkyLink the humanitarian relief cargo project.
The Hispanic Business Council of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce has named Jackie Krick council chairwoman. Krick, a long-standing member of the Hispanic community, previously served as vice chair.
Krick is the president of ECU Communications LLC, a strategic marketing communications and consulting firm serving the federal government and private sector. Krick was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and has played an active role in the Hispanic community for more than 20 years.
Bowman Consulting has hired Jim Horner as chief financial officer and Jamie E. "Packie" Crown as principal. Horner brings more than 20 years of executive-level financial management experience and Crown brings more than 25 years of land use expertise, particularly with Loudoun County.
Goodman & Company recently hired Christopher C. Nokes, MBA, as business specialist in the Tysons Corner office. Nokes, a Sterling resident, is a graduate of Strayer University with both a bachelor of science and master of
business administration in accounting.
Local area vendors are invited to the 2007 Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange Sessions. The next session is Friday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The informal session is open to all vendors to discuss the county's processes, upcoming contracts and any vendor questions or concerns. To reserve a seat, call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to Jacqueline Miles-Veney at jacqueline.miles.veney@loudoun.gov.
Local area vendors are invited to the 2007 Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange Sessions. The next session is Thursday, Nov. 29, 2 p.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The informal session is open to all vendors to discuss the county's processes, upcoming contracts and any vendor questions or concerns. To reserve a seat, call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to Jacqueline Miles-Veney at jacqueline.miles.veney@loudoun.gov.
Local area vendors are invited to the 2007 Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange Sessions. The next session is Friday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The informal session is open to all vendors to discuss the county's processes, upcoming contracts and any vendor questions or concerns. To reserve a seat, call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to Jacqueline Miles-Veney at jacqueline.miles.veney@loudoun.gov.