Burke & Herbert Bank raised more than $2,200 for SCAN of Northern Virginia‘s child abuse prevention programs through its an annual coin drive at branches throughout the month of April—National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce announced the 2017 honorees for the 40 under 40 awards. The 40 individuals will be celebrated at the 2017 40 under 40 Awards reception, sponsored by Potomac Conference Center to be held July 27 at the United Way Worldwide building.

Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Granules India Ltd., a vertically integrated pharmaceutical company, will invest $35 million into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc., to expand its pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing capabilities in Fairfax County.

WDG, an Alexandria-based digital agency, has partnered with Truesdell Education Campus to donate much needed art supplies as part of their nonprofit initiative, GiveBack DC.

The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2017 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards in Virginia, which included Alexandria seniors Rachel Price of Bishop Ireton High School and Adele Reardon of St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School.

The City of Alexandria has begun installing new retail wayfinding signage in Old Town along the King Street corridor, to help pedestrians find businesses on nearby streets. The durable and permanent new signage replaces aging A-frame signs at intersections along King Street.

Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Concept Plus, LLC, an IT service provider specializing in end-to-end design, development, and operational support of database, middleware, and business applications, will invest $140,000 to expand its IT operation to create a shared lab for application developers in Fairfax County

Weichert, Realtors is pleased to announce that Mark Ackermann has been named president of its newly formed Capital Region. In this new role, Ackermann will now be responsible for the management and growth of all 24 of Weichert’s sales offices in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

LandDesign celebrated the newly renovated building at the corner of Prince and South Peyton Streets in Old Town Alexandria on Thursday evening, May 11. Formerly, Morris Katz & Sons’ Auto Radio and Upholstery Repair Shop in operation from 1927 until the early 2000s when LandDesign took over the space.

The Alexandria City Council on Saturday unanimously approved a hotel and office complex near the King Street Metro station.