Want to Become an Arlington Firefighter?
If you've ever wanted to become an Arlington firefighter or EMT, now's your chance. Arlington County is beginning a new round of firefighter/EMT recruitment starting today, May 11. According...
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Security-Cleared Workers Making Nearly $100K on Average
According to a leading jobs website for those with security clearances, the average security-cleared employee in the Washington region earned $97,838 in 2011. ClearanceJobs.com says that figure...
Green Pig Bistro Hiring Staff With ‘Passion’
Green Pig Bistro (1025 N. Fillmore Street) in Clarendon has been hiring as of late, but they're not looking to employ just anybody. According to a Craigslist ad, the soon-to-open restaurant, which...
Arlington Resident Creates Web Video Series
An Arlington resident has created a new web-based video series. Mike Kravinsky, 57, was working as a video editor and technical editor for the ABC News D.C. bureau when, in 2010, he decided to...
Memphis Barbeque Now Hiring in Crystal City
Memphis Barbeque, a new restaurant that's starting to wrap up construction in Crystal City, is now hiring. The restaurant (320 South 23rd Street) recently posted a help wanted ad on Craigslist...
Morning Notes
Arlington Wages High, Growth Low -- Arlington residents earn some of the highest weekly wages in the nation ($1,549/week), but the county's wage growth is slowing. Songwriters Come to Iota...
Trader Joe’s Hiring for Clarendon Store
Trader Joe's has been interviewing potential employees all week to help fill positions at its new Clarendon store. A "now hiring" sign outside the store advises interested job seekers to apply...
Arlington Second Only to Manhattan In…
Civic boosters once tried to brand Rosslyn as "Manhattan on the Potomac." The connection between Times Square and N. Lynn Street pretty much stopped at the WJLA news ticker, but there is one...
Federal Decision May Further Delay BRAC Moves
Construction of a key ramp from I-395 to the Mark Center complex on Seminary Road in Alexandria may be delayed 18 months due to a federal decision that will require an extensive environmental study...
Need a Job? McDonald’s Is Hiring
Say what you want about McDonald's -- at least they're hiring. Mickey D's is undertaking an ambitious company-wide initiative to hire up to 50,000 people nationwide, including 1,400 in the D.C....
Morning Notes
Grand Opening for USAA Office in Pentagon City -- A new USAA branch has opened on Pentagon Row. The "financial center" -- in company parlance -- will hold its grand opening celebration from 10:00...
Arlington’s Top 10 Government and Private Employers
Things are looking pretty good for Arlington, economy-wise -- at least according to a presentation this morning by Arlington Economic Development Director Terry Holzheimer. Unemployment and office...
Circa in Clarendon Is Hiring
With Circa in Clarendon "just weeks away from opening," according to its Facebook page, the restaurant has started hiring the bulk of its staff. Circa is seeking servers, bartenders,...
With Employee Salaries, County Aims to be Competitive
You might think that with another looming budget gap and talk of a new worldwide Age of Austerity, Arlington County would be looking at cutting employee compensation as a potential way to trim...
BRAC Delays Could Keep Thousands of Jobs in Arlington
So much for deadlines. Sept. 15, 2011 was supposed to be the date by which some 5 million square feet of military-occupied office space in Arlington -- 17 percent of the county's office inventory...
