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News & Announcements

02/19/2013 – FCEDA worked with 186 businesses adding 8,438 jobs to the county in 2012

The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) said on Tuesday it worked with 186 businesses that added 8,438 jobs to the county's economy last year.

02/19/2013 – New Enterprise Associates Leads $8.2M Series A For Stormpath

Stormpath, the first easy, secure user management and authentication service for developers, today announced it closed $8.2 million in Series A financing. New Enterprise Associates and Pelion Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Flybridge Capital Partners.

02/18/2013 – Grotech VC offers seven lessons on entrepreneurship “from the dark side”

Don Rainey, a former entrepreneur, says his 12-years “on the dark side” as a venture capitalist, have taught him a handful of lessons that still serve him daily, among them, answers to those questions and others.

02/15/2013 – Dominick Murray Confirmed as New Secretary of Maryland DBED

Dominick Murray, who once led Baltimore City's economic development efforts, has been unanimously confirmed to become the new secretary of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED).

02/14/2013 – eBay Inc. and IDA Ireland Announce Creation of 450 New Jobs in Dundalk

An Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D., together with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mr. Richard Bruton T.D., today announced 450 high quality new jobs by eBay, Inc., the world’s leading provider of online marketplaces and payment services. Based at an Operations Centre in Dundalk, this is supported by Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.

02/14/2013 – Higher Logic Announces Connected Community Platform Expansion to Franchises

Higher Logic, announces the Connected Community Platform expansion into the franchise market for 2013.

02/14/2013 – DC-Based Quad Learning Raises $11 Million, New Atlantic Ventures and New Enterprise Associates were major participants ; Founded By Phil Bronner, former general partner of Novak Biddle Venture Partners

Quad Learning, a DC-based education startup aiming to help students obtain bachelor's degrees at a lower cost by linking together community colleges and four-your universities, said on Thursday it has raised $11 million in a combined seed and first round.

02/14/2013 – WealthEngine named as First Round of Presenters at Southeast Venture Conference

The Southeast Venture Conference, an annual event highlighting promising technology startups in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, has announced its first round of companies selected to present, including two each from Virginia, DC and Maryland.

02/13/2013 – Conferencing calling made easy by free online tool – Speek!

Interested to know about an easy to use, No Bridge/PIN requiring conference call tool? Check out Speek[.com]!

02/13/2013 – WealthEngine Releases New Report Showcasing Best Fundraising Practices for Advocacy and Community Organizations

WealthEngine™, Inc., the leading provider of sophisticated wealth identification and prospect research solutions, announced today the release of a report, Best Practices for Fundraising for Advocacy and Community Organizations, that provides nonprofits with actionable best practices for raising funds via campaigns, annual giving, major gifts and social media.

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