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Home-buyer tax credit extended
Home-buyer tax credit extended
President Barack Obama signed a bill Nov. 5 to extend and expand the current home-buyer tax credit. The new law extends the tax credit for first-time home buyers through April 30, 2010. Current homeowners are now eligible for a $6,500 tax credit through April 30, provided they have lived in the home they are selling, or have sold, as principal residence for five consecutive years in the past eight years. Income limits for eligible home buyers are expanded to $125,000 for single buyers and $225,000 for couples. The purchase price of the home cannot exceed $800,000. For more information, visit www.dullesarea.net.
Associated Builders
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The Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated the groundbreaking of its Virginia chapter headquarters and Training Facility Oct. 27 at 42680 Trade West Drive in Dulles. The building was built according to LEED gold certification. The event was attended by Virginia delegates and Loudoun supervisors. Supervisor Andrea McGimsey (D-Potomac) announced the building's green features, including a water reduction of about 44 percent compared to a typical building and an energy reduction of about 17 percent. More than 75 percent of the construction waste will be diverted from landfills.
Allegra Print & Imaging
The Allegra Print & Imaging FootPRINT Fund, launched Nov. 1, will award $10,000 annually to nonprofit organizations and associations seeking financial assistance for graphic design and printing of brochures, newsletters, invitations, posters and other print communications. Applicants are eligible for up to $1,000 each in 2010. The FootPRINT Fund was developed to help Loudoun area nonprofits increase their awareness in the community. Applications must be completed by Nov. 31 and can be obtained at 4425 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Chantilly, or www.chantillyprinter.com.
Toys for Tots
Long & Foster’s Sterling/Potomac Falls office is hosting its annual Toys for Tots campaign drive through Dec. 18 at 46191 Westlake Drive in Sterling. Toys can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Ashburn office is also collecting toys at 43490 Yukon Drive, Suite 105, in Ashburn. For more information, contact Tom Schleicher at 703-433-7401 or Tom.schleicher@longandfoster.com, or Juli Verrier at 703-653-8358 or Juli.verrier@longandfoster.com.
Vector Technology Inc.
Vector Technology Inc., a global computing and networking company signed a lease in Loudoun Nov. 6. Merritt Properties LLC is the landlord of the building at 44611 Guilford Road in Ashburn. The warehouse with office space is 3,623 square feet.
BB&T
BB&T Corp. elected K. David Boyer Jr. to its corporate board Oct. 27. Boyer, co-founder and chief executive officer of information services company GlobalWatch Technologies Inc. in McLean, joined the corporate board after serving 11 years on BB&T's advisory board for Washington, D.C.
Online video recipe contest
Harris Teeter is hosting a holiday video challenge. Participants must produce a video of themselves making a holiday recipe. Entries are accepted until Nov. 24. Visit recipecontest.harristeeter.com.
Wells Fargo
Shawn McElmoyl has been appointed regional manager for the Northern Virginia Wells Fargo Private Bank branch in McLean. McElmoyl will oversee all wealth management functions for the region, including private banking, credit, investment management, trust and estate services and brokerage services.
Morrissey Real Estate
Thomas P. Morrissey, president and principal broker, has opened Morrissey Commercial, a real estate advisory services company. Contact Morrissey at 703-431-134 or tom@morrisseycre.com.
Loan provider
The Rappahannock Economic Development Corp., a provider of the SBA 504 loan program, has hired Stephen Dawson as a part-time business development officer to cover Loudoun and surrounding counties. Visit www.redco504.org or call 540-373-2897.
John Darvish Construction
John Darvish Construction Co. in Ashburn recently was re-certified through the National Housing Quality Certified Trade Contractor program. The program is conducted by the National Association of Home Builders' Research Center. For more information on the program, visit www.nahbrc.com/quality.
Tastefully Simple
Heather Hewitt, of Dulles, has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare food products. Contact Hewitt at HeatherLHewitt@aol.com.
-- Hannah Hager
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