Nation's Fastest Growing County Grows Up

How the nation's fastest growing county over the last four years survived the end of the tech boom in the late 90s, and what it needs to do to manage its growth.

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May 12, 2005, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Because of distance and traffic congestion, Loudoun County cannot rely on proximity to Washington, or even the spillover from Tysons Corner and Reston, to drive its economic development. Its challenge now is to prove to potential employers that there is a "there" there in Loudoun -- not just concentrations of people, but clusters of activity that give shape to what now appears to be undifferentiated sprawl."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Loudoun's Way To Lure Employers

Friday, May 6, 2005 in The Washington Post

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