Business View Magazine | October 2020

290 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 AT A GLANCE LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA WHAT: A county of 415,000 WHERE: Eastern Virginia, just northwest of Washington, DC WEBSITE: www.loudoun.gov UNTY, L oudoun County, Virginia, already had a lot to be proud of, but a new infrastructure project and development opportunities make the Washington, D.C. neighbor poised for continued prosperity in a post COVID-19 world. The county’s path to prosperity began more than 60 years ago with the construction of Dulles International Airport. In the late 1990s, AOL came, helping Loudoun County to eventually become home to the largest data center cluster in the world. The next game changer is expected next year when the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail system comes to Loudoun County. “We have greenfield development opportunities, and that metro - when you think about the ability to react to the market, especially in a post-COVID world, when now our new greenfield metro-accessible developments can react to whatever the new normal is going to be for office; whether it’s enhanced ventilation systems or less common space, more office or Ready for the new normal GINIA