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The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) promotes Fairfax County, Virginia, as a world-class center of commerce and trade and the technology hub of the east coast.

What’s Happening

ITT Exelis becomes 10th Fairfax County-based company to crack the Fortune 500

Fairfax has more companies on 2012 list than 34 states, and is in top 10 of U.S. counties with most ranked companies

Fairfax County’s Fortune 500 companies accounted for 45.3 percent of the revenues of all Fortune 500 companies based in the Washington region. Read the press release here.
Fairfax County, George Mason University to host Indian business delegation to strengthen U.S.-Indian trade, economic ties

Indo-American Chamber of Commerce summit will run May 22-25

Attendees will meet with senior U.S. government commerce and trade officials and Indian government officials in Washington, D.C.; participate in intensive discussions at Mason on U.S.-India business opportunities; tour Fairfax County facilities and communities; and network with Indian-American business leaders whose businesses have invested and created jobs in Fairfax County. Read the press release here.
Karen Smaw, Fairfax County EDA director of small, minority and woman-owned business development, honored by U.S. Small Business Administration

On May 2, the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office of the SBA honored Smaw as its Economic Development Partner of the Year. The SBA cited Smaw’s emphasis on education through the “Entrepreneurship 101: Starting a Business in Fairfax County” workshops held monthly at the FCEDA. For details, read the press release here.

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