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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alan Fogg,
Director of Communications
afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600
Five Fairfax County Firms Make Hispanic Business High-Tech 50 List
More top Hispanic-owned tech firms located here than elsewhere in the U.S., FCEDA says
Fairfax County, Virginia, August 10, 2000 — Five Fairfax County-based companies are on the latest Hispanic Business magazine list of the 50 largest Hispanic-owned technology businesses in the United States. Fairfax County has more companies on the list than any other locality in the U.S., according to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.
The High-Tech 50 list is in the July/August issue of Hispanic Business. In all, 10 Virginia companies are on the list. Two are from Maryland and one is from Washington, D.C.
In its June issue, Hispanic Business published a list of the 500 largest Hispanic-owned firms of all types, and that list included 16 companies from Fairfax County. Also, five companies based in Fairfax County made this year's Black Enterprise magazine list of the 100 largest black-owned companies in the country. All rankings are based on annual company revenues.
The number of successful minority-owned firms here proves that Fairfax County is the truly the land of opportunity for people from all backgrounds, cultures and countries," said Gerald L. Gordon, president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. "All that is needed is a good idea, a strong business plan, and the entrepreneurial spirit."
Fairfax County companies on the 2000 Hispanic Business Tech 50 list:
- Sherikon Inc., engineering and professional services, no. 7.
- Geologics Corp., engineering and software services, no. 34.
- BRTRC Inc., technical and engineering services, no. 39.
- Kemron Environmental Services Inc., environmental engineering, no. 41.
- Comprehensive Technologies International Inc., systems integration, no. 49.
Fairfax County companies of all types on the 2000 Hispanic Business 500 list:
- Soza & Co. Ltd., management services, no. 39.
- Kfoury Construction Group Inc., general contracting, no. 60.
- Sherikon Inc., engineering and professional services, no. 64.
- Research Planning Inc., professional services, no. 95.
- IQ Management Corp., health care services, no. 96.
- The Cube Corp., construction and engineering services, no. 148.
- Priority One Services Inc., management and engineering services, no. 174.
- Geologics Corp., engineering and software services, no. 221.
- BRTRC Inc., technical and engineering services, no. 242.
- Kemron Environmental Services Inc., environmental engineering, no. 276.
- Comprehensive Technologies International Inc., systems integration, no. 330.
- Professional & Scientific Associates Inc., events management services, no. 388.
- Mac Aerospace Corp., aircraft spare parts wholesaler, no. 393.
- Group CTI, general construction/building materials distribution, no. 415.
- InterAmerica Technologies Corp., office automation/systems integration, no. 461.
- Tessada & Associates, logistics and acquisition support, no. 474.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.fairfaxcountyEDA.org) provides services and information designed to promote Fairfax County as a world center of commerce and trade. Karen Smaw manages the FCEDA small, minority and women-owned business development program.
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