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For Immediate Release
Contact: Alan Fogg,
Director of Communications
afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600 (o)
or 571-213-5065 (m)
Fairfax County companies announce plans to create 868 jobs, FCEDA says
Twenty-nine companies, mostly IT firms, expanding or relocating
Fairfax County, Virginia, November 25, 2002 -- Some 868 jobs – most in information technology fields – were or will be added to the Fairfax County economy by 29 companies that worked with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in the last four months, according to the FCEDA.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (ACS Inc.), an IT services firm based in Dallas, Texas, announced that it would add 190 jobs to its Government Services Division here. Other companies creating jobs include Sytex, a business management, logistics and systems engineering firm based in Doylestown, Pa., that will add 100 jobs; Appian Corporation, a global technology consulting firm that will add 80 jobs here; and Foxcom Wireless, a Fairfax County-based company that manufactures in-building wireless infrastructure equipment for voice and data mobility. It will add 10 jobs as it expands to permanent quarters in the county.
Typically, every new job in the primary economy spins off about two to three jobs in the secondary economy. Business growth in Fairfax County has helped fund one of the nation’s top-rated public school systems and excellent public services. Technology-sector jobs also typically pay higher-than-average salaries. That is why Fairfax County has the highest median household income for any locality with more than 200,000 residents, according to the Claritas market research firm.
Fairfax County offers proximity to Washington, D.C., a state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure, access to domestic and international markets through Washington Dulles International Airport, a well-educated workforce and an excellent quality of life.
“As a rapidly evolving telecommunications company, we were attracted to Fairfax County for many reasons,” states Cathy Zatloukal, President of Foxcom Wireless. “We felt it was critical to locate our headquarters in a major telecom sector like Northern Virginia to be central to our wide base of customers and partners in the wireless industry. It also provides excellent access to a large segment of our customer base, the government buildings and federal offices in Washington, D.C.”
“These companies are expanding and relocating here because of the enduring assets that Fairfax County offers: the size and quality of our work force, our location near Washington, D.C., and the quality of life this county offers,” said Gerald L. Gordon, president and CEO of the FCEDA.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) assists businesses by identifying possible sites and facilities, and is a source for up-to-date demographic and economic statistics. The FCEDA also has marketing representatives in London, Frankfurt and Tokyo.
Relocations and expansions in July, August, September and October:
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