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Contact: Alan Fogg, Director, Communications
afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600 (o) or 571-213-5065 (m)
*MEDIA ADVISORY*
Fairfax County experts available to discuss Census Bureau data on increase in minority and woman-owned businesses
Fairfax County , Virginia USA—The U.S. Census Bureau on July 28 is releasing data on the growth of minority- and woman-owned companies around the nation. Fairfax County, just outside Washington, D.C., has a strong contingent of companies owned by African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanics and women. The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority can help journalists with this story in two ways:
- If you would are interested in speaking with companies owned by African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanics or women, we can supply a list of companies and contacts in each category.
- Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, will be available for interviews July 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dr. Gordon has a doctorate in economics and has led the FCEDA to broaden outreach efforts to minority- and woman-owned companies.
For more information on either of these angles, please contact Alan Fogg at 703-790-0600 (o), 571-213-5065 (m) or afogg@fceda.org.
About Fairfax County: Fairfax County is one of the largest suburban office markets in the U.S. Six Fairfax County-based companies are on the 2005 Black Enterprise magazine list of the 100 largest African American-owned companies in the nation. Five Asian American-owned companies are on 2004 DiversityBusiness.com’s list of the 100 largest Asian American-owned companies in the nation. Eleven Fairfax County companies are on the 2005 Hispanic Business magazine list of the nation’s 500 largest Hispanic-owned companies.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. The FCEDA assists businesses by identifying possible sites and facilities, and provides demographic and economic statistics. The FCEDA’s Capital Attraction Program links technology entrepreneurs with potential investors, and another program supports the growth of small and minority-owned companies. The FCEDA maintains overseas offices in Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.
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