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Contact: Alan Fogg, afogg@fceda.org,
703-790-0600 (office) or 571-213-5065 (mobile)
Seven Fairfax County companies named to
annual Black Enterprise 100 list
RS Information Systems named 2007 Industrial/Service Company
of the Year
Fairfax County, Virginia, May 21, 2007 — Seven Fairfax County-based
companies, including five federal contractors in information
technology fields, are among the 100 largest African American-owned
industrial/service businesses in the nation, according to the
June issue of Black Enterprise magazine. Military Personnel
Services Corporation joins six Fairfax County companies that
made the list last year.
In addition, Black Enterprise named RS Information Systems
(RSIS), the largest Fairfax County company on the BE100, its
2007 Industrial/Service Company of the Year.
"We're proud to call Fairfax County our home," said
Rodney Hunt, founder and CEO of RSIS. "Securing a solid
place in the highly competitive business of federal IT contracting
is made easier when you have local government agencies that
truly support locally based businesses. We've been especially
impressed with the commitment that the Fairfax County Board
of Supervisors and the Economic Development Authority have
made to aiding minority-owned businesses. Both agencies recognize
the very real economic value of minority-owned businesses and
their contribution to the economic vitality of the county."
Including the seven from Fairfax County, 10 companies from
Virginia are on the BE 100 service/industrial list. Only six
other states have seven or more companies on the list: Georgia,
Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.
Ranked by revenue, the seven Fairfax County companies on the
2007 BE 100:
Black Enterprise also ranks other types of companies. The
Edgar Lomax Co. ranks 10th on a list of African American-owned
asset management firms in the nation. Infinity of Chantilly
ranks 51st on the list of the country’s largest African
American-owned auto dealers.
"For one county to have 7 percent of the largest African
American-owned companies in the nation is incredible, and it
is a testament to the dynamism of the Fairfax County economy
and the diversity of the business community here," said
Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County
Economic Development Authority (FCEDA). "Fairfax County
is extremely proud to be home to these very successful businesses."
Business growth helps Fairfax County, just outside Washington,
D.C., fund public services such as a top-ranked public school
system and library, public safety, social services and park
systems that improve the quality of life. Fairfax County offers
a well-educated workforce, diverse real estate options, access
to domestic and international markets through Washington Dulles
International Airport, and a business community based on technology
and professional services. The home of business innovation,
Fairfax County will host the 2007 National Conference on the
Creative Economy (www.creativeeconomies.org) on October 24-25.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org)
promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center.
The FCEDA’s Capital Attraction Program links technology
entrepreneurs with potential investors. Another program supports
the growth of minority and woman-owned businesses. The FCEDA
maintains marketing offices in Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Frankfurt,
London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.
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