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Contact: Alan Fogg, afogg@fceda.org,
703-790-0600 (office) or 571-213-5065 (mobile)
Fairfax County EDA works with 24 businesses
that will create
more than 1,000 jobs
Volkswagen decision echoed by IT, professional services firms
Fairfax County, Virginia USA, November 16, 2007--Twenty-four businesses that used Fairfax County Economic Development Authority services in the third quarter of 2007 will create 1,055 jobs in Fairfax County. The largest announcement came from Volkswagen of America, which announced in September that it would relocate its headquarters to Fairfax County and create more than 400 jobs. Most of the companies creating jobs are in the information technology and professional services sectors.
In addition to Volkswagen of America, other businesses that will add jobs in Fairfax County are:
- AT4 wireless, a Spanish technology company.
- Davis-Paige Management Systems, a security, risk management and business enterprises firm.
- AgentLogic, which develops threat-assessment software.
- SkillStorm, an IT, communications and engineering services firm.
“Volkswagen is embarking on a new strategic course and Fairfax County gives us the perfect infrastructure for our new beginning,” said Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen of America. “Virginia has great international prestige, a creative business-friendly climate and a reputation as an innovative trendsetter. We look forward to being part of this energetic community.”
“This continued growth and diversification of the local business base will help stabilize the economy in Fairfax County for the next generation,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.
Time magazine called Fairfax County, just outside Washington, D.C., “one of the great economic success stories of our time.” Business growth helps Fairfax County fund public services such as a top-ranked public school system that improve the quality of life. Fairfax County offers a well-educated workforce, diverse real estate opportunities, access to domestic and international markets through Washington Dulles International Airport, and a business community based on technology and professional services.
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.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. The FCEDA offers a range of services to help companies locate and expand in Fairfax County. The FCEDA maintains marketing offices in Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.
Below is a list of companies that worked with the FCEDA in July, August and September 2007 and are creating jobs in Fairfax County:
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