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Contact: Alan Fogg, afogg@fceda.org,
703-790-0600 (office) or 571-213-5065 (mobile)
Fairfax County EDA worked with 102 companies
in 2007 that will add 9,102 jobs to local economy
Fairfax County, Virginia USA, February 15, 2008—One hundred two companies that worked with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) in 2007 will add 9,102 jobs to the local economy. Most of the firms announcing new jobs are with information technology or professional services companies, two sectors that drive the Fairfax County economy.
Companies announcing the largest job growth during the year include:
- Perot Systems, 537 jobs
- Volkswagen of America, 401 jobs
- Apogen Technologies (now part of QinetiQ North America), 266 jobs
- American Systems, 215 jobs
- USIS, 206 jobs
A list of announcements for 2007 is at www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org/07announce.htm
The FCEDA promotes Fairfax County, just outside Washington, D.C., as a business location. The FCEDA has three marketing divisions that work with companies interested in expanding or locating in the county.
- The National Marketing Division works with U.S.-owned corporations. The FCEDA maintains a marketing office in San Francisco to work with California companies interested in expanding here especially to win federal contracts.
- The International Division works with companies based outside the United States. The FCEDA has marketing offices in five key locations overseas to work with companies interested in expanding into U.S. markets: Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.
- The Small and Minority Business Development Division works with new firms and those owned or run by African-American, Hispanic, Asian or native American entrepreneurs.
“Announcements this past year came from companies in a variety of industries and from foreign-owned firms as well as U.S. companies,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the FCEDA. “Building this kind of diversified business community and commercial tax base enhances the local economic base, and it supports the work of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to fund programs and services and spread the burden of paying for those services beyond homeowners.”
“It is an exciting time at Perot Systems and we are pleased to be part of the incredible growth that Fairfax County has experienced over the last year,” said Lee Carrick, president of Perot Systems Government Services. “As we looked for a place for our associates working in our federal division to call home, settling on Fairfax was an easy choice. The area offers easy access to Washington, D.C., first-class schools and an excellent working environment. We look forward to continuing to build our business here.”
Time magazine in 2007 called Fairfax County “one of the great economic success stories of our time.” Business growth helps Fairfax County fund public services such as a top-ranked school system that support the quality of life. Fairfax County offers diverse real estate opportunities, access to domestic and international markets through Washington Dulles International Airport, a business community based on technology and professional services, and a well-educated workforce.
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