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2003 Press Releases

• German biotech firm Axxima Pharmaceuticals wins opportunity to locate in Fairfax County BioAccelerator (December 23, 2003)
• FCEDA's Gordon Named Outstanding Public Sector Advocate for Northern Virginia Workforce Development (November 19, 2003)
• Five Fairfax County companies capture $20.1m in venture capital investment in Q3 (November 11, 2003)
• British economic development agency opens outreach office in Fairfax County (November 10, 2003)
• Fairfax County EDA president Gerald Gordon honored at Israel Bonds technology tribute dinner (October 30, 2003)
• Fairfax County BioAccelerator business incubator wins $25,000 state grant to build program services (October 23, 2003)
• Fairfax County EDA worked with 22 companies that created 549 jobs in third quarter, FCEDA says (October 21, 2003)
• Four companies, Commonwealth of Virginia win 2003 Emerging Business Forum awards (October 10, 2003)
• 13 Fairfax County firms make Inc. 500 list of fastest growing U.S. companies (October 8, 2003)
• Third annual conference for culturally diverse entrepreneurs begins today (October 8, 2003)
• U.S. Small Business Administration ombudsman Michael Barrera to keynote 2003 Emerging Business Forum, replacing SBA chief (October 7, 2003)
• Hungary chooses Fairfax County for first U.S. technology office (October 1, 2003)
• Fairfax County businesses still responding two years after September 11 (September 10, 2003)
• U.S. Small Business Administration chief Hector Barreto will keynote 2003 Emerging Business Forum (September 8, 2003)
• Fairfax County EDA selects Siddall to handle advertising and public relations services (August 4, 2003)
• Thirteen Fairfax County companies lure $54m in venture capital investment in Q2 (August 4, 2003)
• Eight Fairfax County companies vie for space in U.K. business incubators (July 31, 2003)
• Fairfax County EDA worked with 28 companies that created 1,634 jobs in second quarter of year, FCEDA says (July 21, 2003)
• Illinois woman wins Travelocity.com contest for Fairfax County holiday (July 17, 2003)
• Deadline looms for Fairfax County/U.K. transatlantic incubator competition (July 14, 2003)
• Eight German biotech companies vie for space in U.S. business incubator (June 20, 2003)
• Seven Fairfax County tech companies make annual Black Enterprise 100 list (May 23, 2003)
• German biotechnology firms can win space and services in a U.S. business incubator (May 19, 2003)
• Fourteen Fairfax County IT companies lure $99m in venture capital investment in Q1 (May 12, 2003)
• Fairfax County EDA worked with 30 companies that created 752 jobs in first quarter of '03, FCEDA says (April 30, 2003)
• Fairfax County to gain 900 jobs as Unisys consolidates and expands division headquarters (April 16, 2003)
• Fairfax County EDA and Invest.UK Launch Transatlantic Technology Competition at London Networking Event (April 2, 2003)
• Fairfax County hits the jackpot with seven Fortune 500 companies (April 1, 2003)
• FCEDA, VDBA and SBA offer tips on starting a business in Fairfax County (April 1, 2003)
• Fairfax County has senior moment as Sunrise Senior Living expands headquarters (March 20, 2003)
• Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and Invest.UK Launch Transatlantic Technology Competition (March 17, 2003)
• Invest-UK joins Fairfax County in the US to launch third annual Transatlantic Technology Competition (March 4, 2003)
• Forty-five Fairfax County IT companies win $261 m in venture capital investment in '02 (February 27, 2003)
• Fairfax County EDA dedicates BioAccelerator (January 24, 2003)
• Fairfax County EDA worked with 112 companies that created 6,107 jobs in ’02 as economy bucks national trend (January 20, 2003)