power of ideas

Recent Articles

• "Fairfax County, a magnet for private-sector jobs," read the op-ed by Dr. Gerald Gordon in the Washington Post. (Washington Post, August 26, 2010).
• "Fairfax County is more than a government town" -- read Dr. Gerald L. Gordon's op-ed in the Fairfax times. (The Fairfax County Times, August 18, 2010)

Once a farming community neighboring the nation's capital, today Fairfax County is a major business center in the Washington, D.C. area. The county is the largest jurisdiction in the Washington area and contains some of its most desirable residential communities.

The FCEDA promotes Fairfax County through an extensive national advertising campaign that includes sponsorship on National Public Radio, ads on mobile devices, Google, online social media outlets like LinkedIn and print advertising in both business and mainstream publications. Our print advertisements promote the county's excellent school system, educated workforce quality of life and tech-savy business community. Our advertising in other media outlets spotlight Fairfax County as a premier location for businesses looking to start, expand or relocate here.

Fairfax County's dynamic business community is on the forefront of one of the strongest economies in the country. Along with its well-known strengths in government and defense technology, the county has large and growing numbers of commercial IT, financial, software, communications and technology management service providers.