Company in the Spotlight
Contact: Alan Fogg, FCEDA, afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600 (office) or 571-213-5065 (mobile)
Fairfax County EDA in 2009 worked with 123 companies that will add more than 5,000 jobs to the local economy
Fairfax County, Virginia USA, Monday, March 1, 2010 -
In 2009, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA, www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) worked with 123 companies that said they have added or will add 5,056 jobs to the Fairfax County economy. Companies in the information technology sector dominated 2009 announcements, which also include companies in the financial services, nonprofit, Internet and consulting arenas.
"Job creation any time is valuable to a community, but to have companies creating more than 5000 jobs during a global recession is a tremendous achievement for Fairfax County,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the FCEDA. “This is a real testament to the kind of business environment in the county, and the FCEDA is proud to have worked with the companies that are creating jobs. This expands the tax base and allows our Board of Supervisors to bolster the quality of life with high-quality public services."
Large announcements during the year included Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), which announced it would move its headquarters from San Diego to Tysons Corner and create 1,200 jobs over three years; Hilton Worldwide, which added 325 jobs with its headquarters move from Beverly Hills to Tysons Corner; and CACI and PricewaterhouseCoopers, each of which announced they would add 200 jobs in Fairfax County.
Minority-owned companies that announced expansions during 2009 include Herndon-based Guident, adding 80 positions and Tangible (whose operations division is in Tysons Corner), adding 40 slots.
Twenty-one international companies that announced expansions in 2009 include Best Foods Corporation (Korea), adding 20 jobs, Tata Communications (India), adding 15 positions, and Consult2Comply (U.K.), adding six jobs. More than 350 foreign-owned firms maintain operations in Fairfax County.
A list of selected announcements for Calendar Year 2009 is on the FCEDA Web site.
The following selected companies announced expansion or relocation to Fairfax County in October, November and December 2009:
| COMPANY | WEBSITE | LOCATION | NUMBER OF JOBS | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agilex Technologies | Chantilly | 85 | E | |
| Alakai, LLc | Tysons Corner | 50 | E | |
| American Systems | Chantilly | 100 | E | |
| AT&T Government Solutions | Tysons Corner | 95 | E | |
| Babylon America (Israel) | Reston | 1 | N | |
| CACI, Inc. | Fairfax Center/Oakton | 218 | E | |
| Camero, Ltd (Israel) | Chantilly | 1 | E | |
| Captech Ventures | Herndon | 25 | E | |
| Centrifuge Systems | Tysons Corner | 10 | E | |
| Cheshil Consultants, Inc. | Springfield/Franconia | 22 | E | |
| Clever Systems, Inc. | Reston | 2 | E | |
| Cogent Systems | Reston | 12 | E | |
| Creative Information Technology, Inc. | Tysons Corner | 15 | E | |
| Criterion Systems | Tysons Corner | 20 | E | |
| Digital Sandbox | Tysons Corner | 20 | E | |
| Dub Me Now | Tysons Corner | 7 | E | |
| Fedmatch Strategies, Llc. | Tysons Corner | 3 | N | |
| Gap Solutions, Inc. (GapSI) | Reston | 232 | E | |
| Global Telecom And Technology | Tysons Corner | 8 | E | |
| Habitat For Humanity | Chantilly | 4 | E | |
| Hinge | Reston | 6 | E | |
| Logistics Management Institute (LMI) | Tysons Corner | 110 | E | |
| Magal-Senstar (Israel) | Herndon | 2 | E | |
| Metrostar Systems, Inc. | Reston | 20 | E | |
| Netstar 1 | Baileys Crossroads | 10 | E | |
| Pace Harmon | Tysons Corner | 14 | E | |
| Platinum Solutions | Reston | 50 | E | |
| Raysat Mobile Antennas (Israel) | Tysons Corner | 5 | E | |
| Rightstar Systems | Vienna | 4 | E | |
| Schischek Gmbh (Germany) | Chantilly | 5 | N | |
| Simplexity | Reston | 40 | E | |
| Spacenet, Inc. (Israel) | McLean | 4 | E | |
| Tangible | McLean | 40 | E | |
| The Praemittias Group | Newington/Lorton | 27 | E | |
| The Signature Group | Tysons Corner | 6 | E | |
| Trade Privacy, LLC | Reston | 24 | N |
Time magazine called Fairfax County, “one of the great economic success stories of our time.” Business growth helps Fairfax County fund the nation’s top-rated school system and other public services that contribute to the quality of life of residents. Fairfax County offers businesses a state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure, access to global markets through Washington Dulles International Airport and a well-educated workforce.
The award-winning Fairfax County Economic Development Authority promotes Fairfax County as one of the world’s best business centers. The FCEDA offers site location and business development assistance, and connections with county and state government agencies, to help companies locate and expand in Fairfax County. In addition to its headquarters in Tysons Corner, Fairfax County’s largest business district, the FCEDA maintains marketing offices in six important global business centers: Bangalore, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Seoul and Tel Aviv.
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