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Northrop Grumman selects Fairfax County for new corporate headquarters
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority President and CEO Gerald L. Gordon comments
Fairfax County, Virginia USA, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 -
Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, issued the following statement in response to the Northrop Grumman announcement that the Fortune 100 company has chosen 2980 Fairview Park Drive in Fairfax County as the new location of its corporate headquarters. Northrop Grumman joins the ranks of CSC, Hilton Worldwide, Science Applications International Corporation and Volkswagen of America, all of which have relocated corporate headquarters to Fairfax County.
“We are extremely proud to become the home to such a world-class and important company as Northrop Grumman,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. And, said Gordon, the relocation is “a reaffirmation that Fairfax County is also world-class. Added to other recent corporate headquarters relocations, Northrop Grumman's marks this as the best place in America to live and work.”
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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