Fairfax County:
Global Tech Hub

Fairfax County boasts a thriving, inclusive business community of innovators and leaders in a wide range of sectors. Thanks also to a diverse talent pool of highly educated individuals, Fairfax County is a global tech hub for companies that want to succeed.

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Diversity and inclusion in action

The most diverse region in Virginia, Fairfax County celebrates its many communities. Women and minorities make up larger percentages of the tech workforce than other tech hubs, including Black, Latino and Asian individuals from around the world, helping to achieve more equality of opportunities for everyone.

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Strategic and competitive pricing

As compared to similar global tech hubs, such as Silicon Valley or New York City, Fairfax County boasts competitive pricing. Total operation and labor costs are less than competitors, creating opportunities for companies to hire local talent who enjoy a lower cost of living for a high quality of life in Northern Virginia.

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Technology and innovation at the forefront

Fairfax County is close to Washington, D.C., where institutions innovate in fields such as defense, cybersecurity and banking. With the Northern Virginia region having four times the data center capacity of Silicon Valley, and more than 8,700 tech companies calling Fairfax County home, it's no wonder Fairfax County is the premier tech hub on the East Coast.

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Untapped potential and new horizons

Highly educated talent and resource-rich universities make Fairfax County an ideal place to start fresh. More than 60 percent of locals have bachelor’s degrees and one in four of jobs are in tech. Other hubs are already too established to make waves, but Fairfax County offers the excitement and diversity that drives new ideas and success.

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LOCATION

Fairfax County

Minutes from the nation’s capital, Fairfax County blends the best of comfortable living with access to many large cities on the East Coast, including Boston, New York City, Baltimore, Richmond and Miami. It’s easily accessible to most American cities. Major airports nearby make it convenient to travel to and from international headquarters with numerous direct flights.

The Latest from Fairfax County

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E-Bird Newsletter
January 20, 2022

Jan. 20 E-Bird newsletter: NOVA is top global data-center market; ScienceLogic on a hiring spree; ShiftMed and Larabee on startup innovators list

January 20, 2022

Jan. 20 E-Bird newsletter: NOVA is top global data-center market; ScienceLogic on a hiring spree; ShiftMed and Larabee on startup innovators list

Data center destination: Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate services firm, designated Northern Virginia as the no. 1 data center market in the world in its 2022 Global Data […]
E-Bird Newsletter
January 18, 2022

From Fairfax County HQ, Mars runs global confection and pet care business – and focuses on sustainability

January 18, 2022

From Fairfax County HQ, Mars runs global confection and pet care business – and focuses on sustainability

From its headquarters in a Fairfax County office building, Mars runs a business that employs more than 130,000 people to manufacture the company’s well-known confectionery brands and pet food and care […]
E-Bird Newsletter
January 13, 2022

Jan. 13 E-Bird newsletter: HomeValet launches SmartBox for secure deliveries, Tysons retail scene evolving, startup competition is here

January 13, 2022

Jan. 13 E-Bird newsletter: HomeValet launches SmartBox for secure deliveries, Tysons retail scene evolving, startup competition is here

Smart startup: HomeValet, the Tysons startup that developed a secure, temperature-controlled “SmartBox” for grocery deliveries, is releasing its product to the public and expanding its partnership with Walmart, TechCrunch reports. […]
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Upcoming Events

January 24

George Mason University: Small and Minority Owned Business Roundtable
January 26

Anatomy of a Murder: How Hackers are Killing Small Businesses (Cybersecurity)
January 27

Digital Currency and National Security Forum
January 27

Cyber/Cloud Virtual Career Fair
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