Fairfax County

Time magazine proclaimed Fairfax County "one of the great economic success stories of our time." A U.S. Labor Department study called Fairfax County the private-sector jobs leader in the Washington, D.C., area. Strategically located between Washington, D.C., and Washington Dulles International Airport, Fairfax County is the heart of the Northern Virginia technology community.

Location is only one of Fairfax County's business assets. Fairfax County offers a highly educated and skilled workforce, a top-ranked school system and cultural amenities that make this one of the most desirable places to work and live in the United States.

Fairfax County companies are leaders in many technology fields, including:

• aviation and aerospace
• bioinformatics
• Internet
• new media
• software development
• telecommunications

The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) promotes Fairfax County as a global business and technology center. The FCEDA provides a wide array of free and confidential services and information to assist expanding companies and organizations. In addition to its headquarters in Tysons Corner, Northern Virginia’s largest central business district, the FCEDA maintains investment offices in six important commercial centers around the world: San Francisco, Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv. FCEDA services include:

• providing current and comprehensive market information;
• assisting businesses with start-up, relocation, expansion and retention needs by identifying and showing office or industrial real estate options that suit their requirements;
• helping companies expand existing operations by providing information and answering inquiries about county zoning, taxes and other issues critical to doing business;
• acting as liaison between businesses and regulatory agencies;
• helping companies build relationships with potential partners and clients; and
• providing information for employees relocating to the county.

For additional information, please contact:

Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 450
Vienna, Virginia 22182
On the Web: www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org
E:mail: info@fceda.org