FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the first quarter of 2015, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) provided services and resources to 29 businesses that are adding almost 2,300 jobs in Fairfax County. Many of these businesses are in the information technology and professional services sectors, and three are foreign-based firms using a Fairfax County location to expand in North America.
Two of the most prominent announcements during the quarter came from Bechtel Corporation and Navy Federal Credit Union. Bechtel, one of the world’s largest engineering, construction and project management companies, will relocate 700 jobs to Fairfax County from Frederick, Md., as a result of global restructuring. Navy Federal, the world’s largest credit union with more than 5 million members, will expand its headquarters campus in the town of Vienna. The credit union will add 600 headquarters employees.
Other businesses that are creating jobs in Fairfax County:
- Agilex (now part of Accenture Federal Services), an IT services firm, adding 250 jobs;
- Preferred Systems Solutions, Inc., which provides IT, engineering and program management services, adding 135 jobs;
- Novel Applications, Inc. a technology services company, adding 75 jobs; and,
- Adaequare, Inc., an India-based data and engineering firm, adding 15 jobs.
“The diversity of these announcements – expansion of everything from corporate headquarters to foreign-owned companies – illustrates how Fairfax County is a great location for businesses of all sizes and for companies from a range of industry sectors as well, including operations unrelated to federal government contracting,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the FCEDA.
Time magazine called Fairfax County “one of the great economic success stories of our time.” Business growth and innovation 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, a vibrant investment capital community and a highly skilled, well-educated workforce.
The award-winning Fairfax County Economic Development Authority promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. 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 seven important global business centers: Bangalore, Boston, Munich, London, Los Angeles, Seoul and Tel Aviv. Follow @FairfaxEBird for county business and economic development news.
Click here for a selected list of companies that worked with the FCEDA in January, February and March of 2015 and are adding 2,277 jobs to the Fairfax County economy.
