Fairfax County EDA Works with 25 Businesses That Will Add More Than 2,000 Jobs to the Local Economy

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.--(Business Wire)--
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA,
www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) provided services and resources in the third quarter
to 25 businesses that will create 2,022 jobs in Fairfax County. These companies
include Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), which announced
in September that it relocated its corporate headquarters to Fairfax County from
San Diego and will create 1,200 jobs in the next three years.

Like SAIC, many of the other firms that worked with the FCEDA are American and
foreign-owned firms in the information technology and professional services
sectors. They include:

* Business consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers, which will create 200 jobs in
Fairfax County.
* Digital imaging equipment and software reseller Meridian Imaging Solutions,
which will add 90 jobs.
* Communications service provider Cbeyond, which will create 89 jobs.
* Business intelligence, systems engineering and management consultancy Guident,
which will add 80 jobs.

"We are proud to have worked with SAIC to relocate its headquarters operation to
Fairfax County, but we also are proud to have worked in the quarter with 25
companies that are creating jobs here," said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president
and CEO of the FCEDA. "This underscores the strength of the economy in Fairfax
County compared to virtually every other area of the country,"

"As a leading provider of business intelligence and systems engineering
solutions to the federal government, Guident selected Fairfax County due to its
proximity to our customer base and the talent pool available in this area," said
Teddy Matheu, Guident executive vice president and partner. "We have realized
tremendous growth, generating revenues of $34 million in 2008 and achieving a 30
percent yearly growth rate, which is a direct result of our success within this
marketplace."

Time magazine called Fairfax County, just outside Washington, D.C., "one of the
great economic success stories of our time." Business growth helps Fairfax
County fund public services such as a top-ranked public school system that
improve the quality of life. Fairfax County offers a well-educated workforce,
diverse real estate opportunities, access to domestic and international markets
through Washington Dulles International Airport, and a business community based
on technology and professional services.

The 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. The FCEDA
maintains marketing offices in Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.

Visit www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org for a list of the 25 companies that worked with
the FCEDA in July, August and September of 2009 and are creating jobs in Fairfax
County.

FCEDA
Alan Fogg, Vice President, Communications
703-790-0600
Mobile: 571-213-5065
afogg@fceda.org

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