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Article: Fairfax County EDA Works with 23 Businesses That Will Create More Than 800 Jobs.
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- Business Wire
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- August 13, 2008
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. -- During the second quarter of 2008, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) provided services and resources to 23 businesses that will create 826 jobs in Fairfax County. Combined with totals from the first quarter, the FCEDA has worked this year with nearly 40 companies that will add almost 1,100 jobs to what is one of the country's most vibrant economies.
According to the latest five-year review of the region's economy by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Fairfax County led the region in labor force growth with a gain of 51,959 jobs and led the region in 2007 in new commercial development, with nearly 6.6 ...