Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

As Fairfax County hosts the 4th annual Quantum World Congress at Capital One Center this week, Route Fifty caught up with Victor Hoskins, president and CEO of Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, to discuss the technology, its promise and what’s next. ▶️ https://lnkd.in/ee6h6XQB

As we prepare to welcome the global quantum community to Greater Washington next week, I'm inspired by the incredible dialogue and enthusiasm from everyone preparing to join us. From scientists to startups, from policymakers to pioneers, we're all converging September 16-18 for something truly special. Join us at Quantum World Congress 2025 and be part of history in the making. This isn't just another conference. It is where quantum breakthroughs meet real-world applications, where the impossible becomes inevitable, right here in the nation's capital. This community will reshape everything from medicine to cybersecurity, from climate modeling to financial systems. Don't watch the quantum revolution from the sidelines. Join us next week! #QuantumWorldCongress #GreaterWashington #Innovation IBM Quantum, IonQ, Quantinuum, Accenture, IBM, Infleqtion, Microsoft, Booz Allen Hamilton, Q-CTRL, Boeing, and many others 🌐 https://lnkd.in/eVZmpb6G #QWC2025Bound

BREAKING NEWS: Fairfax County secures major national security investment as Systems Planning & Analysis announces $46.9 million Northern Virginia expansion creating more than 1,200 jobs in the region. By anchoring this project in Northern Virginia, SPA is reinforcing the region’s role as the nation’s leading hub for mission-critical innovation while enhancing quality of life for residents through job creation, career pathways, and sustained economic growth. This investment also underscores the fact that Fairfax County continues to be a place for building prosperous futures and where the work being done has a direct impact on safeguarding the nation.   “𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘹 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴," said Fairfax County Government County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay. “𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘗𝘈 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦: 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘹 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥,” McKay continued. “𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘗𝘈 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘹 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.”   ▶️ https://lnkd.in/g8AQYxRM

FCEDA President and CEO Victor Hoskins champions Virginia economic development yet again on the 2025 Virginia 500 Power List by Virginia Business! 🌟 Fairfax County had several big wins over the past year, from the expansion of corporate giants like Booz Allen Hamilton and T-Mobile, to welcoming new players across the tech, quantum, and defense industries. This marks Hoskins' 6th consecutive feature on the Power 500 List. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dCeKnFaT #EconDev #FFXNOVA #VABusiness #BusinessLeadership

🚨 Fairfax CRE leaders — mark your calendars! On September 3 at 8:00 AM, @Bisnow will host the Fairfax 2025 State of the Market, bringing together top voices shaping the future of commercial real estate across Fairfax City and County. With Fairfax leading Virginia in job growth and corporate expansion, this event will unpack how the region’s innovation economy, new infrastructure, and mixed-use development are driving long-term opportunity. Don’t miss the “Forward Fairfax: Market Overview & What’s Shaping the Next 10 Years” panel featuring City of Fairfax, Virginia Mayor Catherine S. Read and Victor Hoskins of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority — a must-hear conversation on where the market is heading next. 🎟 Secure your seat here: https://lnkd.in/exqvwCGC

How does a CEO end up in Space? Aisha Bowe shares her incredible journey from becoming a #NASA rocket scientist, founding her company, STEMBoard, and traveling to space with Blue Origin as she kicks off our Entrepreneurship 101 series! Join aspiring business owners and fellow entrepreneurs for this free, interactive workshop packed with practical tips on starting, managing, and growing a business. You won't want to miss this incredible session at the beautiful UVA | Northern Virginia Campus in Fairfax. When & Where: 📅 Tuesday, September 9th 🕣 8:15 am - 12 pm 📍 UVA | Northern Virginia // 8095 Innovation Park Drive, Falls Church, VA Space is limited, register here to secure your place: https://hubs.li/Q03FCktl0 #entrepreneurship #startups #scaleups #founders Work in Northern Virginia

**Fairfax County Economic Development Authority is recruiting for an extraordinary leadership opportunity!** Are you a strategic visionary with a pulse on talent ecosystems, economic development, and community impact? We are looking for our next Director of Talent — a leader who can bridge ambition and action to drive meaningful economic and workforce transformation. In this role, you’ll get to: 💫 Lead an innovative, nationally recognized talent program and team that attracts, retains, and develops the workforce fueling Northern Virginia’s economic growth. 💫 Collaborate with employers from Fortune 500s to rising startups, academic institutions, community partners, workforce leaders, and transitioning military to help invent the workforce of the future. 💫 Partner with our Market Intelligence and MarCom teams to harness data insights, craft compelling campaigns, and measure outcomes that matter. 💫 Elevate our regional brand as a connective force between talent and economic progress. 💫 Bring your experience in economic development, workforce and education programs, strategic thinking, team leadership, and multi-sector collaboration to make a real difference. Learn more about our talent programs here ➡️ https://workinffxnova.com/ I Work in Northern Virginia What we’re looking for: 💡Polished and mission-driven leader with ability to build consensus and secure buy-in. 💡A data-driven mindset and hands-on, strategic execution style. 💡 Fluency in talent attraction and retention strategies, and workforce and economic development dynamics. 💡 Stellar collaboration and communication skills across corporate, academic, government, and community leadership. If you think you’d be a great fit, apply by 4 p.m. ET on Friday, September 5, 2025. More details on the position and how to apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eJF7cZ8A Know someone else who’d be a great fit? Please share! #Hiring #OpenToWork #Opportunity #TalentAttraction #WorkforceDevelopmemt #EconDev

Last week, AT&T marked a significant milestone with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new regional hub in the Chantilly-area of Fairfax County. The five-story, 111,000-square-foot office building located at 4807 Stonecroft Boulevard in Chantilly at the Westfields International Center at Dulles now serves as home to more than 500 AT&T team members and reflects the company’s continued investment in innovation, collaboration, and the future of work. “Thank you to our Fairfax County leaders and first responders. From streamlined permitting to being a trusted collaborator in testing new technologies, Fairfax has been a model partner,” said AT&T’s President of Public Sector Wes Anderson. “Our more than 500 AT&T colleagues working here deserve this modernized space because modernization is core to what we do. Drawing on nearly 150 years of experience, we modernize customer networks for more efficient, secure, and reliable communication. I look forward to what we can achieve together as we start this new chapter in Chantilly, Virginia.” ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eY_fr62M

BREAKING NEWS: Rheinmetall is investing in a new U.S. hub in Fairfax County as two of its U.S. subsidiaries will be occupying nearly 10,000 square feet at 2600 Park Tower Drive in Merrifield. This move places American Rheinmetall Defense, the U.S. corporate hub, and American Rheinmetall Munitions, at the heart of the U.S. defense ecosystem, aligning them more closely with the United States Department of Defense and key government stakeholders. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘋.𝘊., 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭’𝘴 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,” 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 Stephen Hedger, 𝐂𝐄𝐎, 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦.” ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eKucNfqf