Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

We are proud partners of the 2025 Accelerate Investor Conference. Every year, this conference showcases the Virgina, Maryland, and Metro DC region as a powerhouse for innovative growth and business development. Promising new tech startups pitch their ideas to potential investors for support in their progress. The future is now; the talent is here. It’s time to foster and encourage it. 📅November 5-6, 2025 📍George Mason Fuse at Mason Square, 3434 Washington Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egns9g_4 #Accelerate2025

The FCEDA is pleased to support the Indo US Bridging RARE Summit 2025.   🌐 Connecting the Global Rare Disease Community 🗓️ Nov 2-4, 2025 📍 Hylton Performing Arts Center at the George Mason University Campus in Manassas, VA For more details please visit: https://lnkd.in/gTAZ_U5r

BIG NEWS: Xcelerate Solutions, a defense and national security company providing integrated solutions in enterprise vetting and analysis, critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and digital solutions, is expanding its headquarters in Tysons. With more than 1,400 employees, Xcelerate employs more than 350 people in Fairfax County and expects to grow its workforce significantly over the next year. With the current expansion, Xcelerate more than doubles its footprint in Tysons from 7,759 square feet to 23,073. “𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘹 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘟𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘹 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘣 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯,” 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 Mark Drever, 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐗𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. ▶️ https://lnkd.in/eJnEMWGM

📣 TOMORROW: Calling all #entrepreneurs! 💼 The FCEDA is partnering with George Mason University for the third Industry Networking Series session: an Entrepreneurs Connect! 🎉 📅 October 30, 2025 | 5:30–8:30 p.m. 📍 Courthaus Social | 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA Come grow your entrepreneurial network, exchange insights, and connect with the George Mason community. This event is open to alumni, friends, and professionals beyond Mason. Hosted by the George Mason University – Costello College of Business Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Costello College of Business Alumni Chapter, and the GMU Alumni Association. 👉 Don’t miss it— register today! https://lnkd.in/gxqiuQbi This six-part Industry Networking Series will span across industries, so stay tuned for future events!

🌟 Meet Raphael Roettgen, CFA, the founding partner of E2MC (Earth-to-Mars Capital), a global venture capital firm supporting the next generation of space startups. We sat down with Raphael to discuss why Northern Virginia is now the center of gravity for what’s next for the global space economy. 🚀 Watch the full interview below!

THIS THURSDAY: Calling all #GovCon professionals! 📣 The FCEDA is partnering with George Mason University for the second Industry Networking Series session: a Government Contracting Connect! 🎉 📅 October 16, 2025 | 5:30–8:30 p.m. 📍 Courthaus Social | 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA Come connect with the #GeorgeMason community, exchange insights, and grow your professional network in Government Contracting. This event is open to alumni, friends, and professionals beyond Mason. Hosted by the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting, the George Mason University – Costello College of Business Alumni Chapter, and the GMU Alumni Association. 👉 Don’t miss it— register today! https://lnkd.in/eTYAYVNE This six-part Industry Networking Series will span across industries, so stay tuned for future events!

I’m thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Commissioners, Chair James Quigley, Assistant Secretary Pallabi Saboo, and Vice Chair Rick Wagner. They are all champions of ideation and collaboration, and their recognition reflects the tenacity, innovation, and leadership they have demonstrated across Fairfax County and beyond. I'm proud to work alongside such inspiring leaders who are shaping a smarter, stronger and more connected future for our region. Congratulations! ▶️ https://lnkd.in/emzCqSbJ

Calling all Costello Government Contracting alumni and George Mason University community working in the Government Contracting Industry! Government Contracting Connect is next Thursday, October 16 🏛️ The George Mason University – Costello College of Business Alumni chapter is hosting Government Contracting Connect at Courthaus Social in Arlington from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Join us for a night of networking with fellow industry alumni 🤝, yummy food 🥨, and great conversations 💬, sponsored by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority! 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eTYAYVNE #CostelloMeansBusiness #MasonNation #GovCon #FairfaxCounty #CostelloAlumni

Human resources management firm Workday recently executed a 51,000-square-foot lease in Reston Town Center. The lease at 1818 Library St. was reported in CBRE’s third-quarter office market report for Northern Virginia. The Workday deal brings the building back to full occupancy. The new lease represents a 39% increase in Workday's Northern Virginia footprint.   According to the release, Workday’s planned relocation and expansion is part of a “continued investment in supporting its growing government customer base in the region.”   With the Workday deal, the 1.1 million square feet of office space at Reston Town Center is now 98% leased, according to BXP, Inc. “𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴,” BXP Vice President of Leasing for the D.C. Region Erin Cotter said in a press release. “𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 — 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 — 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨.” ▶️ https://lnkd.in/egVzMRrq (📷 Credit: BXP, Inc.)