IV.
Economic Development Agencies
- Alexandria Economic Development Partnership
- Arlington Department of Economic Development
- City of Fairfax Economic Development Office
- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
- Northern Virginia Economic Development Coalition
- Northern Virginia Planning District Commission
- Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
- Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation
Alexandria Economic Development Partnership
Location:
Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc.
1055 North Fairfax Street
Suite 204
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Telephone: 703-739-3820
Fax: 703-739-1384
E-mail: alexecon@erols.com
Web site: http://ci.alexandria.va.us
Type of members:
No Membership
Number of members:
See above
Key mission of
group:
The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc., (AEDP) a public/private
501(c)(6) corporation, develops and implements economic strategies and
selectively targets businesses to expand the tax base, diversify the business/economic
base, increase diversified employment oportunities, expand trade for local
businesses and assist in future development opportunities, expand trade
for local businesses and assist in the further development of the City's
commercial areas.
Other interests
AEDP serves as the focal point for economic development activities in
Alexandria, promoting the city on a regional, national, and international
level through exhibitions, marketing missions and events, direct mail
campaigns, business networking, and media outreach. In conducting these
activities, AEDP takes a strategic approach in targeting businesses for
attraction and retention. At the local level, AEDP serves as a liaison
between businesses and the city. Business outreach meetings held throughout
the year help to connect local businesses with appropriate city services,
to alert public officials of any needs or concerns, and to identify long-term
issues that will impact the city's attainment of its economic development
goals. AEDP's numerous initiatives contribute to nurturing a viable and
growing business environment in Alexandria. As a service to businesses
we provide detailed lists of available office, retail, investment, build-to-suit,
and commercial and industrial properties. Another service is the Mayor's
Local Business Outreach Program, which coordinates meetings between City
officials and local businesses to ensure local business retention.
Arlington Department of Economic Development
Location:
2100 Clarendon Blvd.
Suite 411
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Telephone: 703-228-3562 (voice direct)
Fax: 703-228-3574
E-mail: ddantzler@smartplace.org
Web site: http://www.smartplace.org
Type of members: Key mission of
group:
To preserve and enhance
an economically vital, competitive, and sustainable community by providing
aggressive leadership and superior services to the commercial, visitor,
and housing development sectors of Arlington's economy. Departmental units related to the mission are the:
Other interests: OBI's dedicated professionals work with organizations of all sizes and
types to locate, expand, or start a business or develop a project in the
County. The Office's emphasis is on individual attention, while providing
a variety of free and confidential services. The staff prepares individualized
proposals for businesses and packages services to meet their needs: for
example, market information, match-making, site location and project development
assistance, transportation assistance and employee orientations. The OBI
provides current market data about Arlington, including information on
schools, retail centers, cultural resources, education and other businesses
and institutions. The OBI also provides advice and assistance on enhancing the appearance
of commercial properties, and serves as a liaison between business and
other Arlington County government agencies to facilitate permitting, answer
questions and find creative solutions to issues that arise. OBI offers
a variety of free brochures and other resources to businesses in Arlington
and those considering Arlington as a place to relocate. As an additional
service, OBI helps Arlington businesses recruit employees through the
Arlington Employment Center. OBI's services are complemented by Arlington's four public/private partnerships
that represent specific commercial and residential areas. The all-volunteer
Economic Development Commission, appointed by the County Board and made
up of business and residential leaders, acts as an adviser to OBI.
No membership.
(county agency)
Number of
members:
See above
The Office of Business Investment, (OBI) provides a wide array of services
and information designed to promote the County as a business location
for domestic and international companies and organizations and to assist
those businesses already located in Arlington.
Location:
2100 Clarendon Blvd.
Suite 411
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Contact the following liaisons:
Adam Wasserman
Telephone: 703-228-0808
Type of members:
An advisory group of business people, public officials, citizens, and
education administrators appointed by the Arlington County Board.
Number of members
12-15 members.
Key mission of
group:
Advises the Arlington County Board and the Arlington Department of Economic
Development's Office of Business Investment on matters pertaining to Arlington's
continued economic strength. Promotes and supports a vibrant business
climate in Arlington.
City of Fairfax Economic Development Office
Location:
Contact: Earl Berner
10455 Armstrong Street
Room 308
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Telephone: 703-385-7862
Web site: http://www.ci.fairfax.va.us
Type of members:
No membership
Number of members:
See above
Key mission of
group:
Finding and retaining companies interested in doing business in Fairfax
City.
Other interests:
Earl Berner is the liaison for two citizen boards: The City of Fairfax
Development Authority and the City of Fairfax Industrial Development Authority.
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
-
Location:
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
8300 Boone Boulevard
Suite 450
Vienna, VA 22182-2633
Phone: 703-790-0600
Fax: 703-893-1269
E-mail: FCEDA@mindspring.com
Web site: www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org
Type of members:
No membership. Experienced marketing professionals work with corporate
decision-makers representing thousands of businesses - from small companies
to Fortune 500's - to relocate or expand their facilities in the County.
Number of members:
See above
Key mission of
group:
Other interests:
Northern
Virginia Economic Development Coalition Location:
The NVEDC may be reached
by contacting one of the following:
Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Loudoun County Small Business Development Center
Prince William County-Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce
NVEDC Web site: http://cra2.gmu.edu/nvedc/index.html
Type of members:
The Northern Virginia
Economic Development Coalition (NVEDC) is a regional body composed of local
and state government economic development agencies, utilities, regional
industry groups, and colleges and universities.
Number of members:
Northern
Virginia Planning District Commission Location: Other interests: Montgomery
County Department of Economic Development Location:
Type of members: Number of members:
Key mission of
group:
Whether a business is
high technology, services, retail, agriculture, or manufacturing, the Department
of Economic Development (DED) can help it access comprehensive business
resources to help it succeed and grow in Montgomery County.
Other interests:
The Business and Industrial
Development Division reaches out with information and assistance to help
businesses compete in today's challenging marketplace:
The Strategic Planning Division addresses long-term economic strategies
to promote business success in cooperation with the private sector through
the Economic Advisory Council and the Agricultural Advisiory Committee.
DED's associate organizations: Prince
George's County Economic Development Corporation Location: Type of members:
Number of members:
See above
Key Mission of
Group: Other interests:
Northern Virgnia
Planning District Commission
Location: Type of members:
The Northern Virginia
Planning District Commission (NVPDC) is an organization of local governments
in Northern Virginia. Member jurisdictions are: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun
and Prince William Counties; the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church,
Manassas and Manassas Park, and the towns of Dumfries, Herndon, Leesburg
and Vienna.
Number of members:
NVPDC Member Governments
are as follows: Other interests:
Location: Type of members:
Area CEO's and business
leaders are members of the Roundtable and its study committees. Membership
is individual and voluntary, rather than by organizational designation or
assignment, at the invitation of the Executive Committee.
Number of members:
Approximately 100.
Key mission of
group:
The Northern Virginia
Roundtable was formed by a group of area business leaders in 1993 for the
purpose of identifying and supporting public policies and investments which
will enhance the long-term economic stability and growth of Northern Virginia.
Since December 1993, the Roundtable, with the asisstance of George Mason
University's Institute of Public Policy, has been studying the region's
economy in order to develop a common understanding of the economic issues
to be addressed.
Other interests:
Based on its review of
the Northern Virginia economy, as well as those of the Capital Region and
the Commonwealth of Virginia, study committees have been formed to assess
five issues of critical importance to Northern Virginia:
Each of the study committees has produced a white paper in response to
its mission. These white papers will be combined with supplemental research
to provide a statement of issues and potential solutions facing the Northern
Virginia economy. Century
Club of George Mason University, Inc. Location: Type of members:
Businesses, government,
professional, and non-profit organizations.
Number of members:
67 members.
Key mission of
group:
The Century Club of George
Mason University (Century Club) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization
dedicated to fostering program-related (non-$) partnerships between George
Mason University (GMU) and the metropolitan Washington, DC area business
and professional community.
Other interests:
The Century Club was
founded in 1988 to promote and provide visibility for George Mason University.
It also provides visibility and networking opportunities for Century Club
members. Century Club members volunteer their time and business/professional
expertise to initiate, direct, and/or support educational-related programs,
projects, and activities involving George Mason University faculty and students.
George
Mason University Entrepreneurship Center Type of members:
No membership; serves
clients. Its client base is extremely diverse, ranging from pre-startups
to companies with revenue exceeding $50 million. Most of its clients are
already in business (70%), with the median size range being $250,000-$500,000
in revenue. Clients reflect the regional economy - high concentrations of
technology firms, consulting firms and government contractors.
Number of members:
See above.
Key mission of
group:
"The center's mission
is to create a positive impact on the regional economy by leveraging George
Mason University and other resources to provide innovative business services
that add value to our clients."
Other interests:
Services range from one hour of face to face counseling to residence
in the business incubator. Over 150 training sessions, covering more than
a dozen topics, are conducted each year. The typical client receives:
5+ hours of assistance from the Center, attends 1 training program, spends
an hour or more in the resource room, and obtains several valuable referrals
or sources of information. Greater
Washington Research Center Location: Type of members:
Business companies in
the Greater Washington area.
Number of members:
Less than 100 company
members.
Key mission of
group:
During its 38 ears of
existence, the Research Center has engaged continuously in policy-oriented
research and in data collection and analysis designed to help local businesses,
non-profit organizations, and governments. From the beginning, it has focused
the bulk of its attention on the area's changing economy, populations change,labor
force characteristics, social conditions, physical development needs, and
public policy issues. In recent yers, the Center has published major papers
on chronic poverty in the Washington area and strategies for its reduction
through employment.
Other interests:
Wide variety of interests
from year to year including social issues, the economy, federal spending
and procurement, etc., depending on area interests and concerns.
Northern
Virginia Technology Council Location: Type of members:
Counted among its members
are software developers, telecommunications companies, Internet providers
and content developers, systems integrators and more.
Number of members:
The council has grown
to include more than 1,000 member companies representing the diversity of
the technology industry in Northern Virginia.
Key mission of
group:
Location: Type of members:
The KnowledgeWay is not
a membership organization. However, visitors to the web site may subscribe.
Subscribers to the KnowledgeWay site will be listed in the Contacts database
and receive the biweekly news publication, "NewsBriefs." The KnowledgeWay
is supported by a number of businesses and organizations across the region.
The KnowledgeWay is led by a Board of Directors comprised of leaders representing
a cross section of industries and sectors throughout the region. As of January
23, 1998, there were 41 investors in the Potomac KnowledgWay Project.
Number of members:
See above
Key mission of
group:
The Potomac KnowledgeWay
is a not-for-profit leadership organization that acts as a catalyst, thought
leader and idea incubator to help prepare and educate the Greater Washington
region to be a global leader in advanced telecommunications, content, and
Internet-related industries, and the new opportunities their convergence
is creating in the region. To ensure success of the existing and emerging
communications, content and computing industries in the region, the Potomac
KnowledgeWay focusses on five infrastructure elements:
Other interests:
Pursues its mission through
four programs:
High
Technology Council of Maryland Location: Type of members:
Members include high
tech councils from the counties of Howard, Prince George's and Baltimore
as well as small and large high tech companies and/or businesses within
the Great Washington Metropolitan region.
Number of members:
650 members.
Key mission of
group:
The High Technology Council
of Maryland (HTCM) is a member-driven organization that is the voice of
and advocate for the high technology community in Maryland. HTCM supports
the high technology community and works to improve members' competitiveness
and ability to sustain successful business development in the global economy
through 'value-added' support services networking.
Other interests:
HTCM's number one priority
for the 1999 session of the Maryland General Assembly is the development
and implementation of the Maryland Science and Engineering Technology Development
Corporation (TEDCO).
Areas of interest: legislative policy, workforce development, financing
programs, higher education programs, and facilities.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) provides a wide
array of services and information designed to promote Fairfax County as
a business location for domestic and foreign-owned companies and organizations.
The FCEDA's free and confidential assistance includes:
Terry F. Holzheimer
2100 Clarendon Blvd.
Suite 608
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: 703-358-3520
E-mail: ded01@us.net
Web site: http://www.co.arlington.va.us
City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority & Industrial Development
Authority
Earl Berner
10455 Armstrong St.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Telephone: 703-385-7862
Toll-free: 800-437-1658
Nicholas B. Moscatiello
300 Park Ave.
Falls Church, VA 22046-3332
Telephone: 703-241-5001
Lucy Howton
8300 Boone Boulevard
Suite 450
Vienna, VA 22182-2633
Telephone: 703-790-0600
Fax: 703-893-1269
E-mail: piofceda@mindspring.com
Web site: http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/
Loudoun County Economic Development Commission
1 Harrison St., SE, 5th Fl.
PO Box 7000
Leesburg, VA 20177
Telephone: 703-777-0426
Randy Collins, Exec. Dir.
5 Loudoun St., SW
Suite A
Leesburg, VA 20175
Toll-free: 800-578-LCCC
Ted London
207 East Holly Ave.
Suite 214
Sterling, VA 20164
Telephone: 703-430-7222
Roger W. Snyder
9027 Center St.
PO Box 560
Manassas, VA 22110
Telephone: 703-257-8223
10530 Linden Lake Plaza
Suite 105
Manassas, VA 20109
Telephone: 703-392-0330
Debbie Jones
PO Box 495
8963 Center Street
Manassas, VA 20108-0495
Telephone: 703-368-6600
Sharon Kennedy
4320 Ridgewoood Center Dr.
Prince William, VA 22192
Telephone: 703-590-5000
Gene Bailey
1300 Courthouse Rd.
PO box 339
Stafford, VA 22555
Telephone: 703-659-8681
See above
Key mission:
Founded
in 1988, NVEDC coordinates regional economic development activities and
actively markets Northern Virginia.
Other interests:
By
working together, the public and private sector organizations involved in
the coalition can effectively demonstrate the great business environment
in Northern Virginia. As one example, NVEDC worked collectively to develop,
demonstrate, and refine the model Virginia-Scotland Partnership; an international
public-private partnership focused on creating business relationships between
Virginia and Scottish technology companies.
NVPDC
7535 Little River Turnpike
Suite 100
Annandale, VA 22003-2937
Phone: 703-642-0700
Fax: 703-642-5077
E-mail: info@nvpdc.state.va.us
Web site: http://www.nvpdc.state.va.us/nvpdc.htm
Type
of members:
The Northern
Virginia Planning District Commission (NVPDC) is an organization of
local governments in Northern Virginia.
Number of members:
Member jurisdictions are: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William
Counties; the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas
and Manassas Park, and the towns of Dumfries, Herndon, Leesburg and
Vienna.
Key mission of group:
"To promote the physical, social and economic development of the region
in an orderly and efficient manner."
Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
101 Monroe Street, Suite 1500
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: 301-217-2345
Fax: 301-217-2045
Web sites: http://www.co.mo.md.us/busdev.html
and http://www.co.mo.md.us/ded/
No membership.
See above
Suburban Washington Small Business Development Center, Suburban Maryland
High Technology Council, Conference and Visitors Bureau of Montgomery
County, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission.
9200 Basil Court
Suite 200
Largo, MD 20774
Telephone: 301-386-5600
Fax: 301-386-5607
Web site: http://princegeorges.com/edc.htm
No membership.
EDC is a non-profit corportion under contract to the County Government
to market the County as a good place to live and work. EDC provides a
wide range of services to County businesses and to companies considering
relocating to Prince George's County. EDC's focus is marketing, community
revitalizaton and business assistance.
The Entrepreneurial Development Program provides management courses and
technical assistance to both aspiring entrepreneurs and small business
owners. The Prince George's County Financial Services Corporation (FSC)
administers the SBA 504 program, the Prince George's Revitalization Loan
Fund and the County's program for industrial development revenue bonds.
Technical assistance involves financial packaging and brokering existing
public financial assistance programs. The EDC provides assistance for
technology companies in the County, through work with the Suburban Maryland
Technology Council.
NVPDC
7535 Little River Turnpike, Suite 100
Annandale, VA 22003-2937
Telephone: 703-642-0700
Fax: 703-642-5077
E-mail: info@nvpdc.state.va.us
Web site: http://www.nvpdc.state.va.us/nvpdc.htm
The programs of NVPDC are directed by a 35-member Board of Commissioners
composed of 20 local elected officials and 15 private citizens appointed
by member jurisdiction.
Key mission of group:
"To promote the physical,
social and economic development of the region in an orderly and efficient
manner."
P.O. Box 248
Fairfax, VA 22030
Telephone: 703-764-8823
Fax: 703-764-2722
E-mail to Martin Haley at hmhaley@msn.com
Web site: http://knowledgeway.org
III. Resources for Business
7787 Leesburg Pike,
#110
Falls Church, VA 22043-2412
Telephone: 703-761-3141
Fax: 703-761-1219
E-mail: century@patriot.net
Web site: http://www.centuryclub.org/index.html
Location:
4031 University
Drive
Suite 200, MS 1B6
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Telephone:703- 277-7700
Fax:703- 277-7700
Web site: www.ecenter.org
The Entrepreneurship Center's primary areas of expertise include: access
to capital, business planning, defense conversion, feasibility studies,
government contracting, government programs targeting small businesses,
international trade, marketing, the DoD Mentor Protege program, micro-enterprise
development, organizational development, sales, technology utilization,
and winning government contracts.
1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202-518-7200
Fax: 202-446-7967
Web site: http://www.gwrc.org/
Technology-Related Agencies
2214 Rock Hill Road
Suite 300
Herndon, VA 20170
Office: 703-904-7878
Fax: 703-904-8008
E-mail: NVTC@nvtc.org
The office is located in the Center for Innovative Technology Tower
The Potomac KnowledgeWay
2214 Rock Hill Road
Suite 100
Herndon, Virginia 20170
Telephone: 703-242-0500
Fax: 703-742-7607
E-mail: info@knowledgeway.org
Web site: http://knowledgeway.org/
9700 Great Seneca Highway
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: 240-453-6200
Fax: 240-453-6201
Web site: http://www.mdhitech.ogr/