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Top 15 projects by projected employment

Top 15 projects by projected employment

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Company Location Business Type Investment (millions) Employment
Amazon Web Services Fairfax County East Coast corporate campus for cloud computing services provider N Not reported 1,500
Navy Federal Credit Union Frederick County Services and support facility for credit union E $100.00 1,400
Favor TechConsulting LLC Fairfax County Headquarters; IT services provider for public and private sector clients E 1.65 1,275
Global Technical Systems Virginia Beach Electro-mechanical energy storage system manufacturing E 54.70 1,110
Amazon.com Inc. Frederick County Warehouse and distribution center N Not reported 1,100
Nestlé USA Inc.1 Arlington County HQ N 39.80 748
Convergys Corp. Lynchburg Inbound customer support services N 4.20 600
Iomaxis Fairfax County Cybersecurity company E 2.48 555
Geico Corp.2 Virginia Beach Finance and Insurance E 0.00 500
Ferguson Enterprises1 Newport News U.S. plumbing wholesaler E 82.80 434
Helix Electric2 Fairfax County Electrical engineering services E 0.00 416
Merchant House International1 Bristol Manufacturer of home textiles, seasonal décor products and leather shoes N 19.91 405
Mission Services Inc. Fairfax County Provider of IT support services E 0.82 400
Volvo Trucks North America1,2 Pulaski County Volvo truck manufacturer E 2.75 400
LifeNet Health Virginia Beach Regenerative medicine company expanding its HQ, R&D and warehouse facilities E 12.25 321

1 Indicates foreign affiliation    
2 Indicates non Virginia Economic Development Partnership-assisted project                                                 N: new projects; E: expansion;HQ: headquarters  

Note: Projected employment at time of announcement. Includes only publicly announced projects in 2017. Source: Virginia Economic Development Partnership

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