Connolly Applauds Northrop Grumman Relocation To NoVA

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"Yet again, Northern Virginia has succeeded in attracting another important employer to Northern Virginia, with Northrop Grumman becoming the fourth Fortune 500 company in 3 years to relocate in our region.

"This decision by Northrop Grumman was not an accident. It is the product of the strong economic growth, low taxes, and educated workforce that I and other Northern Virginia leaders have always championed.

"During my tenure as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and Chairman of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, we put the fundamentals in place to create a robust pro-business environment in Fairfax County and across our region. We are seeing the payoff of those efforts with the relocation of Northrop Grumman's headquarters to our area, as well as the headquarters of Volkswagen of America, Hilton Hotels, and SAIC.

"The Northrop Grumman relocation will mean much more to the region than the corporate jobs it will bring to our area. It also means more jobs and more economic gain for our area from the subcontractors and other area businesses that will service and supply the company.

"It is noteworthy that while other parts of the country are unfortunately suffering economically, we continue to bring economic development to Northern Virginia. Whichever site Northrop Grumman chooses in Northern Virginia, I am confident the entire region will benefit."

As a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Connolly has become a leader on issues of contract management, procurement and other matters of importance to regional and national companies located in Northern Virginia and across the Washington area that do business with the federal government and employ local workers. To date, Northern Virginia companies have received more than $500 million in contracts to support implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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