Top 10 projects by employment

Company Name 
Location
MFG
Type
Business
New Jobs
Investment (millions)
SAIC
Fairfax County
N
N
Corporate headquarters
1,200
$25.0
Northrop Grumman Newport News
Newport News
N
N
Shipbuilding and repair; manufactures/launches Virginia class submarine
1,000
230.0
Defense Intelligence Agency
Albemarle County
N
N
Logictical, tactical, and intelligence operation center
900
100.0
The Ignite Institute Inc.
Fairfax County
N
N
Medical research institute; molecular medicine
415
200.0
Harris Teeter Inc.1
King George County
N
N
Distribution center, food products
335
101.0
Hilton Worldwide
Fairfax County
N
N
Corporate HQ, hotels
325
17.0
Admiral America*
Henrico County
N
N
U.S. HQ, direct-to-consumer auto insurance operations center
318
2.9
AVID Medical Inc.
James City County
N
N
Custom procedure trays for the health-care industry
300
0.0
DARPA
Arlington County
N
N
R&D project management for the Department of Defense
280
165.0
Capital One Financial Corp.2
Chesterfield County
N
N
Call centers; collections and loan work out efforts
250
1.0
T-Mobile USA* 2
Henrico County
N
N
Call center; wireless telecommunications
250
13.0
Capital One Financial Corp. 2
Henrico County
N
N
Call center; collections and loan work out efforts
250
1.0

Notes:
*Indicates foreign affiliation

1 Deal still pending
2 Tied for 10th place
Type: New or Expansion
Mfg: Manufacturing or Nonmanufacturing

Source: Virginia Economic Development Partnership for announcements during calendar year 2009.