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Maria Prince Project Manager . Business Development . Security & Services Team804-545-5737MPrince@YesVirginia.org
Virginia's pro-business climate, global access and talented workforce combine to make the ideal location for corporate headquarters. Virginia is home to more than 70 headquarters that earn at least $600 million in revenue each year. The following list highlights some of the Commonwealth's top corporate headquarters. Thirty-two of these businesses are Fortune 1000 companies while the rest are from the Virginia Business 2008 List of Leaders of both private and public companies.
| Company |
City |
Revenues
($millions)
|
Fortune
1000 rank
|
| Advance Auto Parts |
Roanoke |
$4,844.4 |
476 |
| AES |
Arlington |
$13,588 |
183 |
| AIMS Worldwide, Inc. |
Falls Church |
$1,742.4 |
n/a |
| Albemarle |
Richmond |
$2,336.2 |
806 |
| Alpha Natural Resources |
Abingdon |
$1,877.6 |
923 |
| Altria Group |
Richmond |
$73,801 |
61 |
| American Woodmark Corporation |
McLean |
$760.9 |
n/a |
| Amerigroup |
Virginia Beach |
$3,945.5 |
555 |
| AvalonBay Communities |
Alexandria |
$813 |
n/a |
| BearingPoint |
McLean |
$3,455.6 |
604 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
McLean
|
$4,100.0
|
n/a
|
Brink's
|
Richmond
|
$3,219.0 |
636 |
CACI International
|
Arlington
|
$1,938.0 |
908 |
Capital One Financial
|
McLean
|
$19,132.0 |
130 |
CarMax
|
Richmond
|
$8,199.6 |
333 |
Carpenter Co.
|
Richmond
|
$1,710.0 |
n/a |
Chesapeake Corp.
|
Richmond
|
$1,059.6 |
n/a |
Circuit City Stores
|
Richmond
|
$11,743.7 |
215 |
Computer Sciences
|
Falls Church
|
$16,499.5 |
170 |
Dollar Tree
|
Chesapeake
|
$4,242.6 |
533 |
Dominion Resources
|
Richmond
|
$15,674.0 |
161 |
DynCorp International
|
Falls Church |
$2,082.3 |
874 |
ePlus Inc.
|
Herndon |
$791.6 |
n/a |
| Estes Express Lines |
Richmond |
$1,395.0 |
n/a |
Feld Entertainment
|
Vienna |
$800.0 |
n/a |
FHC Health Systems
|
Norfolk |
$1,400.0 |
n/a |
Freddie Mac
|
McLean |
$43,104.0 |
54
|
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey
|
Arlington |
$905.0 |
n/a |
Gannett
|
McLean |
$7,439.5 |
332 |
General Dynamics
|
Falls Church |
$27,240.0 |
87 |
Genworth Financial
|
Richmond |
$11,125.0 |
233 |
GTSI Corp.
|
Chantilly |
$850.2 |
n/a |
Hilb Rogal and Hobbs
|
Glen Allen |
$799.7 |
n/a |
ICF International, Inc.
|
Fairfax |
$727.1 |
n/a |
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
|
Arlington |
$817.0 |
n/a |
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
|
Arlington |
$800.1 |
n/a |
K-Va-T Food Stores
|
Abingdon |
$1,656.0 |
n/a |
LandAmerica Financial Group
|
Glen Allen |
$3,705.8 |
582 |
Landmark Communications
|
Norfolk |
$2,000.0 |
n/a
|
Long & Foster
|
Fairfax |
$1,078.0 |
n/a |
Mantech International
|
Fairfax |
$1,448.1 |
n/a |
Markel
|
Glen Allen |
$2,483.3 |
780 |
Mars Inc.
|
McLean
|
$17,000.0 |
n/a |
Massey Energy
|
Richmond |
$2,413.5 |
791 |
MAXIMUS, Inc.
|
Reston |
$738.6 |
n/a |
Md. & Va. Milk Producers Cooperative
|
Reston |
$894.0 |
n/a |
MeadWestvaco
|
Glen Allen |
$6,906.0 |
356 |
Media General
|
Richmond |
$932.2 |
n/a |
NewMarket Corp.
|
Richmond |
$1,374.9 |
n/a |
NII Holdings
|
Reston |
$3,296.3 |
624 |
Norfolk Southern
|
Norfolk |
$9,432.0 |
276 |
NVR
|
Reston |
$5,156.4 |
464 |
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
|
Glen Allen |
$960.0 |
n/a |
Omega World Travel
|
Fairfax |
$1,300.0 |
n/a |
Orbital Sciences Corp.
|
Dulles |
$1,084.1 |
n/a
|
Owens & Minor
|
Mechanicsville |
$6,800.5 |
360 |
Performance Food Group**
|
Richmond |
$6,304.9 |
384 |
Primus Telecommunications Group
|
McLean |
$902.2 |
n/a |
RCN Corporation
|
Herndon |
$636.1 |
n/a |
SLM
|
Reston |
$9,171.1 |
286 |
Smithfield Foods
|
Smithfield |
$11,351.2 |
222 |
Southern States Cooperative
|
Richmond |
$1,700.0 |
n/a |
Sprint Nextel
|
Reston |
$40,146.0 |
n/a |
SRA International
|
Fairfax |
$1,268.9 |
n/a |
Stanley, Inc.
|
Arlington |
$604.3 |
n/a |
Sunrise Senior Living
|
McLean |
$2,372.0 |
n/a |
The Brink’s Co.
|
Richmond |
$3,219.0 |
n/a |
Tredegar Corp.
|
Richmond |
$924.4 |
n/a |
Ukrop’s Super Markets
|
Richmond |
$607.0 |
n/a |
Universal
|
Richmond |
$2,145.8 |
683 |
ValueOptions
|
Norfolk |
$1,000.0 |
n/a |
VSE Corporation
|
Alexandria |
$653.2 |
n/a |
Watson Wyatt Worldwide
|
Arlington |
$1,486.5 |
n/a |
| XO Holdings |
Reston |
$1,428.7
|
n/a |
Virginia's Commercial Airports provide non-stop service to more than 140 destinations world-wide.
Daily
Nonstop Flights, Average Travel Times |
| From |
To
New
York City
|
To
Boston |
To
Chicago |
Washington Dulles Int'l Airport
|
1 HR, 15 MIN
|
1 HR, 30 MIN
|
2 HR |
Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport |
1 HR, 15 MIN |
1 HR, 30 MIN |
2 HR |
| Richmond International Airport |
1 HR, 30 MIN |
1 HR, 40 MIN |
2 HR, 12 MIN |
| Norfolk International Airport |
1 HR, 30 MIN |
1 HR, 40 MIN |
2 HR, 25 MIN |
From an affordable lifestyle and competitive business operating expenses to a skilled and ready labor force, Virginia is one of the most desirable places for business in America. Corporate headquarters in Virginia enjoy a business-friendly climate characterized by stable and competitive taxes, payroll costs, and lease rates, as well as legislation that protects "at will" employment practices.
| Selected
Occupations |
Virginia
Employment |
Virginia
Average Wage |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks |
47,970 |
$34,620 |
| Accountants and auditors |
33,900
|
$65,920 |
| Customer service representatives |
58,270 |
$30,510 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants |
22,150 |
$44,930 |
| Office clerks, general |
125,600 |
$28,050 |
| Business operations specialists, all
other |
30,300 |
$71,590 |
| Computer systems analysts |
31,690 |
$83,580 |
| Management analysts |
35,210 |
$87,140 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive |
17,410 |
$34,370 |
| Computer support specialists |
19,230 |
$47,600 |
| Financial analysts |
6,870 |
$76,840 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
33,070 |
$89,090 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators |
12,810 |
$31,970 |
| Market research analysts |
9,460 |
$71,670 |
| Computer programmers |
14,880 |
$79,380 |
| Network systems and data communications
analysts |
12,780 |
$79,160 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
5,310 |
$36,180 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
29,960 |
$24,690 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis
specialists |
2,980 |
$57,730 |
| Human resources assis | | |
