From tech startups and internationally recognized corporations to major defense and aerospace firms, companies choose Arlington because of our vast and diverse talent pool, range of transportation options, business-friendly culture and proximity to federal agencies and policymakers.
Some of the top companies in Arlington, VA serve as stable anchors to our thriving and diversified business ecosystem. They create quality career opportunities, attract world-class talent and help support a robust economy.
Fortune 1000 is synonymous with business success and six 2024 Fortune 1000 companies have selected Arlington as their corporate headquarters location.
Arlington's high concentration of well-educated workers and tech ecosystem with a federal agency foundation provides the perfect environment for companies to grow quickly. The 2024 Inc. 5000 list, an annual ranking of high-growth private companies, contained 21 Arlington companies.
There is an estimated 25,000 employees working at Arlington-based federal government agencies (not including military personnel stationed at the Pentagon or Joint Base Myer). In addition to being the home of the Pentagon and Department of Defense, Arlington has an impressive concentration of leading federal research agencies generating the ideas and technologies of tomorrow.
March 26, 2025
CoStar Group Inc.’s $325 million acquisition of the Central Place office in Rosslyn was a win for the publicly traded real estate data giant, a win for co-seller JBG Smith Properties, a win for Arlington and the state of Virginia.
October 31, 2024
When CoStar Group was searching for its new headquarters in 2022, Central Place Tower at 1201 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington County, with its impressive accompanying bird’s-eye views, captured the company’s attention.
August 30, 2024
Venture Global LNG’s purchase of Potomac Tower marks one of the most substantial non-portfolio office deals in the D.C. metropolitan area over the past year, highlighting the strategic importance of Arlington to our entire region. The company’s purchasing decision reflects a deep commitment to Arlington as the ideal location for its headquarters.
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