Post by Moses on Nov 23, 2004 8:18:35 GMT -5
These jobs are completely and totally subsidized by the American taxpayer-- in order to collect data on them and terminate their freedom and plan how to kill people overseas.
Americans are such morons. They are against "Big Government" but for "private enterprise", therefore they think shrinking government payrolls are good, and sending their money to "private enterprise" is good, but this is just WPA for the rich:
Governor announces thousands of new jobs
By Dominic Bonaiuto and Kali Schumitz
11/22/2004
A significant portion of Fauquier County work force commutes to Northern Virginia every day. In the coming months, there will be a lot more reasons to do so.
Four nearby high-tech companies are expanding their local work force by about 7,500 jobs combined, and two international firms are relocating their North American headquarters to Northern Virginia, bringing with them another 1,000 jobs.Spread over three days last week, the euphoria over the work force bonanza -- believed to be the largest in Virginia history -- caused one local economic development official to lament, "Too bad this week has to end."
Booz Allen, SAIC lead surge
Four local consulting firms -- Booz Allen Hamilton, Science Applied International Corp. (SAIC), SRA International and PricewaterhouseCoopers -- announced their intent to create more than 11,000 jobs statewide, in the fields of homeland security, defense and information technology last Wednesday.
The new jobs are expected to be high-paying, with average salaries upward of $75,000 a year.
"These are the kinds of high-paying, knowledge-based jobs that any state wants," said Gov. Mark Warner, celebrating the announcement at Booz Allen's new Herndon location.
That consulting firm, headquartered in Tysons Corner, is providing the largest share of the new jobs: up to 4,600 over the next five years. The additional hires could make Booz Allen the county's largest employer.
Last week's announcement exceeds job estimates from March, when Booz Allen leased space in a 13-story Woodland Park office building.
"Virginia has been an excellent home for us," said Booz Allen CEO Ralph Shrader. "I don't think it's surprising that we've enjoyed the success that we have enjoyed."
SAIC, an engineering and research company, will add about 4,500 jobs statewide, nearly two-thirds of which will be in Fairfax County.
SRA International, a Fairfax-based IT firm, will add about 1,400 new jobs in Fairfax and Arlington counties.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is expected to add about 600 new jobs to its Tysons Corner location.
Flying high in Reston
International helicopter manufacturer Agusta Westland is one of two companies to announce last Friday that they are consolidating their American operations in Fairfax County.
Agusta Westland will spend about $2 million to reconfigure 30,000 square feet of office space at Plaza America in Reston.
Company president Stephen Moss said the offices will open in January. He also said the company is working with county officials to get permission to install a heliport at the location.
Moss said Agusta Westland will hire some 300 employees to support its military and private flight operations.
In a partnership with Bell Helicopter Textron and Lockheed Martin, Agusta Westland is a finalist for the Navy contract to replace Marine One, the well-known helicopter transport for the president.
The company is also gearing up to bid for a series of other military contracts, including redesign of the Air Force's search and rescue helicopters, Moss said.
Warner said Agusta Westland's announcement is the latest in a growing series of moves by international companies to "in-source" jobs to Northern Virginia.
He pointed to the proximity of Dulles International Airport, and the region's highly skilled work force, combined with the state's commitment to sound fiscal management and business support -- making it "one of the locations of choice for international companies."
Local IT giant merges with Canadian firm
One of the largest information technology service providers in Fairfax County just got bigger.
Fair Oaks-based AMS merged with Canadian-based CGI six months ago, and last week the reborn CGI-AMS announced it would locate its American headquarters in Fairfax -- taking over AMS' existing offices near the county government center.
The new company's CEO, Serge Godin, said 750 jobs will be added in the coming year. The combined operation now boasts 25,000 IT workers worldwide, ranking it as the eighth largest IT services provider.
Donna Morea, a former vice president of AMS who becomes president of CGI-AMS, noted that work from the Northern Virginia division will account for about a third of all CGI revenues in the coming year.
"We have renewed our commitment to Northern Virginia because we are so sure this is the best place to do business in the country," she said.
Warner noted the state is one "satisfied customer," since it contracts with AMS for various services. The company has been a major player in the state's online "e-gov" initiative and helped upgrade several Department of Taxation operations.
Officials touted Virginia's business-friendly climate and strong educational system as reasons why businesses want to locate in the state.
Warner noted that Virginia has the second fastest growing economy, driven largely by Northern Virginia, which has the fastest growing regional economy in the nation.
Gordon said the consistency of county and state tax policies is attractive to businesses. The number of existing businesses already in Fairfax County is attractive as well, he said.
"All of Northern Virginia is a very desirable place for companies to locate," said Delegate Thomas Davis Rust (R-86th). "We just have a quality of life that's unmatched."
It is not only government contractors that are expanding, Gordon said. Telecommunications and biotechnology companies are growing aggressively right now, he said.
©Times Community Newspapers 2004
www.timescommunity.com/site/tab2.cfm?newsid=13419007&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=506066&rfi=6
Americans are such morons. They are against "Big Government" but for "private enterprise", therefore they think shrinking government payrolls are good, and sending their money to "private enterprise" is good, but this is just WPA for the rich:
Governor announces thousands of new jobs
By Dominic Bonaiuto and Kali Schumitz
11/22/2004
A significant portion of Fauquier County work force commutes to Northern Virginia every day. In the coming months, there will be a lot more reasons to do so.
Four nearby high-tech companies are expanding their local work force by about 7,500 jobs combined, and two international firms are relocating their North American headquarters to Northern Virginia, bringing with them another 1,000 jobs.Spread over three days last week, the euphoria over the work force bonanza -- believed to be the largest in Virginia history -- caused one local economic development official to lament, "Too bad this week has to end."
Booz Allen, SAIC lead surge
Four local consulting firms -- Booz Allen Hamilton, Science Applied International Corp. (SAIC), SRA International and PricewaterhouseCoopers -- announced their intent to create more than 11,000 jobs statewide, in the fields of homeland security, defense and information technology last Wednesday.
The new jobs are expected to be high-paying, with average salaries upward of $75,000 a year.
"These are the kinds of high-paying, knowledge-based jobs that any state wants," said Gov. Mark Warner, celebrating the announcement at Booz Allen's new Herndon location.
That consulting firm, headquartered in Tysons Corner, is providing the largest share of the new jobs: up to 4,600 over the next five years. The additional hires could make Booz Allen the county's largest employer.
Last week's announcement exceeds job estimates from March, when Booz Allen leased space in a 13-story Woodland Park office building.
"Virginia has been an excellent home for us," said Booz Allen CEO Ralph Shrader. "I don't think it's surprising that we've enjoyed the success that we have enjoyed."
SAIC, an engineering and research company, will add about 4,500 jobs statewide, nearly two-thirds of which will be in Fairfax County.
SRA International, a Fairfax-based IT firm, will add about 1,400 new jobs in Fairfax and Arlington counties.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is expected to add about 600 new jobs to its Tysons Corner location.
Flying high in Reston
International helicopter manufacturer Agusta Westland is one of two companies to announce last Friday that they are consolidating their American operations in Fairfax County.
Agusta Westland will spend about $2 million to reconfigure 30,000 square feet of office space at Plaza America in Reston.
Company president Stephen Moss said the offices will open in January. He also said the company is working with county officials to get permission to install a heliport at the location.
Moss said Agusta Westland will hire some 300 employees to support its military and private flight operations.
In a partnership with Bell Helicopter Textron and Lockheed Martin, Agusta Westland is a finalist for the Navy contract to replace Marine One, the well-known helicopter transport for the president.
The company is also gearing up to bid for a series of other military contracts, including redesign of the Air Force's search and rescue helicopters, Moss said.
Warner said Agusta Westland's announcement is the latest in a growing series of moves by international companies to "in-source" jobs to Northern Virginia.
He pointed to the proximity of Dulles International Airport, and the region's highly skilled work force, combined with the state's commitment to sound fiscal management and business support -- making it "one of the locations of choice for international companies."
Local IT giant merges with Canadian firm
One of the largest information technology service providers in Fairfax County just got bigger.
Fair Oaks-based AMS merged with Canadian-based CGI six months ago, and last week the reborn CGI-AMS announced it would locate its American headquarters in Fairfax -- taking over AMS' existing offices near the county government center.
The new company's CEO, Serge Godin, said 750 jobs will be added in the coming year. The combined operation now boasts 25,000 IT workers worldwide, ranking it as the eighth largest IT services provider.
Donna Morea, a former vice president of AMS who becomes president of CGI-AMS, noted that work from the Northern Virginia division will account for about a third of all CGI revenues in the coming year.
"We have renewed our commitment to Northern Virginia because we are so sure this is the best place to do business in the country," she said.
Warner noted the state is one "satisfied customer," since it contracts with AMS for various services. The company has been a major player in the state's online "e-gov" initiative and helped upgrade several Department of Taxation operations.
Officials touted Virginia's business-friendly climate and strong educational system as reasons why businesses want to locate in the state.
Warner noted that Virginia has the second fastest growing economy, driven largely by Northern Virginia, which has the fastest growing regional economy in the nation.
Gordon said the consistency of county and state tax policies is attractive to businesses. The number of existing businesses already in Fairfax County is attractive as well, he said.
"All of Northern Virginia is a very desirable place for companies to locate," said Delegate Thomas Davis Rust (R-86th). "We just have a quality of life that's unmatched."
It is not only government contractors that are expanding, Gordon said. Telecommunications and biotechnology companies are growing aggressively right now, he said.
©Times Community Newspapers 2004
www.timescommunity.com/site/tab2.cfm?newsid=13419007&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=506066&rfi=6