Location:Fairfax County,
Virginia , 18 miles away from the USA capital Washington D.C. From
1970-2000, this area has population increase 54%, jobs goes up 112%, and gross
regional productivity go up 223%. Washington suburban Northern Virginia is
nation's "Network Valley", while suburban Maryland is nation's center of life
science and biotech. In the nation, the area rank 8th by population, 4th by
job, 2nd by office space, and 1st by Per Capita Federal Spending. ( Data
Source: Center of Regional Analysis, George Mason University 2000).