Fauquier County Department of Economic Development

Name

Fauquier County Department of Economic Development

Legal name

Fauquier County Department of Economic Development

Website

https://fauquierbusiness.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

Administration of General Economic Programs (92611)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Business site selection
• Workforce development coordination
• Business incentive programs
• Tourism promotion services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warrenton, Virginia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Economic Development Services: As a county government department, the organization provides economic development services funded by public resources. Services include business attraction, retention, expansion support, workforce development coordination, site selection assistance, and incentive program administration. No direct revenue generation from customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fauquier County Department of Economic Development is a county government agency that provides free economic development services including business attraction, retention, and expansion support; site selection assistance; workforce development coordination through community college partnerships; business incentive program administration; and tourism promotion for Fauquier County, Virginia.

Product overview

Fauquier County Department of Economic Development offers a unified economic development portal serving as the primary resource for business attraction, retention, and expansion in Fauquier County, Virginia. The platform provides access to available properties and sites, workforce development resources through Laurel Ridge Community College partnership, demographic data, transportation and infrastructure information, and targeted support for key industries including IT/Cyber/Data Centers, Advanced Manufacturing, Government/Defense Contracting, and Agribusiness/Food Production. The portal functions as the central hub connecting businesses with county resources, incentives, and development opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fauquier County Economic Development Portal

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Laurel Ridge Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual role workforce partnership with the college. Provides employment and upskilling opportunities for local residents. Donna Comer serves as Workforce Coordinator in a dual role shared with the college. College offers nearly 75 associate-degree and certificate programs and delivers customized workforce training supporting over 1,300 businesses statewide.
• George Mason UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech training programs ensure a tech talent pipeline and training programs developed in concert with top tech companies.
• Northern Virginia Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech training programs ensure a tech talent pipeline and training programs developed in concert with top tech companies.
• Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource of market data and reports including Tech in Virginia Information Pamphlet. Referenced for America's East Coast Tech Hub Report.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arlington Economic Development: D.C.-adjacent Virginia economic development office focused on federal contractors, cyber, and tech tenants — overlapping target segments with Fauquier.
• Loudoun County Economic Development: Neighboring Virginia county economic development office that has built the world's largest data center cluster. Directly comparable D.C. metro positioning and data center focus to Fauquier.
• Fairfax County Economic Development Authority: Largest Northern Virginia economic development authority. Competes for the same IT, cyber, and federal contractor tenants as Fauquier, with a more established but costlier footprint.
• Prince William County Economic Development: Northern Virginia county economic development agency targeting data centers, defense contractors, and advanced manufacturers with similar D.C. metro cost-arbitrage value proposition.
• Stafford County Economic Development & Tourism: Northern Virginia neighbor targeting defense, IT, and logistics tenants. Directly comparable in scale, value proposition, and customer overlap with Fauquier.

Regional players

• Frederick County Office of Economic Development (Maryland): Cross-border peer with similar mid-Atlantic positioning between D.C. and regional metros, pursuing defense and advanced manufacturing tenants with comparable cost-arbitrage pitch.
• Spotsylvania County Economic Development: Neighboring Virginia county with overlapping workforce catchment and comparable value proposition for defense, manufacturing, and logistics tenants.
• Culpeper County Economic Development: Adjacent Virginia county economic development effort with similar rural-Industrial mix targeting manufacturing and data center tenants.

Broad incumbents

• Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP): State-level economic development authority that partners with Fauquier and publishes market data on Virginia's tech and manufacturing sectors. Operates one tier above the county in deal structuring.
• Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance: Regional alliance that coordinates and markets Northern Virginia's economic development efforts across counties including Fauquier; an institutional peer and partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fauquier-county-department-of-economic-development

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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