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Vol. 10 Issue 2 (2007)
state ForensIcs lab breaks Ground In PrInce WIllIam
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he Department of Forensic
Science broke ground on
its new 110,000 square foot
Northern Virginia Forensics Lab.
The $63 million facility is being
developed by Scheer Partners and
will house the Northern District
Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner. Completion of the lab is
expected in 2009.
Virginia Governor Timothy
Kaine was on hand for the ceremony
and praised both departments for
Secretary of Health and Human Resources Marilyn Tavenner, Secretary of Public
the speed and sensitivity exercised Safety John Marshall, Virginia State Senator Charles Colgan, Governor Tim Kaine,
following the shootings at Virginia Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, Chief Medical Examiner
Tech, calling forensics “the Dr. Marcella Fierro, Department of Forensic Science Director Pete Marone, and
Tom Sandlin, Executive Vice President/Regional Manager of Scheer Partners at the
backbone of law enforcement.” groundbreaking for the Virginia Department of Forensic Science crime lab.
The new facility will allow the
Department of Forensic Science Prince William District Police science and criminal justice
to expand its staff from 35 to 50, Station here in Innovation, the communities,” said Stewart.
helping to ease a backlog of cases FBI Northern Virginia Resident Stewart also recognized Virginia
requiring forensics testing, including Agency across the Rt. 234 Bypass, State Senator Charles Colgan for
many cold cases. GMU’s Administration of Justice securing funding for the forensics
Corey Stewart, Chairman of the academic program and now the crime lab in the State Senate.
Board of County Supervisors, noted State’s Northern Virginia forensics “I would especially like to thank
the growth of Prince William County crime lab, we have the personnel, Senator Colgan for supporting Prince
as a leader in forensic science. resources, infrastructure, and William County and shepherding
“With the FBI’s forensics education necessary to develop this and many other projects through
lab located at Quantico, our own one of the nation’s leading forensic the Senate,” said Stewart.
relocatIons & exPansIons
aBf fReighT Leases
space in counTy
ABF Freight, a general
commodities transporter, has
leased 10,000 square feet of
space off of Wellingford Road.
The company plans to create
30 new jobs in the County and
invest $1.5 million in this new
operation.
The Regus gRoup
opens new office
The Regus Group, an
executive office suite firm
headquartered in England,
From Left: Chairman Corey Stewart joins Dr. Oskar Wack, President of Zestron, and
announced its intent to establish Dr. Harald Wack, Executive Vice President and CEO of Zestron America, at the grand
a local office in Prince William opening of the company’s new production and research and development facility.
County. The new office will be
located in Battlefield Overlook
II and employ a staff of five,
ZesTRon ameRica LocaTes new faciLiTy and u.s.
with an investment of $5.4 headquaRTeRs in pRince wiLLiam counTy
million.
Z
estron America celebrated
BRown & BRown the grand opening of its U.S.
LocaTes in counTy operations in May. Guests
Brown & Brown Insurance enjoyed music by a live jazz band,
leased space in the Assett fine German cuisine, and toured
Building, located at 11220 Zestron’s new 30,000 square-
Assett Loop. Brown & Brown foot production and research and
intends to bring 25 new jobs development facility located at
to Prince William County, and Innovation @ Prince William
invest $1.9 million. Technology Park.
Zestron America, offers water- Corey Stewart, Chairman of
saic expands in based and solvent-based cleaning the Prince William County Board
processes for all major applications of County Supervisors, officially
pRince wiLLiam counTy in the electronics industry. The welcomed Zestron America.
SAIC has leased an additional company’s location in Prince “Without companies like Zestron
3,000 square feet in Quantico William County is a result of the locating to Prince William, we would
Center. SAIC now occupies County’s continued efforts to attract not be able to continue making great
more than 25,000 square feet high-tech employers and provide strides toward becoming one of the
of office space in the County at high-quality job opportunities for premier business communities in
Quantico Center and Battlefield Prince William County residents. the nation.”
Business Park.
GeorGe mason unIVersIty neWs
new nuRsing majoRs To Be added To Life science BiomaRkeR ReseaRch
cuRRicuLum aT geoRge mason univeRsiTy couLd heLp deTecT
W
ith a growing number of
local, state, and federal
infecTious diseases
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law enforcement agencies esearchers at GMU’s
now calling Prince William County National Center
home, George Mason University is for Biodefense and
developing new majors and academic Infectious Diseases (NCBID)
programs aimed at supporting the and its Center for Applied
vital public services provided by Proteomics and Molecular
local police, state investigators, and Medicine (CAPMM) are
the FBI. New for the Spring 2008 Services and in collaboration with combining their expertise to
semester at the GMU Prince William The George Washington University discover biomarkers that could
campus is the graduate certificate School of Medicine and Health be used for early detection of
program in forensic nursing. Forensic Sciences. Graduates of the program infectious diseases.
nursing is a growing specialty will provide primary care for patients Funded by the U.S.
recognized by the American Nurses in a variety of settings, including Department of Energy, these
Association as the “application of health maintenance organizations, efforts may help save the lives
nursing science to public or legal specialty clinics, public health clinics, of civilian and military forces
proceedings.” Forensic nurses are hospitals, and private practices. exposed to biological weapons
responsible for the collection of The major can be completed in or infectious diseases. Findings
medical evidence of violent crimes a minimum of two years with full may also help determine if
and may appear in court as fact time study or 2½ to 3½ years of part military personnel have been
witnesses or expert witnesses. time study. Required course work successfully immunized against
Those completing the certification includes 30-36 credit hours to be infectious diseases before they
program will receive a certificate completed at GMU, and 12 or 13 enter areas that pose risks.
as a sexual assault nurse examiner hours to be completed at The George Diagnosing these potentially
(SANE). To earn this certificate, Washington University. The clinical fatal diseases before symptoms
students must complete all 15 credit component for the major will range appear buys physicians valuable
hours with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. from 600 to 800 hours. time to begin lifesaving
Upon completion of the program, “Our goal is to place our students treatment. To make this possible,
students will be eligible to take the in the local healthcare community researchers at the NCBID will
certified forensic nurse examination for the clinical rotation,” said Adele use proteomics technologies
offered by the American Board Young, program coordinator. and nanotechnology-based
of Forensic Nursing, the nursing An open house for those interested devices invented by scientists
component of the American College in these programs will be held in at the CAPMM to identify,
of Forensic Examiners. September at the GMU Prince collect and analyze potential
A new master of science in William campus. Applications for disease biomarkers found in the
nursing major designed to prepare both programs should be made blood. Comparing pre- and post-
nurse practitioners in primary care is through the College of Health symptomatic biomarkers could
now being offered at George Mason and Human Services. For more result in earlier detection of
University’s Prince William campus. information, visit the CHHS web site exposure to biological agents.
This program is administered through at http://chhs.gmu.edu.
the College of Health and Human
busIness aPPrecIatIon Week
enTeRpRise daTaBase coRpoRaTion and ZesTRon
ameRica win TechnoLogy achievemenT awaRds
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nterprise Database Corp. with more efficient and responsive
and Zestron America services at a lower cost.
were honored as the 2007 Enterprise Database Corporation
Technology Achievement Award was established in Prince William
winners during the 2007 Business County in 2001 as a home-based
Appreciation Week Luncheon held business and has since expanded to
on May 17, 2007. employ a staff of ten. The company
Enterprise Database Corporation provides services such as systems
received the award for “Innovative integration, custom application From Left: Richard and Diana Corona,
Enterprise Database Corporation; Marty
Application of Technology” for its and database development and Nohe, Vice-Chairman, Prince William
development of the EasyDPS™ data processing services to clients County Board of County Supervisors-Coles
system, which allows moving nationwide. District; Sylvain Chamousset, Zestron
and storage companies relocating Zestron America was presented America; Wally Covington, Prince William
County Board of County Supervisors-
federal government employees the Technology Achievement Award Brentsville District; and Doug Waldron,
and families worldwide to comply for “Exceptional Development of Mayor, City of Manassas.
with the Defense Personal Property Technology” for its development
(DPS) requirements. EasyDPS™ of FAST™ Technology, a new, Incorporated in 1997, Zestron
creates an automatic bridge to the patent-pending, environmentally America recently opened its
federal government’s web-based friendly cleaning agent. FAST™ new production, research and
DPS system and the client’s current Technology is based on a proprietary development, and U.S. headquarters
automated system and augments the mix of newly developed surfactants facility at Innovation @ Prince
capabilities of DPS, saving its users which allows for quicker removal William Technology Park. The
time, money, and personnel. It also of residue, resulting in superior company is the global market leader
provides families being relocated cleaning at a lower cost. for precision cleaning services.
county salutes Below: Sylvain Chamousset and
Harald Wack of Zestron America.
Zestron America was a Technology
busIness Achievement Award Winner.
achIeVements
Above: The staff of Enterprise Database Corporation at
the Technovation Forum. Enterprise Database Corporation
was a Technology Achievement Award Winner.
Left: There was a full house at this year’s BAW Luncheon with
over 120 business and community leaders attending.
busIness aPPrecIatIon Week
gmu pRofessoR wins gRaingeR chaLLenge pRiZe osBouRn paRk sTudenTs
D honoRed foR RoBoTics
r. Abul Hussam, Associate
Professor of Chemistry and
pRojecT
T
Biochemistry at George
Mason University was honored he Osbourn Park High
during Business Appreciation School robotics team
Week for receiving the 2007 won the All-Star Rookie
Grainger Challenge Prize for Award at the Virginia FIRST high
Sustainability Gold Award from the school robotics competition.
National Academy of Engineering. The FIRST competition teams
The $1 million award was given From Left: Craig Gerhart, County professional engineers with
to Hussam for his research into Executive; Dr. Abul Hussam, Marty Nohe, students to solve engineering
Vice Chairman, Prince William County problems in a competition
arsenic concentrations in drinking Board of County Supervisors - Coles
water in developing countries and District; Dr. Larry Czarda, Vice President, format and is designed to spark
subsequent development of the GMU Regional Campuses. young peoples’ interest in
SONO filter, a water treatment Bangladesh, Dr. Hussam is working math, science, and technology.
system that removes arsenic. Use with his brothers to get the SONO The All-Star Rookie Award is
of the filter has helped stop the filter into large-scale production given to the first-year team with
spread of arsenic poisoning in 100 and distribution for use in third the best overall performance.
villages in Bangladesh. A native of world countries. Robotics team members Michael
Borghi, Amanda Harton, Carola
Hernandez-Cappas, and Alex
technoVatIon Forum Foskett, and lead teacher
Mildred Modugno worked with
The Technovation Forum kicked off engineers from BAE Systems
Business Appreciation Week. It highlights and Lockheed Martin to create
local companies’ innovations, as well their robot, which tied for third
as achievements by rising technologists place in the overall competition
within Prince William County Schools, among 66 teams in the U.S.
and outstanding accomplishments by
George Mason University. Presenters at
this year’s Forum included (clockwise)
Technology Achievement Award Winner
Zestron America, Technology Achievement
Award Winner Enterprise Database
Corporation, and the Osbourn Park High
School Robotics Team.
From Left: Craig Gerhart, County
Executive; Tim Healey, Principal; Lynn
Murgia, BAE Systems; Michael Borghi,
Amanda Harton, Carola Hernandez-
Cappas, students; Daniel Bray,
Lockheed Martin; Mildred Modugno,
lead teacher; Lucy Beauchamp, Chair,
PWC School Board; Dr. Steven Walts,
Superintendent of Schools, and Alex
Foskett, student.
busIness neWs
Business achievemenT five LocaL companies eaRn fanTasTic 50 awaRds
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RecogniZed ive Prince William County
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companies were honored
mployment Enterprises, as Fantastic 50 Award
Inc. was recognized winners by the Virginia Chamber
as one of the top 100 of Commerce. Rankings are based
privately-owned firms for on a four-year revenue history.
revenue achievement by the Prince William County companies
Washington Business Journal. winning this award in 2007 are:
Employment Enterprises, Inc., Creating Results, LLC, a
a women-owned and managed marketing, PR, and advertising From Left: Tony Graves, Log.Sec; Cathy
company, was established in firm, began as a home-based Larocca, Creating Results, LLC; Carlos
1980 and is the parent company business in 1993, and now employs Castro, Todos Supermarket; Marty
of Temporary Solutions, Inc. Nohe, Vice Chairman, Prince William
23 people. With headquarters in County Board of County Supervisors;
Woodbridge and an office in Rhode Chuck Loving III, R.W. Murray Co.; 2nd
Island, the company serves clients Row: Al Maxey and Tim Jackson, MDA
Technologies; and Craig Gerhart, County
nationwide. Executive.
Log. Sec Corporation, founded
in 2000, moved its headquarters
to Innovation@ Prince William
Technology Park in 2006. The
company has 20 local employees
and an additional 330 employees at business and financial services to its
Marty Nohe, Vice Chairman, Prince various military sites. customers.
William County Board of County The 2007 Fantastic 50 winners
MDA Technologies located to
Supervisors; Lovey Hammel, Presi-
dent of Temporary Solutions, Inc.; the County in 2001. The company received special recognition at
Jana Yeates, CEO of Employment provides customized software this year’s Business Appreciation
Enterprises, Inc.; and Craig Gerhart, applications, databases, web Week Luncheon, as well as being
County Executive. development, engineering services, honored by the Virginia Chamber
government acquisition support of Commerce at the Fantastic 50
confeRence feaTuRes and project management expertise. banquet in April.
R.W. Murray Co. moved Nominations are now being
sTaTe pRocuRemenT its headquarters to the County in accepted for the 2008 Fantastic 50
advancemenTs 2002, and employs 38 people. The Awards. Nominated companies
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company provides construction must be privately held and
rince William County services, as well as interior headquartered in Virginia and have
Dept. of Economic build-outs and renovations, for annual revenues totaling between
Development, the VA commercial, industrial, educational $200,000 and $100 million. The
Dept. of Business Assistance and and retail facilities. company must demonstrate positive
George Mason University co- Todos Supermarket began in revenue growth and positive net
sponsored the Advanced State 1990 in a 2,500 square foot facility income in its most recent fiscal year,
Procurement Conference on June in Woodbridge. The company compared to its previous fiscal year.
14, 2007. The conference was now occupies 15,000 square feet Visit the Goodman & Co. web site
held at GMU and was attended and has 92 employees. Todos at www.goodmanco.com/goodco/
by over 100 companies. offers products from Central and fant50nomin_form.asp for an online
South America and offers various nomination form.
busIness neWs
vedp pRojecT manageRs enjoy TouR
of pRince wiLLiam counTy
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everal Virginia Economic
Development Partnership
project managers recently
joined staff members from the
Prince William County Department
of Economic Development on a
bus tour of Eastern Prince William
County. Several commercial
properties along I-95 and the
Potomac Communities Route 1
corridor were featured on the tour,
which ended with a visit to the Marine
Corps Heritage Museum. Many of
the VEDP personnel commented on
the tremendous growth taking place
in Prince William County. A similar
tour featuring commercial properties Above: Project managers from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and
staff from the Prince William County Department of Economic Development pause
in Western Prince William County in front of the Marine Corps Heritage Museum for a group photo. The museum visit
is planned for the fall. concluded a day-long bus tour highlighting the growth and redevelopment of Eastern
Prince William County.
executIVe dIrector’s messaGe
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n this quarter, the Department During the Technovation Forum, we look forward to bringing them
of Economic Development Zestron America and Enterprise back in the fall for a tour of the I-
showcased our dynamic Database Corporation highlighted 66 corridor.
community to our colleagues and their award-winning technologies. From the Governor, to
leaders. And, after the special presentation our colleagues in VEDP, to
Prince William County by the Osbourn Park robotics our local business leaders, we
and Supervisor Corey Stewart team, it is clear that the future of continue to receive the message
welcomed Governor Timothy technology development in Prince that Prince William County
Kaine and State Senator Charles William County will continue for is an impressive and thriving
Colgan in breaking ground on the years to come. community. Although the non-
Northern Virginia Forensics Lab. The Department of Economic retail job market has slowed a bit
This event showcased the new lab Development also highlighted the throughout the Northern Virginia
and the growing forensic science dynamic progress of the Potomac region, we remain a premier
cluster and life science activities Communities with a bus tour of community where businesses
taking shape in Innovation. local commercial properties and look to locate and continue to
The Business Appreciation redevelopment zones for our prosper.
Week celebration highlighted new colleagues in the Virginia Economic
technologies being developed and Development Partnership (VEDP). Martin J. Briley
utilized in Prince William County. The event was well received and Executive Director
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Prince William Board of County Supervisors
Corey A. Stewart, Chairman – At Large
Martin E. Nohe – Vice Chair, Coles District
Wally Covington - Brentsville District
Maureen S. Caddigan, – Dumfries District
John T. Stirrup, Jr. – Gainesville District
John D. Jenkins – Neabsco District
Michael C. May – Occoquan District
Hilda M. Barg – Woodbridge District
County Executive
Craig S. Gerhart
economIc IndIcators (2nd Quarter 2007)
Population 2nd Qtr 2006 2nd Qtr 2007 %Change New Commercial Construction Permitted (sq. ft.)
371,178 381,221 2.71% 2nd Qtr 2006 2nd Qtr 2007 % Change
New Jobs Announced 2nd Qtr. 2006 2nd Qtr 2007 %Change Office 335,329 565,640 68.7%
Total 1,573 1,832 16.5% Industrial 7,140 297,158 4061.9%
Non Retail (identified + estimated**) 1,180 962 -18.5% Retail 290,713 536,287 84.5%
%Total 75.0 52.5 -30.0% Total (office, industrial, retail) 633,182 1,399,085 121.0%
(Targeted) 461 212 -54.0% New Residential Construction Permitted (Total Value)
%Total 29.3 11.6 -60.5% (US Dollars) 2nd Qtr 2006 2nd Qtr 2007 % Change
Retail (estimated**) 393 870 121.4% Single Family 54,995,392 80,970,792 47.2%
% Total 25.0 47.5 90.1% Townhouse 19,784,000 22,065,000 11.5%
Labor Force May 2006 May 2007 %Change All Units 76,299,392 103,035,792 35.0%
Civilian Labor Force 195,466 199,532 2.1% New Residential Construction Permitted (per Unit Value)
Employed 191,089 194,909 2.0% (US Dollars) 2nd Qtr 2006 2nd Qtr 2007 % Change
Unemployment Rate Change Single Family 142,475 176,407 23.8%
Prince William County 2.2 2.3 0.1 Townhouse 114,358 109,776 -4.0%
Virginia 2.8 2.8 0.0 All Units 120,918 143,092 18.3%
US 4.4 4.3 -0.1
New Non-Residential Construction Permitted (Total Value)
At-place Employment 4th Qtr 2005 4th Qtr 2006 %Change (US Dollars) 2nd Qtr 2006 2nd Qtr 2007 % Change
Total All Industries 102,993 104,578 1.5% Stores/Mercantile 4,890,099 32,293,000 560.4%
Construction 15,757 14,430 -8.4% Schools/Educational 3,198,500 69,793,676 2082.1%
Manufacturing 2,316 2,320 0.2% Office/Professional 112,853,000 81,147,526 -28.1%
Transportation & Warehousing 2,057 1,917 -6.8% Industrial/Warehouse 9,725,700 8,195,725 -15.7%
Information 1,370 1,481 8.1% Amusement/Recreation 896,500 273,571 -69.5%
Trade 21,750 22,299 2.5% All New Non-residential 215,502,799 210,822,662 -2.2%
Retail Trade 19,532 19,248 -1.5% All Construction Value 540,902,700 396,469,008 -26.7%
Wholesale Trade 2,218 2,434 9.7%
F., I., & R. E. 3,592 3,528 -1.8% Assessed Landbook Values
Services 34,338 35,770 4.2% (US Dollars) 2006 2007 % Change
Government 21,982 22,855 4.0% Residential 49,561,664,700 47,969,910,600 -3.2%
Local Government 15,589 16,332 4.8% Commercial & Industrial 6,877,572,308 6,568,408,600 -4.5%
State Government 1,803 1,850 2.6% Total (Residential/Commercial) 56,439,237,008 56,291,650,100 -0.3%
Federal Government 4,590 4,673 1.8% Average Assessed Housing Value
Vacancy Rates 2nd Qtr 2006 2nd Qtr 2007 Change (US Dollars) 2006 2007 % Change
Office 3.3 15.1 11.8 Single Family 478,259 467,857 -4.0%
Flex 7.5 14.4 6.9 Townhouse 330,359 319,604 -3.3%
Industrial 1.5 3.8 2.3 Condominium 257,384 260,073 1.0%
Total (office, flex, industrial) 3.1 8.8 5.7 Total Residential 429,747 413,870 -3.7%
Sources: PWC Office of Information Technology, Virginia Employment Commission Covered Employment Quarterly Reports, CoStar vacancy rates adjusted by DED,
PWC Department of Public Works, PWC Office of Assessments
**New retail and non-retail businesses are identified through occupancy permits issued. Jobs are estimated based on historical trends of number of employees per
square footage for each business type identified.
