The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

May 23, 2005–Six Fairfax County-based companies, including five federal contractors in information technology fields, are among the 100 largest African American-owned service/industrial firms in the country, according to Black Enterprise magazine. The magazine ranks the companies by revenue and features the 2005 list in its June edition.

Four other companies from Virginia are on the BE 100 list. The only locality with more companies on the list than Fairfax County is Detroit (eight). Only four states have more companies on the list than Fairfax County: Michigan (15), Georgia (nine), Texas (nine) and Ohio (eight). Six companies from Maryland and California are on the list…more