Economy
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, "professional, scientific, and technical services" are by far the largest economic activity in Reston, consisting of 757 different companies employing 21,575 people in 2007. The Information sector follows second with 9876 employees working at 150 companies in Reston. Reston straddles the Dulles Technology Corridor and is home to the headquarters of one Fortune 500 corporations of 10 in the Washington, D.C. area: (NII). Other Reston companies include ComScore, Maximus, NVR, Tamerlane Global Services, VeriSign, and Learning Tree International. It is also home to the United States Geological Survey, the National Wildlife Federation, and CNRI. Google Federal Services operates an office in Reston. Gate Group's North American division offices are in Reston.
At one time Atlantic Coast Airlines and USAfrica Airways had headquarters facilities in Reston.
Of the 20 largest venture capital firms in the D.C. area, five are in Reston. The amount of capital under management of the Reston firms, $6.9 billion, represents 53% of those top 20 regional venture capital firms.
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