Editing Fairfax, Virginia (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Fairfax City Parade - 2014-07-04 - Tinkus Wapurys dancers - 3.JPG|thumb|The 2014 [[Independence Day (United States)|July 4 parade]]'s [[Folk dance of Mexico|dance group]] Fraternidad Tinkus Wapury]] 
Old Town Fairfax has undergone an extensive redevelopment, which began in 2005.<ref>[http://www.fairfaxva.gov/OldTown/Schedule.asp Old Town Fairfax Redevelopment Project Timeline] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041017025401/http://www.fairfaxva.gov/OldTown/Schedule.asp |date=October 17, 2004 }}. Fairfaxva.gov.</ref> The redevelopment added a new Fairfax Regional Library, more than {{convert|45000|sqft|m2}} of retail and restaurant space, more than {{convert|70000|sqft|m2}} of office condominiums, and 85 upscale residential condominium units.<ref>[http://www.fairfaxva.gov/OldTown/OldTown.asp Old Town Village Redevelopment] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409195004/http://www.fairfaxva.gov/OldTown/OldTown.asp |date=April 9, 2006 }}. Fairfaxva.gov.</ref>

In May 2009, Fairfax was rated as No. 3 in the "Top 25 Places to Live Well" by ''Forbes'' Magazine.<ref name="forbes1">"[https://www.forbes.com/2009/05/04/towns-cities-real-estate-lifestyle-real-estate-top-towns_slide_24.html In Depth: America's Top 25 Towns To Live Well 3. Fairfax, Va]". ''[[Forbes]]'' (May 22, 2002).</ref> Forbes commended Fairfax for its strong public school system, high median salary, and a rate of sole proprietors per capita that ranks it in the top 1 percent nationwide. According to the magazine, "These factors are increasingly important in a recession. When businesses and jobs retract, as they have nationwide, municipalities with strong environments for start-ups, and those that offer attractive amenities, are better suited to recover from economic downtimes, as there are more business activity filling the void."

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fairfaxva.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/22159/638380482990370000|title=City of Fairfax, VA: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)|website=www.fairfaxva.gov|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|City of Fairfax
|250-499
|-
|2
|[[Lockheed Martin|Zeta Associates]]{{efn|now a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2014/august/lockheed-martin-completesacquisitionofzetaassociates.html|title=Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Zeta Associates|website=www.lockheedmartin.com}}</ref>}}
|250-499
|-
|3
|Ted Britt [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|250-499
|-
|4
|Tradesource
|250-499
|-
|5
|Community Systems
|100-249
|-
|6
|Sentry Force
|100-249
|-
|7
|Premium Home Health Care
|100-249
|-
|8
|[[Home Depot]]
|100-249
|-
|9
|Nova Home Health Care LLC
|100-249
|-
|10
|NAB Home Care
|100-249
|}