Editing Annandale, Virginia (section)

==Economy==
===Corporate presence===
* [[DynCorp]] Headquarters (uses a [[Mclean, Virginia]] postal address)<ref>"[http://www.dyn-intl.com/about-di/contact/ Contact]." DynCorp.</ref>
* [[Noblis]] Headquarters (uses a [[Reston, Virginia]] postal address)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.noblis.org/contact/locations |title=Noblis: Locations |access-date=November 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129071109/http://www.noblis.org/contact/locations |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
; Former
* [[Ensco]] Headquarters (used a [[Falls Church, Virginia]] postal address)<ref>"[http://www.ensco.com/contact/locations Office locations]." [[Ensco]]</ref>

===Koreatown===
{{see also|Koreans in Washington, D.C.}}
[[Downtown]] Annandale is also referred to by some as [[Koreatown#Washington, D.C.|Koreatown]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Silverman |first=Elissa |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/05/AR2006030500797.html |title=More than Koreatown |access-date=July 1, 2010 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 6, 2006}}</ref> as there were roughly 929 South Korean-owned businesses as of 2006 and 67 South Korean-owned restaurants as of July 1, 2010, operating in the [[Washington Metropolitan Area]], according to the GIANT Directory for South Korean-owned and Korean-American businesses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giantdirectory.com/|title=Welcome to Giant Directory|author=JPC & CO|work=giantdirectory.com|access-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref> They were developed beginning in the 1990s by Korean immigrants to the region. The influx of Koreans to Northern Virginia and Annandale can be traced to the ease of commute into the District of Columbia for federal employees, the quality of its schools, and even the opening of an office of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in [[Seoul]].<ref name = Oh>{{cite web |url= https://www.thrillist.com/eat/washington-dc/annandale-virginia-bakery-profile|title= Why This Unassuming DC Suburb Is a Destination for Korean Food and Culture |last= Oh |first= Brian |date= April 16, 2021|website= www.thrillist.com|publisher= |access-date= January 29, 2022}}</ref> Most of the businesses and restaurants initially catered primarily to South Korean expatriates,<ref>{{cite news |last=Pan |first=Philip |date=May 16, 1999 |title=Now Entering Koreatown |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/05/16/now-entering-koreatown/5f6f79a9-88bb-4701-b5e0-3695bb9ebb0f/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 16, 2019 }}</ref> but some had a diverse clientele from the beginning.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ly |first=Phuong |date=June 25, 2006 |title=Kick Back in Koreatown |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/22/AR2006062202084.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 16, 2019 |quote=check out Cafe Muse and its karaoke mikes, where so many non-Koreans are singing along }}</ref> In the past, county officials sought to make Annandale more diverse by encouraging Korean businesses to include English in their signs.,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/virginia/annandale/annandale-chamber-and-business-owners-aim-to-improve-a650850104 |title=Annandale Chamber and Business Owners Aim to Improve Life in Annandale |last=Williams |first=Sherell |date=May 21, 2012 |website=patch.com |access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref> Fairfax County is home to nearly 40,000 Koreans and is seen by many Washingtonians as a destination for karaoke, BBQ, and bingsu. There are now multiple generations of Korean-American businesses and restaurants in Annandale and they attract a broad demographic of customers.<ref name = Oh/>