Richard Clinch, a University of Baltimore researcher, wrote a report released last week showing that Maryland fares very well on a host of economic measurements compared with other states, such as ranking 21st in total employment growth in the 1995-2000 period after being 44th in the first half of the 1990s. Virginia will probably continue to experience relatively higher growth in terms of infotech. Both Montgomery County and Northern Virginia had growth and now downturns, but Northern Virginia has been relatively stronger and will continue to be. He said that prospects also look good in the District for more job growth. Now there's renewed interest in the city.
People go to the theater, to restaurants.
There's quite an interchange of money in the area. But the pluses still weigh in Northern Virginia's favor. That's not to say that Fairfax County or the state of Virginia should take all the credit. It's an investment that telecommunications companies have made. These companies have already invested in laying the fiber.