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Working in Ballston

Ballston delivers the quality of lifestyle and work environment to attract top corporations and is the preferred location by many of their employees to live, work, learn and play. Ballston is composed of over 7,400,000 SF of office space primarily made up of high-rise, high density office uses with over 31,000 employees.

The most scientists/technologists per square mile in the US. Ballston is home to the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Office of Naval Researchm the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Homeland Security Research Projects Agency, Virginia Tech, Accenture, Evolent Health, Applied Predictive Technologies and CACI. These organizations continue to attract many nonprofit organizations, think tanks and private sector companies that are also making innovations in science and technology.

Thanks to its strategic location just miles from Washington, D.C. and Tyson’s Corner, Ballston is a transportation hub that hosts both the orange and silver metro lines, as well as, acts as a bus hub for local and regional bus services. The multitude of transportation options is a major benefit to our companys and employees that call Ballston home.

 

“The Nature Conservancy is happy to be headquartered here in Ballston. From its public transit and proximity to DC to great public schools to a growing restaurant scene, it’s no wonder so many businesses are making Ballston their home.”

Mark Jercek

President & CEO, The Nature Conservancy

 

“Ballston is a convenient live/work location which is important to our work force. If you just look at the growth in Ballston since Evolent Health moved here, a number of businesses and retail have moved in to create this innovative culture. Ballston has evolved into an attractive neighborhood and has enabled us to hire over 800 employees in the last 4 years.”

Frank Williams

CEO, Evolent Health