Welcome to the City of Alexandria, Virginia

The City of Alexandria, Virginia is nationally recognized as one of the best places to live and do business on the east coast. Alexandria is conveniently located inside the Beltway, just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC and minutes from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The City's robust business environment is fueled by stable economic drivers such as a large concentration of technology companies, the fourth-largest concentration of professional associations in the country, the United States Patent & Trademark Office, and a tourism industry that hosts nearly 3.3 million visitors a year.

The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership leads efforts to grow the tax base, diversify the economy and attract and retain businesses and organizations in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1981, the Partnership joins its collaborators in defining and marketing Alexandria as a creative, diverse, knowledge- based community with a high quality of life.