Great news for jobs and investment in the Commonwealth:  on Monday, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, or ‘Intelsat’, the operator of the world’s largest fleet of commercial satellites, announced that it will relocate its headquarters from Washington D.C. to Northern Virginia.

The move includes Intelsat signing a 15-year lease in Tysons Corner, which will bring 430 high-skill, high-wage jobs to Tysons Corner Center.

Sen. Warner was pleased to play a small role in the company’s decision, as the Washington Business Journal reports:

“Intelsat S.A.’s move to Tysons started innocently enough with a visit from Virginia Sen. Mark Warner to the satellite provider’s D.C. headquarters.  As Warner’s tour ended, Intelsat CEO David McGlade commented to the Senator that the satellite giant has a tough decision to make, between Maryland and Virginia… Moments later, McGlade said…he got a call from Gov. Bob McDonnell, touting Virginia and asking what he could do to lure Intelsat to the commonwealth.” 

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