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  <itunes:subtitle>Victor Hoskins, President and CEO of Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, shares his journey from Wall Street to securing Amazon HQ2 and attracting $3 billion in capital investment to Virginia's largest economy.</itunes:subtitle>
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Like this show? Please leave us a review here (https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/) — even one sentence helps!  Special Guest: Victor Hoskins.
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Econ Dev Show, host Dane Carlson sits down with Victor Hoskins, President and CEO of Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, who oversees Virginia&#39;s largest economy and leads a team that has secured approximately $3 billion in capital investment. Victor shares insights from his unique career spanning both public and private sectors, including his instrumental role in securing Amazon HQ2 during his time at Arlington Economic Development. With candid reflections on his education at MIT, experience in private equity, and passion for creating economic opportunity, Victor reveals his philosophy that has helped companies create over 38,000 jobs in Fairfax County – a place he describes as &quot;where companies come to dent the universe.&quot;</p>

<p><a href="https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/" rel="nofollow">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> — even one sentence helps! </p><p>Special Guest: Victor Hoskins.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">Sitehunt</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">If your property data is scattered or out of date, you're losing projects.

Sitehunt gives economic developers an AI-powered property database and instant RFI responses.

Schedule a demo today!</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Victor Hoskins | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-hoskins/">Victor Hoskins | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a title="FFX NOVA Business" rel="nofollow" href="https://fairfaxcountyeda.org/">FFX NOVA Business</a></li><li><a title="The Innovator&#39;s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton M. Christensen" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062060244/econdevshow-20">The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton M. Christensen</a></li></ul>]]>
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<p><a href="https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/" rel="nofollow">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> — even one sentence helps! </p><p>Special Guest: Victor Hoskins.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">Sitehunt</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sitehunt.io">If your property data is scattered or out of date, you're losing projects.

Sitehunt gives economic developers an AI-powered property database and instant RFI responses.

Schedule a demo today!</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Victor Hoskins | LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-hoskins/">Victor Hoskins | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a title="FFX NOVA Business" rel="nofollow" href="https://fairfaxcountyeda.org/">FFX NOVA Business</a></li><li><a title="The Innovator&#39;s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton M. Christensen" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062060244/econdevshow-20">The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton M. Christensen</a></li></ul>]]>
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