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County Still Counting on Presence Of AOL
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"Workers really dictate where the jobs are . . . and this is where the talented, ambitious workers are located," he said.
Stephen S. Fuller, director of the George Mason University School of Public Policy's Center for Regional Analysis, agreed.
"Some of the [AOL] workers out there who do see this as a threat will leave and start their own business," he said.
Fuller said he didn't think the move would affect Loudoun's ability to lure high-tech businesses.
"I think companies will continue to come to Loudoun County. We have the best educated workforce in the country. We have a low unemployment rate. We have a high-quality living environment and a good transportation system," Fuller said.
Business owners along Route 625 near the Dulles campus said they didn't expect to be immediately affected by the move.
Papa John's assistant manager Justin Crum said his pizzeria receives about five orders a week, some quite large, from AOL. With the business he gets from Dulles International Airport, Oracle and other technology companies, he isn't worried.
"There's so many businesses around this area it won't impact our business too bad," Crum said.
Nirajan Sigoun, manager of Moe's Southwest Grill, agreed. "It won't be the end of us," said Sigoun, who serves a few AOL employees at lunch each day.
David Sun, manager of the In & Out Market, a nearby convenience store, wondered whether it would be the beginning of bigger changes and more employee relocation.
"I would like them to stay," Sun said.
