E S T A B L I S H I N G A N
I N N O V A T I O N D I S T R I C T
I N N O R T H E R N V I R G I N I A
Harnessing the region?s growing economy and sector strengths to create lasting economic impact
W H Y H E R E ? U N P A R A L L E L E D A S S E T S
F O R I N N O V A T I O N A N D G R O W T H
T O P - T I E R R E S E A R C H I N S T I T U T I O N
Geo rge M as o n Uni vers i t y, a nat i o nal l y ranked R1 res earc h i ns t i t ut i o n, i s a l eader i n gro undbreaki ng advanc em ent s and i nnovat i o n In FY 2023, Geo rge M as o n ac hi eved $230 m i l l i o n i n res earc h f undi ng, s urpas s i ng i t s FY 2025 go al and s o l i di f yi ng i t s po s i t i o n am o ng t he nat i o n?s t o p uni vers i t i es Over t he pas t dec ade, t he uni vers i t y has been ranked 10t h am o ng U.S. publ i c i ns t i t ut i o ns f o r res earc h gro w t h. At t he hear t o f Geo rge M as o n?s ac hi evem ent s l i es t he Sc i Tec h Cam pus , w hi c h dri ves pi o neeri ng w o rk i n f i el ds s uc h as prec i s i o n m edi c i ne, i nf ec t i o us di s eas e c o unt erm eas ure devel o pm ent , and next -generat i o n s em i c o nduc t o rs . The Sc i Tec h Cam pus i s al s o t he uni vers i t y?s hub f o r ent repreneurs hi p and i nnovat i o n, ac c o unt i ng f o r over 65% o f Geo rge M as o n?s s t ar t -ups and l i c ens es
P R I N C E W I L L I A M
C O U N T Y A N D C I T Y
O F M A N A S S A S : O
N
T H E R I S E
Pri nc e Wi l l i am Co unt y and t he Ci t y o f M anas s as are experi enc i ng rem arkabl e gro w t h, w i t h po pul at i o n, bus i nes s i nves t m ent , and j o b c reat i o n rat es o ut pac i ng t ho s e o f Vi rgi ni a and t he bro ader regi o nal ec o no m y The area bo as t s a t hri vi ng bus i nes s ec o s ys t em s uppo r t ed by di vers e and expandi ng i ndus t r y s ec t o rs Wi t h a hi ghl y educ at ed w o rkf o rc e, exc el l ent t rans po r t at i o n c o nnec t i vi t y? l o c al , nat i o nal , and i nt ernat i o nal ? and a w eal t h o f c ul t ural , hi s t o ri c al , and rec reat i o nal o ppo r t uni t i es , t hi s regi o n i s uni quel y po s i t i o ned f o r s us t ai ned ec o no m i c s uc c es s
W H Y N O W ? A U N I Q U E O P P O R T U N I T Y
F O R T R A N S F O R M A T I O N
E C O N O M I C I M P A C T
Innovat i o n di s t ri c t s c at al yze gro w t h by at t rac t i ng publ i c and pri vat e i nves t m ent , ret ai ni ng t o p t al ent , and c reat i ng dynam i c ec o s ys t em s f o r s t ar t ups and es t abl i s hed c o rpo rat i o ns
Resear ch p ar k st ar t - u p s ar e m o r e su ccessf u l t h an n ew co m p an i es st ar t ed o u t si d e o f p ar k s
7 5 %
Resear ch Par k
St ar t - Up Bu si n ess Su r vi val Rat e vs.
3 9
Aver ag e In cu b at o r G r ad u at es p er
Resear ch Par k
4 9 % Nat i o n al New Bu si n ess Su r vi val Rat e
* Source: Communities of Innovation (2018)
A V A I L A B L E S T A T E
F U N D I N G
Leveragi ng s t ro ng c o m m uni t y s uppo r t and s t at e f undi ng, t he Innovat i o n Di s t ri c t benef i t ed f ro m a pl anni ng s t udy f unded by a GO Vi rgi ni a grant and m at c hi ng c o nt ri but i o ns i n 2024 Bui l di ng o n
t hi s m o m ent um , t he di s t ri c t i s no w purs ui ng a GO Vi rgi ni a i m pl em ent at i o n grant i n 2025, w hi c h o f f ers an exc i t i ng 2:1 m at c hi ng o ppo r t uni t y t o f ur t her advanc e i t s devel o pm ent . G O Vi r
$ 2 M $ 1 M
Fu n
S U P P O R T F R O M L O C A L P A R T N E R S
Pri nc e Wi l l i am Co unt y, t he Ci t y o f M anas s as , Geo rge M as o n Uni vers i t y, and t he Pri nc e Wi l l i am Co unt y and t he M anas s as bus i nes s c o m m uni t y have i nves t ed s i gni f i c ant res o urc es t o m ove t hi s c o nc ept f ro m pl anni ng t o i m pl em ent at i o n.
G E T I N V O L V E D
