The Economic Development Authority in Fairfax County and Murano Software

The delegation of the Economic Development Authority in Fairfax County (FCEDA) including the president and chief executive officer visited the Murano software development center in Saint-Petersburg. The meeting was incredibly interesting as both sides interacted with each other quite well. We presented our organization’s, activities and benefits and discussed possible future collaborations with the FCEDA.

Our plans on the east coast

Since Murano’s headquarters is located on the west coast of the US, most our software development clients are based there. Recently, we’ve been considering expanding our operations throughout the United States. We considered expanding our operations in New York, Boston, Washington D.C., or Atlanta.

From the outset, neither northern Virginia nor the Washington, D.C area were not high on our list of possible locations. However, after we met with the FCEDA, we realized that Fairfax County is one of the best places to live and have a business in terms of economic growth, infrastructure, level of education, etc. We are grateful to the FCEDA delegation for giving us the opportunity to learn as much as we could about their region. We think they did a great job of promoting the county and providing assistance for international business development.

Informal part of the meeting

Our guests did not appear to be tired at all after their long flight and even kindly agreed to go sightseeing in the city on their first day in Russia. We really appreciated their willingness to discover Saint Petersburg!
The FCEDA delegation visited our office early in the work day, therefore they saw only a few of the Murano developers at work since they adapted to the time zone difference with our US clients. The delegation members said that it was interesting to visit our offices and see how easy it is to plunge into an atmosphere where the workers are highly enthusiastic even if the surroundings are unfamiliar.