A business-friendly environment has attracted numerous Fortune 500 headquarters and major corporations to Virginia.
* **Defense & Aerospace:** The state is a global hub for defense contractors, hosting the headquarters of **General Dynamics**, **Northrop Grumman**, and **RTX** (formerly Raytheon Technologies), with **Boeing** also relocating its HQ to Arlington. * **Technology:** **Amazon** chose Arlington for its massive "HQ2" project. The state is also home to major tech and telecom presences. * **Finance & Consumer:** **Capital One** (McLean) is one of the state's largest employers. Other major HQs include **Hilton Worldwide** (McLean), **CarMax** (Richmond), **Altria Group** (Richmond), and **Dollar Tree** (Chesapeake). * **Food & Candy:** **Mars, Incorporated**, one of the largest privately held food and candy companies in the world, is headquartered in McLean.