New HQ and job creation on the books following Cvent grant win

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has granted cloud-based event management platform provider Cvent US$1m to support job creation and investment in a new Cvent ‘Greensboro Station’ headquarters in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
 
The software supplier plans to add 400 additional employees in three years, almost doubling the company’s current headcount.
 
“This move reflects the growth we have experienced in recent years and represents the continued expansion we are driving toward,” says Chief Executive Officer of Cvent, Reggie Aggarwal. “We are increasing our footprint and headcount because we see an incredible opportunity to deliver positive change and innovation in the meetings and events industry.”
 
Governor McDonnell says: “It’s been a pleasure to watch Cvent grow from a two-person start-up to a publicly traded company with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Virginia is pleased to support Cvent and other companies like it because they are pivotal in bringing growth, prosperity and new jobs to the state.”
 
The company’s new headquarters will be located at the Greensboro stop of the new Washington Metro Silver Line connecting Tysons Corner directly with downtown Washington DC and Dulles Airport. The building is slated to undergo significant renovation that will add new retail and office space as it becomes a critical transit hub. Cvent worked closely with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Faix County Economic Development Authority in developing the lease.
 
The company will lease approximately 12,000sqm of space and plans to begin moving in the second half of 2014.
 
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