HIGHLIGHT NAMED TO THE FANTASTIC 50 LIST – AS ONE OF VIRGINIA’S TOP 50 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES

Chantilly, VA – Highlight was named one of the top fifty fastest growing businesses within the Commonwealth of Virginia, celebrating along with other awardees at the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s FANTASTIC 50 awards banquet on May 2. This is the third year in a row that Highlight was named to the list.

“It’s an honor to be part of this select group of Virginia companies. Our growth is a testament to the hard work of our employees, our leadership team’s focus on business development, and the trust that our customers place in Highlight.” said Rebecca Andino, CEO of Highlight Technologies.

Virginia’s FANTASTIC 50 award program is a signature event of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Now in its 24th year, the FANTASTIC 50 program is the only annual statewide award recognizing Virginia’s fastest growing business.

Nominations for the 2019 FANTASTIC 50 were sought last fall from local chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and through the sponsors’ networks; companies may also nominate themselves.

To be eligible, a company must be privately held with headquarters in Virginia, show revenues between $200,000 and $200 million, and demonstrate positive revenue growth and positive net income in its most recent fiscal year over the previous year. Companies are judged on four-year revenue history. The professional service firm Dixon Hughes Goodman verifies all award entries.

About Highlight

For over ten years, Highlight has provided development and modernization, secure IT, and mission solutions for our U.S. federal government customers. Using our HI-WAY™ best practices framework, we design and deliver solutions that integrate current systems and procedures, address all stakeholders, and seamlessly advance the mission. Highlight is an award winning woman owned, ISO® 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 44001 certified, CMMI-DEV Level 3 and CMMI-SVC Level 3 appraised small business that provides critical services to more than 20 U.S. federal government customers. For more information please visit www.highlighttech.com.

About the Virginia Chamber of Commerce

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the Commonwealth, with more than 26,000 members. The Chamber is a non-partisan, business advocacy organization that works in the legislative, regulatory, civic and judicial arenas to act as the catalyst for positive change in all areas of economic development and competitiveness for Virginia. In December 2017, the Chamber released an update to its long-term strategic economic development plan, Blueprint Virginia 2025, which engaged over 6,000 business and community leaders to lay out a plan to getting Virginia back to the top of national business climate rankings. Learn more at www.vachamber.com.

HIGHLIGHT AND FAIRFAX CITY HOLD RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR NEW OFFICES AT 9990 FAIRFAX BOULEVARD

Fairfax, VA – On April 25, Highlight and the Fairfax City Economic Development Office held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Highlight’s new headquarters offices, located at 9990 Fairfax Boulevard. Those present included Fairfax City Mayor David L. Meyer, Fairfax City Councilmembers, Fire Marshal Andrew Wilson, and other Fairfax City community leaders. A reception was held in Highlight’s offices following the ribbon cutting ceremony.

The company completed their move in March 2019. This is Highlight’s first office in the City of Fairfax, where 30 of Highlight’s 230 employees work. The new office is over 6,000 square feet, on the first and third floors. Previously, the company’s headquarters was at 3050 Chain Bridge Road in Fairfax.

“We invested in this new office to support the efforts of our hard-working team, today, and in the future. It has a great conference room where we can host teammate and customer meetings, a large break room where we can host open houses, and room for growth in the future,” said Rebecca Andino, CEO of Highlight Technologies.

About Highlight

For over ten years, Highlight has provided development and modernization, secure IT, and mission solutions for our U.S. federal government customers. Using our HI-WAY™ best practices framework, we design and deliver solutions that integrate current systems and procedures, address all stakeholders, and seamlessly advance the mission. Highlight is an award winning woman owned, ISO® 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 44001 certified, CMMI-DEV Level 3 and CMMI-SVC Level 3 appraised small business that provides critical services to more than 20 U.S. federal government customers. For more information, please visit www.highlighttech.com.