Tech company Yext to hire 500 for work at Northern Virginia engineering center

Northern Virginia's status as an East Coast tech hub got a major lift last week when Yext, a New York-based tech company that acts as an all-purpose information pipeline for businesses that advertise online, announced plans to hire 500 people over the next five years at a new office in Rosslyn.
Yext founder Howard Lerman said in a recent phone interview that his company chose the Arlington location to benefit from the area's pool of skilled technology workers who hail from the government contracting ranks. There are no tax incentives involved, he said.
Northern Virginia is a reservoir of untapped talent, Lerman said. I think it's the quiet next Silicon Valley. Yext is coming to Northern Virginia at a time when the region's technology community appears to be on the rise. For years, it has been an engine of job creation, consistently outpacing its neighbors.