Home

NEWS

Northrop Grumman’s Corporate HQ Relocation to Greater Washington Highlights Attractiveness of Region as the Premier Business Location

The Greater Washington, DC region continues to be the premier location for corporate headquarters. With the recent announcement that Northrop Grumman will relocate its corporate headquarters to Greater Washington in 2011, it joins a list of companies such as Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), Hilton Worldwide, Volkswagen North America, and SAIC who have moved to Greater Washington in the last 24 months.

 

Greater Washington A Leading Place for Women

The Greater Washington, DC region is the place to be if you’re a woman looking for a good job and generous wages. Together with recently released national rankings, new research by the Greater Washington Initiative shows that Greater Washington’s population and labor force are remarkably diverse and highly-educated.

 

Greater Washington Dominates Inc. 500 List of Fastest-Growing Companies

For the thirteenth consecutive year, the Greater Washington region has the largest number of fastest-growing private companies in America, according to Inc. Magazine. Greater Washington has 48 area companies on the 2009 Inc. 500 list, three more than in 2008 and a dozen more than second place Los Angeles and New York (tied at 36).  Chicago has 23 companies; San Francisco has 19 companies; and Boston has 18.

 

2009 Regional Report Now Available

The Greater Washington Initiative released its 2009 Regional Report at its Annual Meeting on June 3. The Greater Washington region’s annual signature research publication provides current and forecasted demographic, economic and quality of life data that defines the region’s business landscape.  Used extensively by GWI in its strategic marketing and business development efforts, the report is designed to provide regional data to site location consultants and company decision makers to attract new business and jobs to Greater Washington.

 

2009 GWI Annual Meeting

The Greater Washington Initiative hosted Greater Washington’s business executives, international community, university leaders and economic development professionals at its Annual Meeting at the Ronald Reagan Building on June 3. U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner keynoted the breakfast meeting where GWI also released the 2009 Regional Report, Greater Washington's signature research publication.