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• Amazon’s second headquarters (HQ2) has opened phase one in Arlington, Virginia. The buildings are powered by 100 percent renewable energy and constructed with low-carbon concrete, and they recycle rainwater captured on the roof.
• Raytheon Technologies, the major aerospace and defense contractor, established a global headquarters in the DC area.
• The BioHealth Capital Region, consisting of Maryland, Virginia and DC, is home to 20 percent of the top influencers worldwide in vaccine development.
• The area is home to both the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
• DC’s Gallaudet University is the world’s only university designed to be barrier-free for deaf and hard of hearing students.
• American University is the first urban campus, the first research university and the largest higher education institution in the United States to achieve carbon neutrality.
• The DC metro area ranks fourth on the Global Commercial Real Estate Services’ 2023 tech talent hub.
• Greater Washington is mission control for the Cancer MoonshotSM initiative to accelerate cancer research.
Ranked #1
FOR TECH CAREERS IN THE U.S. - Forbes, 2024
#4 Large Metro
FOR WOMEN IN TECH - CoworkingCafe, 2024
Most Innovative
CITY IN THE U.S. - WalletHub, 2024
More than 31%
OF DC TECH JOBS ARE FILLED BY WOMEN - Forbes, 2024
Ranked #2
IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LIST FOR HAVING 498 ENERGY STAR-CERTIFIED BUILDINGS - EPA, 2023
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