Washington DC Event Planner Guide - 2025 Event Planning Guide
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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 infl uencers 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 number four on CBRE’s 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
Best City FOR WOMEN IN TECH
-Smart Asset, 2022
Most Innovative CITY IN THE U.S.
-WalletHub, 2024
More than 31% OF 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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