Report: Washington area nation’s second-strongest economy

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The Washington region ranks among the nation’s strongest economies despite local governments hemorrhaging money and many waiting for home values to return, says a new report.

The Washington Metropolitan Area has the second healthiest economy in the nation — trailing only Seattle — according to a report released Thursday by POLICOM Corp., an independent economic research firm.

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