Curing Northern Virginia’s government dependency

By James Langford

Published March 1, 2019 5:00am ET

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Curing Northern Virginia’s government dependency — The longest government shutdown in U.S. history served as a reminder this year, if one were needed, of the Washington, D.C., region’s economic dependence on federal payrolls. Amazon’s arrival in Northern Virginia, with plans to add 400 jobs in 2019 and as many as 25,000 over the next decade or so, is one payoff from […]

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history served as a reminder this year, if one were needed, of the Washington, D.C., region’s economic dependence on federal payrolls.

Amazon’s arrival in Northern Virginia, with plans to add 400 jobs in 2019 and as many as 25,000 over the next decade or so, is one payoff from a strategy that regional politicians and business executives hope will remedy that dependence.

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