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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Unfortunately after twenty years working such demanding jobs I was no longer able to physically do the work. While I was contracting for the US Army in Arlington, VA, I ran into a problem: there were no existing systems capable of processing a massive amount of data streaming in in real time. Photo Credit: Sean Matula.

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Veteran-owned Business Closing The Gap Between Gender and Work Leadership Gaps

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I came to the EDA at the very end of 1983, after working for a decade for Arlington County. At that time, development in Arlington was slowing down, while Fairfax County, which had a lot of land for development was becoming much more aggressive about attracting and retaining businesses and jobs, and generating wealth.