Your Washington DC Business- From Government to Gourmet

Washington DC is the nation�s capital andregarded as an historically black school that also has
may seem like a funny place to set up a corporation.its own medical school and hospital. Other colleges and
The number one business in Washington DC is theuniversities in Washington DC include the University of
nation�s government. Still there are manythe District of Columbia and Catholic University. The
corporate offices here from companies around theJohns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of
country and the world. Washington has a population ofAdvanced International Studies (SAIS), a graduate
about 550,000 in a metropolitan area of over 5 millionschool for the study of international relations and
people, including parts of Virginia and Maryland. Theinternational economics, is located on Massachusetts
Washington DC area has a great and fairly newAvenue's Embassy Row.
transportation system, the Washington Metro. It hasThe federal government accounts for a large portion,
106 miles of track, and connects downtownthough not the majority of Washington DC jobs. Many
Washington DC with suburbs in Virginia and Maryland.federal contractors maintain local offices in DC as well
Another major development has been theas law firms and lobbyists. Fannie Mae, the giant
development of real estate and gentrification ofprovider of home mortgages, is headquartered in
Washington DC. There are many more reasons forWashington DC, though strictly speaking it is a private
your Washington DC Incorporation.corporation under government regulation and
Gentrification has taken place in especially the U Streetsponsorship.
corridor in the Northwest section of the city, and alsoOf course there is also a large tourist sector, with such
the H Street NW neighborhood. Other trendy parts oftourist attractions as the Capitol, the White House, the
the city include the Dupont Circle neighborhood, and theLincoln and Jefferson memorials, and other well-known
Georgetown neighborhood, home of Georgetownsites. In the center of the city is the National Mall, a
University, along the Potomac River. Georgetowngreen strip about 3 blocks wide that stretches the mile
University is run by the Jesuit Catholic order and is aand a half west from the Capitol to the White House.
center of training for the US Foreign Service and alsoFurther to the north and west of the White House are
is known for its law school. In fact, outside of theneighborhoods such as Adams-Morgan, home to large
Federal Government, one of the outstanding featurescommunities from Africa, South America and other
of Washington DC is its role as a university town. Inlocations. A vast variety of restaurants are found in
the far northwest of the city stands Americanthis area, and it seems that every diplomat overseas
University and in the downtown there is Georgebrought back his favorite cook to start an ethnic
Washington University. George Washington is locatedrestaurant. Other types of restaurants here include
in the Foggy Bottom district of DC, near the StateIndian, Ethiopian and Vietnamese. Also, in the last
Department and also has strong ties to the diplomaticcouple of years, Washington DC has acquired a new
service. Howard University is located a short distancemajor league baseball team, formerly of Montreal, now
north of downtown, off of Georgia Avenue, and is wellthe Washington Nationals.