Sustainability is good business
Earth Day is a time to pause and celebrate the accomplishments made to protect our environment, as well as to highlight the substantial work yet to be done. However, it is also important to recognize that sustainability programs, social responsibility, and citizen and corporate action must be part of everyday life in order to ensure […]
Satellite imagery companies brace for cut in federal funding for contracts
Herndon-based GeoEye and a competitor that also produces satellite images of Earth are bracing for a reduction in federal funding they had hoped would help sustain their businesses over the next decade. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency turned to the two companies in 2010 to augment the aerial-based imagery that federal agencies already collect from spy […]
Defense cuts could hit Virginia, Maryland tax revenue hard, report shows
Virginia has aerospace and defense companies to thank for $78.71 million in 2010 taxes paid on state income and total gross revenue, and $75.6 million in individual employee income taxes, according to a study commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Association. This, combined with other starting findings, leave some concerned about the impact of pending defense […]
