Recent Articles from M.J. McAteer
Approaching equality
Women may make up more than half of Virginia’s population, but their presence in the statehouse has always fallen far short of parity. This year’s election brought a seismic change, however. Rachel Bitecofer, assistant director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University, says that women now hold 41 of the General […]
The place for placemaking
Local leaders realized that they needed to get serious about diversifying their economy, and the result has been an ambitious, two-pronged plan to refashion Fairfax into a center of the knowledge economy.
Back to the future?
Unlikely allies call for deregulation, but Virginia’s been here before
Wanted: distinctive local experiences
In 2018 Virginia’s meeting and convention planners say that venues offering easy access, flexible space and high connectivity are in big demand.
A designing duo
As principals of a large architectural firm, Rohit and Smita Anand of the Tysons office of KTGY have their fingerprints on lots of projects.
Loudoun contractor’s business is booming
FCi Federal got a $416 million, five-year contract with the Department of Homeland Security.
The federal budget blues
Northern Virginia region worries about the effects of Trump’s spending plan



















