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WHGA establishes its Federal Consulting Practice; receives a GSA Schedule

Notable Projects VISA (Loudoun County, VA)US Naval Facilities Engineering Command IDIQ ContractPorter Neuroscience Research Center at NIH (Montgomery County, MD)GSA Steam Tunnels (Washington, DC) DoS Summit Point Training Campus (Jefferson County, WV)

Notable Projects Dulles World Center (Loudoun County, VA)Orbital Sciences Corporation Eastern HQ (Loudoun County, VA)EDS/Lincoln Park Mixed-Use Campus (Fairfax County, VA)Volkswagen HQ (Fairfax County, VA)

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Twitter is created and launched

Steve Jobs introduces the first generation iPhone

The largest US economic recession since the Great Depression begins, sending shockwaves through the design and construction industry

The hashtag is invented by former Google employee Chris Messina

A deadly shooting spree at Virginia Tech occurs

Production of the Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric sports car, begins

Barack Obama becomes the first African American elected President of the United States

Michael Phelps breaks the world record and wins eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics

Bernie Madoff is sentenced to 150 years in jail for the largest ponzi scheme ever

Over 31 million people watch Michael Jackson’s memorial service via TV

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as ObamaCare, is signed into law

BP pays $18.7Billion in fines after the Gulf Coast suffers the worst oil spill in history

Instagram launches

Prince William and Kate Middleton are married in London

The Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states

Occupy Wall Street, a movement against social and economic inequality, starts in NY

Fitbit Flex is released, the first fitness tracker from the company to be worn on your wrist

Sandy Hook Promise is founded days after an elementary school shooting

Google invites 8,000 people to test their new Google Glasses

Donald Trump announces he will run for president in 2016

Three years after buying the rights from George Lucas, Disney releases “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

NASA confirms evidence that liquid water flows on Mars

The first installment of The Hunger Games premieres in theaters

Lebron James wins his first NBA Championship playing for the Miami Heat

The first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong, passes away

The government shuts down for 16 days after failing to appropriate funds for the 2014 fiscal year

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a Jesuit, is elected as Pope Francis

Drones rise in popularity for personal use

One World Trade Center is opened to the public

More than 17 million people dump buckets of ice water on themselves in support of ALS research

Stanford students present the Snapchat prototype in class

WHGA starts work on the USCG Headquarters at St. Elizabeths

Notable Projects Stonewall Business Park (Loudoun County, VA)Fort Detrick Wideband Satellite Operations Center (Frederick County, MD)Virginia Central Railway Trail (City of Fredericksburg, VA)Stenwood Elementary School Renovation (Fairfax County, VA)Freddie Mac Reston Buildings (Fairfax County, VA)

Notable Projects Jefferson Memorial (Washington, DC)Seal & Sea Lion Exhibit at Smithsonian National Zoo (Washington, DC)Rappahannock River Heritage Trail (City of Fredericksburg, VA)

Notable Projects Loudoun Metro and Loudoun Center (Loudoun County, VA)Raytheon Loudoun Campus (Loudoun County, VA)McLean District Police Station (Fairfax County, VA)BMW/MINI of Sterling (Loudoun County, VA)

Notable Projects Willowsford (Loudoun County, VA)NIH Rehabilitation Steam Manholes (Montgomery County, MD)St. Elizabeths West Campus Access Road (Washington, DC)Estates at Creighton Farms Section IV (Loudoun County, VA)

Notable Projects East Gate III (Loudoun County, VA)Sheetz (Charles Town, WV)

WHGA lands on Washington Business Journal’s Top 25 Engineering Firms

WHGA rebrands as GORDON and rolls out a new logo

GORDON begins work with Arcadis on first levee built east of the Mississippi River in 40 years in Huntington near Alexandria, VA

Notable Projects 700 Constitution Avenue (Washington, DC)DuPont Fabros Technologies Data Centers (Loudoun County, VA)

GORDON receives SDVOSB/CVE Certification

Notable Projects Herndon Monroe Station Parking Garage (Fairfax County, VA)Army Navy Country Club (Arlington and Fairfax County, VA)TopGolf (Loudoun County, VA)St. Elizabeths Center Building (DHS HQ in Washington, DC)

Rocky Run Park wins a DESIGNArlington Merit Award

Notable Projects NIH Planning IDIQRestaurant Depot (Fairfax County, VA)Grafton National Cemetery (Taylor County, WV)Wilson School (Arlington County, VA)

Barry Bonds hits 715th home run to pass Babe Ruth on the all-time greatest list

Disney purchases Pixar at a valuation of $7.4Billion

Pluto is demoted from planet to dwarf planet

Captain Sullenberger is hailed as a hero after a successful emergency water landing on the Hudson River

Serena Williams defeats her sister, Venus, at Wimbledon

gordon’s first sdvosb prime project