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#2 16our fourth decade
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2014
2012
2011
2013
2015
2016
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