Located in Maryland, midway between the cities of Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington D.C., Fort George G. Meade has the fourth largest workforce of any Army Post in the United States. Built in Anne Arundel County, the Fort is Maryland's largest employer. Fort Meade personnel totaled 42,133 for fiscal year 2010. Of that number, 44 percent were government employees, 26 percent were military and 30 percent were contractors. Fort Meade is virtually a city in itself — 5,067 acres and ...
SAN DIEGO San Diego, named after Saint Didacus, is the second-largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States. Though San Diego's economy is multifaceted—biotechnology, defense manufacturing, agriculture, software development and microbreweries are some of the city's biggest money-makers—tourism is a cornerstone that can't be ignored. Tourism drastically affects the city's culture, and San Diego houses many local attractions, such as SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont amusement park, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari ...
