The cities and federal district of Washington DC, with its foreign embassies and consulates, is definitely cosmopolitan. Underlying this international worldliness however is a decidedly patrician and Yankee air.As the political machine of the country, the main industry is, of course, government. This economic sector employs roughly 2.8 million people. With 20 million visitors a year, tourism has become Washingtons second-largest income producer. Economic activity notwithstanding, Washington is also the home of four major universities - American, Georgetown, George Washington, and Howard.Washington D.C.'s major employers are Department of Defense, Kaiser Permanente, Lockheed Martin, National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Commerce, Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Kwajalein Services Inc., NASA, State Library, and the U.S. Treasury Department.The Washington Business Journal is in the Washington DC, Hagerstown, DC DMA. The Washington Business Journal is part of the City Business Journal Network and offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.