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How We Closed Our Office Sustainably — and Made a Lot of People Happy

The MatrixFiles

Closing our Arlington, VA office was a bittersweet milestone. In honor of Earth Day, I want to share a story about our recent office closing at Matrix Group, and how we tried to do it in the most sustainable, community-minded way possible.

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Study: Religiously Affiliated Are More Likely To Trust Charities

The NonProfit Times

Regions and Religious Affiliation from the BBB Wise Giving Alliance in Arlington, Virginia. The data is from the report Give.org Donor Trust Report 2024: Trust and Giving Attitudes Across U.S. regions – vary in their charity trust and giving attitudes.

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Joann fabrics stores closing: See the full list of all remaining locations that will shutter this month

Fast Company Tech

Alaska Nugget Mall, Juneau Alabama Mobile Festival Centre, Mobile Riverchase Promenade, Hoover Huntsville Plaza, Huntsville Arkansas Spring Creek Centre, Fayetteville Arizona Santan Village Marketplace, Gilbert Santa Fe Square, Mesa Alameda Crossing, Avondale Riverview Mall, Bullhead City East Broadway Blvd, Tucson Buckhorn Plaza, Mesa The Riverview (..)

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The ‘living globe’ that can help drones fly without GPS

Fast Company Tech

Earlier this month, Pittsburgh-based Swan and Arlington, Va.-based autonomy specialistsCX2, Swan, Auterion, and KEF Roboticsare each also working with Ukrainian drone makers to develop their systems, with endorsement from the Pentagon.

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The missing key for defense innovation? A good coworking space 

Fast Company Tech

It now plans to launch its first three locations this year: in Arlington, Virginia; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and El Segundo, California. The firm just raised a $25 million Series A round, led by New York’s Zigg Capital, in conjunction with the Space Development Agency within the Air Force, valuing the firm at $105 million.

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Pentagon Pizza Index: The theory that surging pizza orders signal global crises

Fast Company Tech

Tracking activity at local pizza joints in Arlington County, the X account Pentagon Pizza Report noted an uptick in Google Maps activity from four pizza places near the Pentagon on June 12. A surge in takeout deliveries to the Pentagon has become a surprisingly accurate predictor of major geopolitical events, dubbed the “Pentagon Pizza Index.”

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You Can Tell When War Is Breaking Out Because the Pentagon's Pizza Orders Spike Drastically

Futurism

Pizza Premonition A flurry of activity at pizza delivery outlets near the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, is a surprisingly accurate predictor of war, as hungry military leadership hunkers down to monitor unfolding military activities.

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