Germantown, Maryland

==Economy==
[[File:Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Germantown, Maryland, May 24, 2014.JPG|thumb|The headquarters of the Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union in May 2014]]
Since development began in the late 20th century, Germantown has experienced [[economies of agglomeration]], with many high-tech companies opening headquarters and other offices in Germantown and other areas along the I-270 corridor. [[Qiagen]] North America, Earth Network Systems Inc., Digital Receiver Technology Inc.,<ref>[http://www.drti.com/ DRT, Inc],</ref> Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union, and [[Hughes Network Systems]] all have their headquarters in Germantown.<ref>"[http://www.lssi.com/contact.html Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120904112854/http://www.lssi.com/contact.html |date=September 4, 2012 }}." [[Library Systems & Services]]. Retrieved on September 27, 2010. "US Corporate Headquarters Library Systems & Services, LLC 12850 Middlebrook Road Suite 400 Germantown, MD 20874-5244."</ref>

In addition to the companies headquartered in Germantown, many have offices in the area, including [[Wabtec]], [[Viasat (American company)|Viasat]], RADA USA, Mars Symbioscience, Xerox, General Electric Aviation, Earth Networks, [[WeatherBug]], and Proxy Aviation Systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.proxyaviation.com/|title=Proxy Aviation Systems}}</ref>