If there is one thing economist Stephen Fuller can’t seem to do, it’s retire. The well-known regional economist and former head of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis announced he was stepping down in 2014 – effective Jan. 9, 2017 – to give the school time to find a replacement.

The double-whammy of supporters and protesters coming to town for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration could boost the region by $1 billion, on par with the historic 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama.