Talk about a Talent Magnet

That's what this company is not just for itself but for the DC region.  The Washington Post writes:

When the Corporate Executive Board throws its annual black-tie bash, staffers call it "the prom." At last month's company-wide yearly review meeting, bosses decked out in goofy get-ups did YouTube parodies. A recent staff meeting ended with an office bowling party, open bar included.

Is this any way to run a company worth $2.9 billion? They think so at the CEB, one of the fastest-growing consulting firms in the country and No. 51 on Forbes's 2006 list of America's 200 best small companies. Scattered across the company's five offices in downtown Washington, about 2,000 20-somethings -- many hired straight out of college -- are advisers to business executives twice their age. ...  And they do it in a lively, sociable office culture that's in marked contrast to most of the companies they work for. ... "We often joke about the high proportion of people in D.C. that either works here, dates someone who works here or lives with someone who works here," said Peter Freire, who has been with the company for 16 years and manages the department that offers research on human-resources issues. "It's like the six degrees of separation of CEB."

The whole story is here (hat tip: Steven Pedigo). Does your region have a talent magnet like this?