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HR Partnership | February 28, 2009
Tom Frantz of Williams Mullen, and Dwight Farmer, Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) recently led a discussion with the help of a summary distributed by Williams Mullen Strategies International regarding President-Elect Obama’s proposed economic stimulus package.
(see the complete report “A Proposal to Rebuild America” from Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar)
HR Partnership | February 28, 2009
by Andrew Sinclair, HRP Program Manager
On February 2, industry leaders from across the nation gathered at Norfolk’s Waterside Marriott to discuss modeling and simulation in their regions with Congressmen Forbes, Scott, and Wittman for the annual M&S Caucus Leadership Summit. The Summit this year focused on regional initiatives and needs.
HR Partnership | February 28, 2009
by Andrew Sinclair, Program Manager for the Hampton Roads Partnership
On February 6, Parsons Brinckerhoff hosted a webinar on the stimulus package which, at the time, was still being considered by Congress. The webinar focused on the transportation infrastructure portion of the stimulus monies and was led by Mort Downey and Jeff Morales, two PB [...]
HR Partnership | February 27, 2009
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Dana Dickens, Hampton Roads Partnership (HRP) President/CEO and Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) member, chairs a 15-member independent review panel (including citizens, government officials and other organizational representatives) which will examine a private-sector proposal to expand the Midtown Tunnel, build the Martin Luther King Freeway Extension [...]
HR Partnership | February 26, 2009
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Comment by HRP Guest Blogger Matt Simons, a Masters in Public Administration graduate student at ODU and a student of urban planning. |
I definitely agree with David Boyd’s article on “shovel-ready.” The need to streamline the infrastructure process will hopefully come to fruition through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which includes a major round of infrastructure improvements. My hope is …
HR Partnership | February 25, 2009
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by Missy Schmidt, Communication Manager, Hampton Roads Partnership, Missy@HRP.org |
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I attended the early Transit Vision Plan (TVP) public meeting last night in Norfolk. One of the TVP consultants, Travesky & Associates Ltd., presented a slide show highlighting the maps and route corridors, improvements and integration methods.
This TVP is an evolutionary plan, with enhancements happening over many years. To be successful as a region in the future, the TVP promotes and predicts more compact mixed use development along corridors of transit. It encourages employment, housing and other activity centers to locate along these corridors as well to be more efficient.
HR Partnership | February 25, 2009
by Carlton Hardy, the “Father” of the arts and culture license plate (Virginians for the Arts), board member of the Cultural Alliance and the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, and a tireless advocate for arts and cultural organizations
Every $1 million in arts revenue generates receipts for Virginia businesses of $2 million, value-added of $1 million, labor compensation of $700,000 and employment for 45 people.
Hundreds of arts organizations contribute to the overall economic health of their communities. These organizations enrich the lives of Virginians with concerts, dance performances, art exhibitions and plays. Virtually all have educational programs tailored for young people, which support the Standards of Learning.
HR Partnership | February 23, 2009
by Tranette Ledford, a free lance journalist and regular contributor to Army Times and other news and defense industry publications. The article was written on behalf of ClearanceJobs.com.
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. serves as the proverbial home base for defense jobs. But, with the private sector, research labs, universities, and government contractors factored in, the playing field gets even bigger all the time. Opportunities extend throughout Northern Virginia’s suburbs and down about a three hour drive to the Hampton Roads area.
HR Partnership | February 20, 2009
Another View, a production of WHRO, is a public television program that addresses issues specific to the vibrant African American community of Hampton Roads.
Filipino American Television, also known as Fil Am TV and produced by Pinoy Productions, is a weekly program designed to share the rich and diverse Filipino community with Hampton Roads. Fil Am [...]
HR Partnership | February 19, 2009
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A new report by the Pew Center on the States titled “Trade-off Time: How Four States Continue to Deliver” commends Virginia’s data-based and results-oriented approach to budgeting and management as an effective decision-making strategy for addressing current fiscal challenges. |
Of specific note, the Pew Center said the state’s website Virginia Performs has “created a culture of evidence-based decision making that allows Virginia’s leaders to systematically tackle the state’s budget crisis and increase agency productivity,” adding that Virginia “will be better positioned to weather bad times” because of its budgeting and management practices.