Think Regionally, Live Regionally, Act Regionally
Posted By HR Partnership on September 15, 2009
Think Regionally, Live Regionally, Act Regionally is more than just a motto for the Hampton Roads Partnership. HRP President and CEO, Dana Dickens, joined Cox Hampton Roads Sr. VP and General Manager, Gary McCollum, recently on his show “Cox Connections” to explain how the Partnership brings together community leaders to work on issues that affect quality of life for all citizens of Hampton Roads and helps make the region more competitive in a global marketplace.
HRP brings local government and business together to work on regional collaboration, cooperation and action, promoting interdependence, i.e. what occurs in one city, town or county affects us all. Pooling the assets of the region makes us stronger and more attractive to businesses considering a location here and promotes shared costs for better efficiency. Commerce knows no jurisdictional boundaries.
HRP was formed in the mid-90s as a call to action to address “falling behind” comparable regions of the country in per capita income and due to the region’s dependence on one major industry, namely the federal government sector, primarily the military.
Final call to action from Dana: elected officials in the Hampton Roads region need encouragement from the 1.6 million citizens of Hampton Roads to not only continue to think regionally, but to live and act regionally in their decisions as well. This encouragement can come at the ballot box. We’re more competitive working together as one region, one voice.
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