Post by Logan on Feb 4, 2016 2:28:13 GMT -6
A new initiative to cultivate regional cooperation in developing business prospects is all systems go in the House of Delegates, propelled by the Republican leadership working in close harmony with Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
The House Appropriations Committee voted quickly and unanimously Wednesday to approve the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act, commonly known as GO Virginia, a priority of powerful corporate interests who want to bring together educational institutions, local governments and private industries in regional alliances to promote economic development.
The committee also voted unanimously for the Virginia Collaborative Economic Development Act, a companion bill that would allow newly formed regional councils to award performance grants to projects that create jobs and capital investment in communities across the state.
“I really like the concept — it’s very bottom-up,” said House Majority Leader M. Kirkland Cox, R-Colonial Heights, who introduced House Bill 834, the principal vehicle for the initiative.
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_b4b78338-47e5-5eab-89af-370e2860fede.html
The House Appropriations Committee voted quickly and unanimously Wednesday to approve the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act, commonly known as GO Virginia, a priority of powerful corporate interests who want to bring together educational institutions, local governments and private industries in regional alliances to promote economic development.
The committee also voted unanimously for the Virginia Collaborative Economic Development Act, a companion bill that would allow newly formed regional councils to award performance grants to projects that create jobs and capital investment in communities across the state.
“I really like the concept — it’s very bottom-up,” said House Majority Leader M. Kirkland Cox, R-Colonial Heights, who introduced House Bill 834, the principal vehicle for the initiative.
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_b4b78338-47e5-5eab-89af-370e2860fede.html