BREAKING: America’s Top State for Business has awarded $126 million in Virginia Business Ready Sites Program (VBRSP) development grants to 23 sites across Virginia. This investment in operations-ready sites will position the Commonwealth to compete more effectively for transformative projects that will bring thousands of jobs to Virginia and help maintain its position as a premier business destination. https://hubs.ly/Q02KBcGD0
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At Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development's Annual Meeting last Friday, we had the privilege of hearing from Chris Lloyd about site selection trends. Unfortunately, Virginia is falling behind some of our neighboring states.
Two key takeaways from Chris’s presentation:
1. "If you don’t have product, you won’t have prospects."
2. "Companies want to see you investing in infrastructure."
About 10 years ago, I shared this video from Skanska about P3s. It offers a simple and concise explanation of how Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) work and their advantages. For me, it's about speed to market, efficiency, and moving the needle.
One nearby locality has effectively leveraged Virginia’s Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 (PPEA), resulting in significant, dare I say transformative, business growth and investment. Not only have we had the privilege of helping make this locality’s luck, we’ve also improved and enhanced other communities by helping them to achieve their maximum potential through PPEA project delivery.
If you're interested in advancing your community and improving the speed to market of your “product,” I’d love to share how we can help.
#P3#PPEA#PPTA
Another transformative step to further illustrate the priorities that the Commonwealth is placing on our competitiveness, and once again showing that we are getting it done!
Pennsylvania is setting a new standard in economic development with the launch of the groundbreaking PA Permit Fast Track Program—the first of its kind in the nation.
Set to streamline the permitting process for major economic development and infrastructure projects, this initiative enhances transparency, speeds up timelines, and strengthens the Commonwealth’s competitiveness. With transformative projects like Philadelphia’s Bellwether District already benefiting from Fast Track, the Shapiro administration is making sure that #PAGetsItDone. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gQbwzASs
Expert group leads new Cambridge ‘infrastructure gap’ campaign.
Cambridge Ahead has revealed plans for a first-of-its-kind campaign to find solutions to the Cambridge infrastructure gap – and show how the city’s potential can be unlocked for the benefit of residents, other regions and the whole of the UK.
As a family business committed to ensuring the long-term prosperity and health for our city and surrounding communities, Howard Group supports the sustainable growth of Cambridge which must be finely balanced with investment in supporting infrastructure. Such investment will need to be long-term, stand the test of time, and will only be achieved through enduring government commitment and support.
As a member of Cambridge Ahead, #HowardGroup is supporting the new expert group leading this new campaign to find solutions to the infrastructure challenge and unlock Cambridge’s full potential.
Known as: The Infrastructure Gap: Unlocking Cambridge’s Full Potential, Cambridge Ahead’s campaign will include a series of events, reports and hearings in a bid to produce and provide analysis that deepens Government understanding of the case for Cambridge.
You can find out more about the new group and campaign here: https://ow.ly/PZWg50R7v1b#Cambridge#Infrastructure#SustainableGrowth
The concept of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) dates back thousands of years. In ancient times, early forms of these collaborations were used as legal instruments for infrastructure development and service provisions under the Roman legions, demonstrating the long-standing recognition of the benefits that can be derived from the collaboration between the public and private sectors in delivering public services and infrastructure.
In recent times, while the specific arrangements, and scale of these partnerships have changed, the underlying principle of utilising private sector efficiencies and resources for public benefit has remained consistent.
What has changed, is how PPPs are increasingly being held accountable to social and environmental standards, with private companies bidding for contracts required to demonstrate sustainable performance.
In this article, TBH Director Stuart Cassie (Strategic Advisory Services) discusses the evolving role of Public-Private Partnerships in promoting sustainable infrastructure development.
Read the article by clicking on the link below:
https://lnkd.in/gbFUdv3r
