Region Forward Blog Small tech firms Silver Line (not Uncle Sam) will fuel future growth in Metro Washington March 15, 2012 As we’ve discussed many times on the blog significant cuts in federal spending are right around the corner. And metro Washington more than any other region...
News Release Future of Metropolitan Washington Economy Uncertain March 14, 2012 Metropolitan Washington has been an economic outlier since the Great Recession hit the United States in 2008. While other regional economies across the country...
News Highlight Regional Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Fund Prevention Programs with Money from Foreclosure Settlement March 9, 2012 In a Washington Post opinion piece, COG Board Chair Frank Principi and Nonprofit Roundtable President Chuck Bean urge Virginia state lawmakers to dedicate...
Region Forward Blog Tysons Corner & Surrey BC: Transforming “Edge Cities” into Urban Centers February 17, 2012 An article from Atlantic Cities on the rapid development of Surrey a former edge city near Vancouver recently caught our eye particularly in relation to...
Region Forward Blog Implementing Region Forward: Q & A with RF Leaders February 7, 2012 We asked two leaders who are guiding the implementation of Region Forward to comment on the progress that’s already been made what they’re looking forward to...