 Given the immediate concerns about sequestration and the long-term outlook of reduced federal spending, the COG Board of Directors made economic competitiveness its top priority.
After months of input from industry leaders, area economic development directors, and experts, the Board approved Economy Forward, a five point plan to strengthen the region's economy.
Economy Forward calls on COG to work with its partners to advance the following actions:
- implement the TPB's Transportation Priorities Plan to produce sustainable funding strategies,
- implement a plan to guide more efficient investments in the region’s Activity Centers,
- address the mismatch between available jobs and a skilled workforce with new industry and labor market data,
- develop a new brand that promotes the region’s economic diversity,
- and work with senior Administration officials to identify an official to serve as a federal-regional liaison to improve partnership.
Click here to download the report.
Economy Forward Learning Sessions
The COG Board held sessions with area economic development directors, industry leaders, and other experts as it examined the region’s economic outlook, competitive advantages, and barriers to success. The sessions informed COG's final report, Economy Forward.
LEARNING SESSION 1: Washington Area Economic Outlook March 14, 2012
Panelist:
Dr. Stephen Fuller, Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University
Dr. Stephen Fuller on the current state and future of the Washington, D.C. region's economy from COG Video on Vimeo.
LEARNING SESSION 2: Opportunities To Better Integrate Local And State Economic Development Strategies April 11, 2012
Panelists:
Dominick Murray,
Deputy Secretary for Business and Economic Development,
State of Maryland
Brian Kenner, Chief of Staff for Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, District of Columbia
Tom Flynn, Economic Development Director,
Loudoun County
Terry Holzheimer, Economic Development Director,
Arlington County
Steve Silverman, Economic Development Director,
Montgomery County
Gene Lauer, Economic Development Director,
Charles County
Assets and Challenges for the Metro DC Region's Economy from COG Video on Vimeo.
Assets and Challenges for the Metro DC Region's Economy (Q & A) from COG Video on Vimeo.
LEARNING SESSION 3: Metropolitan Washington's Competitive Advantages May 9, 2012
Panelists:
James Dinegar, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Washington Board of Trade
Mark Treadaway, Vice President of Air Service Planning and Development, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
George Vradenberg, Co-founder and Vice Chair, Chesapeake Crescent Initiative
Metropolitan Washington's Competitive Advantages from COG Video on Vimeo.
Supporting documents:
Greater Washington: 2011-2012 Regional Report by the Greater Washington Initiative
LEARNING SESSION 4: Industry Leaders Panel June 13, 2012
Panelists:
Michael Knapp, Chief Executive Officer and President, Orion BioStrategies, Inc.
Robert Templin, President, Northern Virginia Community College
Sarah Oldmixon, Director of Workforce Initiatives, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
Bruce Gudenberg, Vice President of Partnerships and Alliance, Destination DC
Economic Growth & Competitiveness for Metropolitan Washington (Part 4) from COG Video on Vimeo.
LEARNING SESSION 5: Industry Leaders Panel July 11, 2012
Panelists:
Kathy Broadwater, Deputy Executive Director, Maryland Port Administration in Baltimore
Stuart L. Solomon, Managing Director Metro Washington Office, Accenture
George Schu, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Joe Vidulich, Public Policy Manager, Northern Virginia Technology Council
Candace H. Duncan, Managing Partner, Washington Metro Area, KPMG
Economic Growth & Competitiveness for Metropolitan Washington (Part 5) from COG Video on Vimeo.
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