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New River Valley Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

New River Valley Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) CEDS Committee and NRV Livability Initiative Economic Development Working Group Meeting 2 May, 2012 New River Valley Business Center. Project Ranking Criteria.

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New River Valley Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

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  1. New River Valley Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) CEDS Committee and NRV Livability Initiative Economic Development Working Group Meeting 2 May, 2012 New River Valley Business Center

  2. Project Ranking Criteria • Commissioners approved changes to Ranking Criteria and Goals and Objectives • Priority level changes • Addition of new criteria • Relationship to Natural Resources • Updated statistics (unemployment, stress, per capita income)

  3. Top 10 Projects Giles County Multi-tenant Business Facility NRV Community Regional Broadband Network Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Phase II New River Valley Development Revolving Loan Fund Implementing Project NEEMO (Nanomaterials for Energy, Environmental, and Medical Operations) Hoges Chapel Water Tank Replacement Broadband Infrastructure – Last Mile Fiber New River Valley Commerce Park Water and Sewer Project Christiansburg Institute Regional Conference/Civic Center

  4. 2012 Focus Areas • Access to Capital • Regional Identity/Awareness • Buildings and Land • Transportation Infrastructure • Downtown Revitalization • Regulatory/Policy Barriers • Water/Sewer Infrastructure • Technology Infrastructure • Employability/Skilled Workforce • Diversification • Education

  5. Who Needs to be at the Table? • Ideas for focus groups (education, agriculture, etc.) • How do we do outreach? • Ideas for more participants for the CEDS Committee and Working Group

  6. Public Process • How do we make the public process more meaningful? • How do we want to do outreach? • Most effective ways to encourage participation

  7. THANK YOU!

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