Jobs & Economy

Ron Villanueva on Governor’s Supplier Diversity Advisory Board

Aug 17th

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Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virgiia Beach) will support Governor Bob McDonnell’s efforts to increase state contracts with small, woman, and minority-owned businesses as part of the newly-appointed Governor’s Supplier Diversity Advisory Board.

In addition to serving in the House, Del. Villanueva is executive vice president at SEK Solutions, a growing small business headquartered in Virginia Beach. He brings private sector and government experience to the work of the advisory board’s work in support of expanding jobs and growing the economy.

Learn more from Virginia Business’s coverage and the Governor’s press release announcing the commission.

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Danny Marshall Helps Bring Jobs to Southside

Aug 6th

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Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), was featured in The News Leader for his role in bringing jobs to Southside Virginia. Marshall, a member of the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission (or TICR, as its commonly called), detailed the plans for a National Tire Research Center, which will bring $12M in research and testing expenditures and 183 new jobs to Southside:

One of the Tobacco Commission’s main goals is to bring prosperity back to our region. This is why the commission invested $5 million into a tire research facility that will be located at VIR. The goal is to develop a new passenger tire that will increase car mileage by three to five miles per gallon.

The new center will be located adjacent to the Virginia International Raceway in Halifax County.

Check out the full story in The News Leader.

Marshall knows something about tires—a former professional race car driver, in both 1999 and 2000, he finished 3rd at the 24 Hours of Daytona Race, the pre-eminent sports car endurance race in the U.S.

Del. Terry Kilgore chairs TICR and several other Caucus Members serve as commissioners—Wat Abbitt, Kathy Byron, and Tommy Wright.

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Virginia’s Lessons for America: Speaker Howell on WRVA

Aug 2nd

Posted by VA HouseGOP in Budget

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Catch Speaker Howell’s interview on WRVA’s Jimmy Barrett show.

Filling in for Jimmy, guest host Congressman Randy Forbes and the Speaker discussed the lessons Washington can learn from Virginia:

  • The no-tax-increase way from a $4.2 Billion deficit to a balanced budget
  • How to foster a pro-business, pro-jobs economy

As well as the sure-fire method to stop job creation—create uncertainty for business with the Obama/Congressional Democrat unclear agenda of bloated government, new taxes, and increased regulation.

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Governor Signs GOP Delegates Jobs Bills

Mar 30th

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Governor McDonnell traveled to the Center for Innovative Technology in Herndon today to sign key job creation and economic development bills, many of which were carried by Caucus members:

  • Del. Sam Nixon’s HB 523, which provides capital gains tax relief for investments in science and biotech startups.
  • Del. Jim LeMunyon’s HB 792, which makes relocating to Virginia easier for businesses by providing temporary licenses to employees in regulated professions who already hold the equivalent license in another state.
  • Del. Joe May’s HB 677, which established biotech research performance grants to spur development in that field.
  • Del. Barbara Comstock’s HB 1372, which enhances the Virginia Economic Development Partnerships stature in the business community.
  • Del. Lacey Putney’s HB 1396, which expands the flexibility of the Governor’s Economic Development Opportunity Fund to attract major businesses to Virginia.

    • The Governor’s press release is available at his website.

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