Center for Rural Virginia

Product of the Rural Virginia
Prosperity Commission
Rural Prosperity Commission

Rural Center Enabling Legislation

 

Council for Rural Virginia

Federally Recognized State
Rural Development Council

 
Operating with one mission under a
Collaborative Activities Agreement


Building
Collaborative Networks

learn more

 

Supporting Partners

 

Virginia State Office
 

The mission of the Partnership
is to improve the quality of life in
rural America!
learn more

 

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Rural Summit
Sponsors

 

 

 


 

 

 

Welcome
Virginia Rural Summit


September 13 - 14,
2010

About the Summit       Register

Sponsors 
 Supporting Partners


2010 Summit to focus on the following Rural Center Economic Essentials

Economic Development/

Job Creation
 

Education/Workforce
 

Regional Policies/
Services
 

 

Wyndham Virginia Crossings
Hotel & Conference Center

www.wyndhamvirginiacrossings.com

1000 Virginia Center Parkway
Glen Allen, VA 23059
$85.00 per night

For Hotel Reservations, call
804-727-1400
Ask for:
Virginia Rural Summit

Lodging Cut-off date: 8/22/10

 

Flowchart: Alternate Process: Wyndham Virginia Crossings 
Hotel & Conference Center
www.wyndhamvirginiacrossings.com
1000 Virginia Center Parkway
Glen Allen, VA 23059
$85.00 per night
For Hotel Reservations, call
804-727-1400
Ask for: 
Virginia Rural Summit
Lodging Cut-off date: 8/22/10
 

 

Questions - tburris@vcom.vt.edu 
276-223-4805 or 540-231-8222

Registration for the 2010 Virginia Rural Summit  is in partnership with the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) 

 

Registration Form  http://www.vaco.org/Calendar.html
Fax your completed registration form to:  (804) 788-0083
 or Mail to VACo:
1207 E. Main Street, Suite 300,
Richmond, VA 23219

Make checks payable to:   Virginia Association of Counties

 

Credit Cards VACo only takes credit cards by phone.
Call:  804-343-2507

 

Successful Southern Region Convening

Speaker PowerPoint Presentations

Regions Connecting for
Rural Innovation

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Central Appalachian Network (CARN) Summit
"Conversation On the Porch"
Registration Underway!

Learn more about CARN
Va Rural Center is part of the CARN Network

 

 

July 2010

Joint board meeting TBA

 

September 13 - 14

2010 Virginia Rural Summit

Watch for details!

 

December 2010

Joint Board Meeting

Policy Positions for the 2011

Virginia General Assembly
 

May 11 - 12

Southern Region Convening

Harris Conference Center

Charlotte, NC

Council for Rural Virginia  leads successful 14 State Regional Gathering. 
Building Cross-Boundary Partnerships was the overarching objective.

Learn More


April 28

Joint Center Council board meeting

Lynchburg, VA

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Governor McDonnell
Signs First Executive Orders

Executive Order Number One:

Establishing the Chief Job Creation Officer and the
 Governor's Economic Development and

Job Creation Commission 

Executive Order Number Two:

Establishing the Governor's Commission on
Government Reform and Restructuring

Virginia Rural Prosperity Commission

Data Updates Underway !

Visit  the original website

Original Recommendations of the Commission
The Center for Rural Virginia is a result of the recommendations of the original Rural Prosperity Commission findings.

 

Concerns for the Original Commission Member's
and Staff in 2001

Rural Virginia's Incomes Are Falling Behind.

Why Is Rural Virginia's Economy Lagging?

Lagging Rural Economies Costing Urban Taxpayers

Better Educated, Younger Virginians Leaving Rural Areas

Trends in Development Strategies in Developed Countries

Rural Virginia Must Make Its Own Prosperity, But It Will Need Help

Strategic Planning for Rural Development Requires Finding A New
Economic Base

Struggling to Finance Local Services in Rural Counties

Some States Provide Preferential Tax Incentives for New Investment in
Lagging Rural Counties

 

How far has rural Virginia come in the past ten years?
Is rural better of worse?  What will the new data reveal?


Learn more as Va Rural Center leadership travels through the
Commonwealth to share updates!

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Center for Rural Virginia and Council for Rural Virginia operating with one mission under a Collaborative Activities Agreement

 

  A Virginia 'Federal /State' Partnership

 

Created by the Virginia General Assembly as a local entity without political status, the Center for Rural Virginia and the USDA-recognized Council for Rural Virginia work in tandem with local efforts to provide the objective, non-partisan data to enable our partners in government and business to make the decisions that will have the greatest, most lasting impact for all Virginians.

 

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The Center is governed by an 22 member Board of Trustees comprised of eight legislative members and 12 citizen members.

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The Council is one of Federally recognized 27 State Rural Development Councils (SRDC) nationwide. 

Established in 1992 with the assistance of the US Department of Agriculture, the Council is governed by a 21 member Board of Directors generated from its grassroots partners and membership, and is structured as a private public partnership.

 

Both the Center and Council are 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations. As an advocate and catalyst for economic growth, Va Rural Center's priority is to be the link between government—federal, state and local-and our private-sector partners to leverage resources to best meet the needs of the citizens of rural Virginia.

 

Both organization have a combined mission to improve the quality of life in the Commonwealth's rural areas by:

bringing together key individuals in rural development

enhancing communication among these groups

encouraging collaborative and cooperative partnership to work toward the delivery of more effective,  efficient service to citizens who live and work in Rural Virginia.


Supporting Partners

visit VCOM

learn more about DHCD

 




 

Wytheville Community College

Virginia Community College System

 

Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

 

 
Serving rural needs onsite and Virtually

Richmond

804-371-7141


 
Blacksburg/VCOM

540-231-8222
 

Wytheville/WCC

276-223-4805

Email the Staff
 

Executive Director
glen.sink@cfrv.org

 
Director, Southwest

tburris@vcom.vt.edu


 One Stop for

Rural Resource

 

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