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12/18/2025

A competitive regional economy depends on a transportation system that is reliable, efficient, innovative and built for growth. Last week, we convened transportation industry leaders as part of our ongoing work to advance regional mobility and infrastructure priorities critical to long-term competitiveness.

With generous support from Waymo and WSP, Greater Washington on the Move brought leaders together to examine how DC, Baltimore and Richmond can accelerate delivery of major projects, strengthen multimodal connectivity and leverage emerging technologies—all essential to supporting talent attraction and retention, industry growth and long-term regional vitality.

Moderators Rolando Amaya, Senior Vice President; Mid-Atlantic Region Executive, WSP and Mugdha Tipnis Senior Vice President and Transportation Business Line Leader - Mid-Atlantic South, WSP, helped guide a discussion that surfaced immediate priorities for the business community and regional partners, including:

🔹Aligning infrastructure investment with growth-oriented, innovation-centered planning.
🔹Improving regional coordination and reducing procedural bottlenecks that slow progress.
🔹Building durable, sustainable transportation funding models.

As the Partnership continues this work, these insights will shape how we engage leaders, inform policy, and accelerate investments that support a more connected, competitive, and future-proof regional economy.

12/11/2025

The region’s workforce continues to be a defining strength of the Baltimore-to-Richmond corridor, and healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors.

MedStar Health and Howard Community College are launching the Registered Cardiovascular Technician Apprenticeship Program, offering full-time jobs, hands-on training and a nationally recognized certification without student debt.

The initiative reflects the increasing demand for skilled healthcare professionals and the region’s commitment to creating clear, accessible pathways into high-impact careers. Strengthening our healthcare workforce means stronger communities and a more resilient regional economy.

Read more at The Daily Record: https://bit.ly/4rBvn52

12/09/2025

, we co-hosted the 2025 Capital Region Transportation Forum with Greater Washington Board of Trade, where public, private and civic leaders came together to explore solutions for a stronger, more connected region.

Held at The George Washington University, the Forum emphasized a central theme: the region’s transportation challenges require coordinated action, sustainable investment and forward-looking leadership.

Check out our new insights blog, watch the event recording and see how leaders are shaping a future-ready transportation system that supports the region’s long-term economic success: https://bit.ly/4poJY27

12/08/2025

The Bezos Family’s latest commitment—$11.25M to support families experiencing homelessness across DC, Maryland and Virginia—reinforces how housing stability is a core regional priority with economic implications.

This year’s awards are a part of the Fund’s $102.5 million national commitment and will fund grants to expand shelter capacity, reach multigenerational households often overlooked by traditional programs and help more families move from crisis into stable, long-term housing.

Strategic investments of this scale strengthen the service infrastructure that supports families, reinforces workforce stability and are essential to the long-term competitiveness of the region.

Read more in Washingtonian Magazine (via Sam Nicholson): https://bit.ly/3K9REpR

12/05/2025

Exelon CEO Calvin Butler offers timely perspective in the The New York Times on the accelerating power demand reshaping the grid—a topic with direct implications for the region. With the country’s largest concentration of data centers spanning Northern Virginia and continued growth across Maryland and DC, our region sits at the center of the national conversation about load growth, infrastructure and affordability.

Butler’s interview highlights what it will take to keep pace: modernizing the grid, balancing rapid expansion with community needs and ensuring customers remain protected as demand climbs.

The choices made now will shape the region’s business climate and the future of industry, technology, energy and infrastructure for decades to come.

Read the full interview: https://bit.ly/4hXLyVM

12/04/2025

What a powerful morning at our 8th annual Capital Region Transportation Forum. Co-hosted with the Greater Washington Board of Trade at The George Washington University, the Forum brought together leaders across DC, Maryland and Virginia to focus on one shared priority: a reliable, sustainably funded, future-ready transportation network that drives our region’s economic competitiveness.

One message was clear: our transportation future is inseparable from our economic future. When Metro is strong, our region is strong. As Randy Clarke and our DMVMoves panelists underscored, long-term, predictable capital funding—beginning in FY28—is essential to keeping Metro a world-class system and maintaining the mobility backbone that supports millions of riders and our regional economy.

We also heard from innovators at Waymo, StreetLight Data, Uber and the Eno Center for Transportation on how autonomous vehicles, real-time data and emerging technology will shape how people move and access opportunity across the corridor. Through our ongoing work with WMATA, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and as a DMVMoves Community Partners Advisory Group member, Greater Washington Partnership is helping align leaders, data and investment so our region acts as one—coordinated, competitive and future-focused.

Thank you to the leaders who helped shape today’s conversation—Kathy Hollinger and Jack McDougle—alongside Randy Clarke, Clark Mercer and Bryan Hill, and to Waymo, Amazon, Transurban, Uber, WSP and First National Bank for supporting this work. Their partnership strengthens our collective push for a more reliable, more connected and more competitive Capital Region.

12/03/2025

, our most recent Partnership Pulse newsletter explored how collaboration across city and state lines is essential to shaping resilient, thriving downtowns in the Baltimore-to-Richmond corridor. We also shared data-driven employer insights on building a stronger regional energy future from our recent Energy Infrastructure Roundtable and highlighted the impact of key Partnership programs like the Emerging Tech Talent Scholarship and our small business accelerator, Next Level.

Get the latest news, data and insights from leading employers throughout our region: https://bit.ly/4iA4pqs

12/01/2025

There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s Capital Region Transportation Forum—bringing together business, government and technology leaders as we collectively shape the future of mobility in DC, Maryland and Virginia.

You'll hear insights from innovators like Randy Clarke, General Manager and CEO of the Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), on the current state of our region’s Metro system; concluding updates from the DMVMoves Task Force, which made its final recommendations earlier this fall; and a dialogue on the future of autonomous vehicles in our region.

Join us tomorrow, December 2, 9-11am at The George Washington University: https://bit.ly/4rbrEL7

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this essential regional conversation:

Title Sponsor: Waymo
Executive Sponsor: Amazon.com
Supporting Sponsor: Transurban, Uber
Community Sponsors: First National Bank, WSP

11/26/2025

Over three terms, Mayor Muriel Bowser, has delivered measurable and lasting impact on Washington, DC—strengthening the city’s economic trajectory and advancing investments that will support residents and businesses for years to come.

Under Mayor Bowser’s steady and forward-thinking leadership, the District navigated the pandemic and its recovery, surpassed the five-year housing goal set by the Bowser administration by delivering more than 36,000 new homes, and strengthened the city’s ability to attract and retain talent. She also advanced major economic and infrastructure priorities, from the $515 million investment in Capital One Arena to $1 billion in public funding for the RFK Stadium redevelopment.

These efforts, among others leave the District better positioned for stability, competitiveness and inclusive growth.

Thank you, Mayor Bowser, for your leadership and vision over the past decade. Your impact will be felt for many more years to come.

11/25/2025

The future of advanced industry is being built right here in the Baltimore-to-Richmond corridor. Fortune 500 company Leidos is expanding its footprint with a new office in Richmond, bringing new jobs, investment and advanced engineering expertise to the region. This move strengthens the regional network of technology and energy firms–driving collaboration, talent development and innovation.

Leidos’ presence will help accelerate growth in high-demand sectors and reinforce the region’s position as a national leader in infrastructure, energy and defense technology.

Read the full story at Richmond BizSense (via Jackie DiBartolomeo): https://bit.ly/3JU7rst

11/19/2025

Entrepreneurship drives regional competitiveness and this Global Entrepreneurship Week, we’re celebrating the innovators and small business leaders powering growth from Baltimore through DC to Richmond.

Through Next Level, our entrepreneurship and small business accelerator, participating entrepreneurs from DC, Maryland and Virginia connect directly with senior executives from our table of leading employers to build relationships, gain insights and access meaningful opportunities to help scale their businesses.

The results include:
🔹 90% report stronger ability to market their business
🔹 77% shortlisted for RFPs or contracting opportunities
🔹 167+ business-building relationships facilitated

Learn more about Next Level’s impact: https://bit.ly/3LDbJVS

11/14/2025

Our region’s economy is evolving and the healthcare and biopharma sectors are playing a leading role.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced a new partnership between the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation and AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Company and Merck. Together they will invest $120 million to establish the Virginia Center for Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (VCAPM), expanding job training and creating new, high-quality opportunities in a crucial and fast-growing industry.

This initiative will open thousands of pathways in advanced manufacturing and pharmaceutical production, helping diversify the regional economy and strengthen the pipeline of skilled talent ready to meet global demand.

For businesses, it’s another step toward a more resilient, innovative and competitive region.

Learn more about the VCAPM project at CBS19 News (via Mark Gad): https://bit.ly/4oVkxoq

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