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Valley infrastructure & innovation
Mar 06 2012
The Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal sits near the intersection of Interstates 66 and 81 in the northern Shenandoah Valley, and it helps link truck traffic from the U.S. midwest with rail links to the Port of Hampton Roads at the coast. The VIP is a smart infrastructure investment that operates 24/7 and now supports more than 7,000 jobs in Virginia.
Sen. Mark R. Warner said Friday that the Charlottesville region would be one of the biggest beneficiaries in the state if his legislative efforts to boost startup companies are successful. “Charlottesville is going to gain more from this kind of legislative activity than almost anywhere in Virginia,” Warner said in an interview.
Charlottesville's Mikro, Inc. is a great company most people probably have never heard of: its advanced manufacturing processes allow it to produce cutting-edge, clean energy wind turbines and sophisticated medical instruments. And when foreign investors recently suggested moving the operation offshore, Mikro executives insisted on keeping the facility in Central Virginia.
The proposals borrow from past Obama initiatives and from bipartisan legislation that has either already passed in the House or is being proposed in the Senate. Obama’s package includes proposals offered in the Senate by Democrat Chris Coons of Delaware and Republican Marco Rubio of Florida, and another plan by Republican Jerry Moran of Kansas and Democrat Mark Warner of Virginia.
Meeting with small-business owners in Norfolk
Dec 15 2011
On Monday, Senator Warner met with about 15 small-business owners at Café Stella in Norfolk to hear their concerns about jobs and the economy. Click here to watch video of their meeting.
“America needs to get its ‘swagger’ back.”
Nov 14 2011
“America needs to get its ‘swagger’ back,” Senator Warner told the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at a lunch event today. The Senator spoke in Manassas about the need to tackle the deficit crisis in order to move on to the next urgent priority: sparking innovation and job creation.
Español y Ingles
Oct 06 2011
Senator Warner says he will champion increased access to capital and greater federal contracting opportunities for Latino-owned businesses. The Senator spoke at a Latino Business Summit on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
On the Road in Central Virginia
Feb 02 2011
Last week, the Senator spent Thursday and Friday speaking with hundreds of Virginians in a variety of settings in Petersburg, Richmond and Chesterfield.
Still fighting for small business
Jan 13 2011
Senator Warner joined Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and FDIC Chair Sheila Bair today at a CNBC conference on removing obstacles to lending to America’s small businesses. Senator Warner also spoke about a new tool from the FDIC to give small businesses a “second look” when loans are denied.
Senator Warner penned an op-ed in the Washington Post on Monday December 13, 2010 that argues for a regulatory "pay as you go" system. Senator Warner is drafting legislation that would require federal agencies to identify and eliminate one existing regulation for each new regulation they want to add.
