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Rural Jobs Council working on wide range of initiatives, Crowther says

Members of Virginia’s Rural Jobs Council have been hard at work over recent months attempting to grow opportunities for employment across the Commonwealth.

The VRJC, appointed by Gov. Bob McDonnell, is halfway through its service, and one of its members, Rappahannock Community College president Elizabeth Crowther, said much progress has been made.

Crowther, who chairs the VRJC subcommittee on infrastructure, said the group, as a whole, has been covering initiatives ranging from broadband internet service to highways and education.

Her group, she said, has been meeting in between gatherings of the larger group to flesh out specific recommendations to Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and McDonnell on ways to make improvements in the areas of public policy and best practices.

Crowther said her subcommittee has also been looking for ways to encourage private investment in public infrastructure projects.

For example, she said there has been a big push in the western part of the state...

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