June 2, 2010 – J Street CEO, Jim Wolfe, on MSNBC. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/37455056#37455056. Commentary from J Street CEO Jim Wolfe was featured in today's MSNBC story about a Virginia...
February 15, 2010 – The passing of 2009 into the history books was supposed to be a relief. Remember the holiday cards last December with hand written notes hoping for “a happier New Year” and promising...
December 5, 2009 – “Zhu Zhu what?” This was my reaction when I sat down to read the paper this morning. Apparently, small toy hamsters are this year’s Tickle Me Elmo, and frantic parents are camped out at Toys R Us to...
November 18, 2009 – Having spent a good amount of time over the last several years working in various regions of the US, we have become very aware of the need for professionals in economic and workforce development to enhance their outreach efforts. &...
October 12, 2009 – The talk on the street these days is the hectic pace of life here in the Nation’s capital, now that the Fall season is in full swing. It’s well known that Washington has among the worst traffic in the nation...
September 15, 2009 – This week the publisher of Forbes Magazine was in town to talk to more than 550 of the area’s movers and shakers who are members of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Steve Forbes, former presidential...
August 28, 2009 – At J Street we don’t “do” politics or lobbying. But public policy is affected by so much of our work: our economic development efforts, helping build new companies, and by our clients creating new jobs as business leaders and entrepreneurs. ...
June 22, 2009 – The word “wayfinding” has become very popular lately. (I’m not even sure it’s a word, by the way, since it doesn’t appear in my dictionary and spell check has problems with it.) But "wayfinding" is an important concept,...
July 20, 2009 – Everyone has heard the ancient proverb – the longest journey begins with a single step. But not everyone thinks about the last step, first. Corporate planning retreats and annual strategic plans have become standard tools of modern management. I...
