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ECONOMIC
ALLIANCE WINS TOP NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD
The Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley was
named by the national Alliance for Regional Stewardship
(ARS) in May 2006 as winner of its 2006 cash award of
$10,000 for “organizing multi-sector and
multijurisdictional initiatives to improve the region it
serves.” The Economic Alliance is one of only
three metropolitan communities to share the prestigious
honor. Pittsburgh, PA, and Puget Sound (Seattle), WA
were also named. |
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ARS is an international network of 200 geographic regions in
41 states and the District of Columbia that was established
in 2000, and is headquartered in Philadelphia.
“Our financial awards provide money for the winners to guide
other regions about how to organize, implement our basic
principles for success, and achieve results,” says David
Thornburgh, ARS’s new chief executive officer. “But they
also recognize individual regional efforts and confirm our
underlying philosophy that metropolitan and rural
communities can meet regional challenges without the
political pitfalls of regional government.”
The ARS national awards are funded by the Morgan Family
Foundation, Los Altos, CA, and given this year to regions
for their capacity to work effectively on the four ARS
principles of regional stewardship – innovative economy,
livable community, social inclusion, and collaborative
governance. |
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