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Sen. Warner Wants Dulles Metro Project Costs Reduced, Reston Patch, June 25, 2011
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) expressed his opinion about the Dulles Metro Project that is expected to cost $2.5 billion, according to most recent figures, in a letter to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).

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Hunt is on for money to build Dulles Rail, Washington Examiner, June 25, 2011
Officials responsible for the fate of the Dulles Rail project are finding that with time running out, there are no quick or cheap ways to fund the long-anticipated multibillion-dollar project.

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Containing costs on the Silver Line, Washington Post editorial, June 24, 2011
COAXED ALONG BY Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the outlines of a deal to save Metro's multibillion-dollar Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport seem to be emerging. That's encouraging. But the Silver Line isn't out of the woods yet.

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Chamber Leaders Call On MWAA To Cut Rail Line Costs, Leesburg Today, June 23, 2011
A group of Northern Virginia's largest Chambers of Commerce are calling on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board of directors to cut costs on the Dulles Rail Phase 2 project. If not, they contend, the project may fail.

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Business Leaders Outline to MWAA Cost-Saving Measures for Silver Line, Ashburn Patch, June 23, 2011
Business leaders from Fairfax and Loudoun counties have sent a letter to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Board of Directors calling for significant cost reductions in the Phase II segment of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.

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Dulles Metro Project Cost Concerns, WRC-TV NBC, June 23, 2011
Cut costs or fail. That was the message today from business groups in northern Virginia to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

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Business leaders fear Metro Dulles project will be derailed by costs, WJLA-TV, June 23, 2011
Local business leaders say they need the train to Dulles, but they're worried the project will be derailed by ballooning costs.

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Virginia Businesses Want Dulles Metrorail Project to Cut Expenses, Fox5DC, June 23, 2011
Leading businesses in Northern Virginia are demanding the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board to bring the cost of the Dulles Metrorail Project under control.

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Business leaders to MWAA: Cut costs or rail may fail, Loudoun Times-Mirror, June 23, 2011
The cost of Metrorail may derail its own existence, inevitably causing the project to unravel under its own financial weight, according to local business leaders.

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NoVa business leaders seek cuts from Dulles rail project, Washington Post, June 23, 2011
A coalition of Northern Virginia business groups on Thursday joined the growing ranks of regional leaders calling for cost reductions to the multibillion-dollar project to extend Metrorail to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County.

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CTB Initiates New Corridor Study: Business, Political Leaders Divided Over State Action, LeesburgToday, May 25, 2011
With its vote to designate an area extending from Prince William County through Loudoun as a Corridor of Statewide Significance, the Commonwealth Transportation Board rejected the views of a majority of the Board of Supervisors, which adopted a resolution last month opposing the designation.

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Proposed North-South corridor produces rancor over roads , Loudountimes.com, May 23, 2011
The Commonwealth Transportation Board voted to designate a portion of Loudoun as a Northern Virginia North-South Corridor of Statewide Significance, or a COSS, last week.

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Wolf, Connaughton Warn About Impacts From Increasing Silver Line Costs
Goldcaddy.com (May 16, 2011) and Leesburgtoday.com (May 16, 2011)
As was expected, much of Friday's annual State of Transportation breakfast hosted by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce focused around the future of the Dulles Rail project and the ongoing battle over the Dulles Airport station and the ever-increasing price tag of the Silver Line Metro project.

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Loudoun County Green Business Challenge - Take the Challenge!, Loudoun.gov, April 19, 2011
The Green Business Challenge is a partnership between the Loudoun County Government and the Chamber of Commerce to encourage Loudoun businesses to adopt environmentally sound business practices.

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Green Business Scorecard Posted, Leesburg Today, March 30, 2011
Loudoun's Green Business Challenge has a brand new scorecard for businesses seeking to keep track of how environmentally sound they are.

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Burnett Honored for Philanthropy, Leesburg Patch, Febraury 28, 2011
Peter Burnett, a local attorney and philanthropist, has earned the recognition of the the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce.

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Q&A With Chamber President Tom Moler, Leesburg Today, February 21, 2011
Moler recently shared with Loudoun Business his vision for 2011, his sense of the business community nowadays, how he hopes to help the Chamber grow during his term and why you should "Be A Part Of It."

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Loudoun supervisors approve amended sign ordinance, WashingtonPost.com, February 15, 2011
After years of discussion and debate, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve proposed amendments to the county's sign ordinance that aim to encourage the growth and competitive ability of local businesses.

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Rt. 28 Plans Gain Support, Some Supervisors Remain Unsure, Leesburg Today, February 8, 2011
Comments from speakers on plans to change long term development policies for the Rt. 28 corridor to were positive during Monday night's Board of Supervisors public hearing.