As of July 16, it will be six months since Bob McDonnell took office as the 71st Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. With that in mind, we thought we would look back at the first half-year in office “by the numbers.”
The McDonnell Administration: “6 Months by the Numbers”
1: Fortune 100 Company Moving to Virginia
2: Months of Back to Back State Revenue Growth for First Time Since 2008
5: Virginia’s national ranking in wine production
9: Tons of Weight Lost by Virginia State Employees in Governor’s Challenge
19: Previously Closed Rest Stops Reopened by Governor McDonnell
41: New Jobs Created by Polymer Expansion in Waynesboro
70: MPH. New Speed Limit on a Number of Rural Interstates
80: Percent of Governor’s Legislative Proposals Passed by General Assembly
92: Percent of Governor’s Amendments to Budget and Legislation Approved by General Assembly
100: New Jobs in Southwest Virginia with Opening of DIRECTV and Convergys Virtual Call Center
106: Economic Development Projects Launched Since Taking Office
128: MeadWestvaco Jobs Coming to Richmond from Raleigh
240: Jobs Created in Pulaski County when Phoenix Packaging Operations Chooses Virginia over 5 Other States for the site of its First Manufacturing Facility in the United States
300: New Jobs Created in Radford by Virginia Casting Industries
375: More Jobs Coming to Fairfax County with KPMG Expansion
1,318: Words in Governor McDonnell’s Republican Response to the State of the Union
2,500: Acres of Forest Land Conserved in Isle of Wight County
8,000: Attendees at Gubernatorial Inauguration
22,000: Acres of Open Space Conserved Statewide
71,500: Jobs Added in Virginia Since February; 3rd Highest Total in the Country
150,000: Potholes Patched During March “Pothole Blitz”
$35.7 Million: Increased Amount in Governor’s Opportunity Fund to Attract Job Creating Businesses to Virginia
$492.7 Million: Dollars of Transportation Bonds Issued in May
And the Grand Finale:
$4.2 BILLION: Budget Shortfall Inherited by Governor McDonnell
0: TAXES Increased to Close the Shortfall
And we are just getting started!
