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Committees can be one of the most powerful tools an organization has, or one of the easiest ways for good work to get slowed down.

Ten months ago, when I started my path as a PPR intern, I couldn’t have anticipated how quickly the time would go or how fast

As winter gives way to spring, the change is hard to miss. The days feel longer (in the best way), more people are outside, and

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In a year already moving fast, we chose to slow down. At the end of January, the full PPR team gathered in Stevensville, Maryland, for

Snack #1: A Speedy Strategy to Strengthen Alliances Release Date: November 4, 2025 Perfect for: When you’re drowning in gratitude but short on time! Let’s

Quiz: Rate Your Site Selection Readiness For each question, choose the answer that best describes your current practices. Remember: there’s no judgment here; just opportunities

Smack in the middle of September, those relaxed days of summer punctuated by vacation plans and beach reads start to feel like they were a
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Courtney A. Beamon
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
Frederick County Office of Economic Development (FCOED) worked with PPR on creating a brand and then rolling out the new brand, their team was professional, meet every deadline and work with us as part of our team. This isn’t the only project we have hired PPR to lead but it did have the fastest timeline and is the most public project.
PPR gave us the faith we needed to take on a large branding project and they positioned us to be successful in every way possible. Like with all large projects, on our end, there were some curveballs and Sandy was right beside us to navigate changes, keep us calm and remain successful.

Helen Propheter
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Lori Valentine
Vice President of Policy and Public Relations at Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation
If the lack of affordable housing in your community is keeping you up at night, you’re in good company (subtext: for once, your sleep routine
Over the past several months, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in Leadership Essentials, a leadership development program through Loyola University. Through a combination of
Resetting My Internal GPS Sitting in the back of my mom’s car as a little kid, I could tell where we were by the way
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