A D.C. high school will be rebuilt as a vocational school and seven restaurants and a Harris Teeter are moving into a riverfront development near Nationals Park, Mayor Vincent Gray said Monday while unveiling a jobs and economic development plan for the city. Gray has been trumpeting his vision for growth, which focuses on education and training to help unemployed D.C. residents land jobs, since last summer when he was running for mayor. In his much anticipated announcement on Monday, Gray said the office of deputy mayor for economic development has been reorganized and refocused on job creation. In the coming months, it will rank District projects so the most likely to succeed get the most attention.
“All that we envision for our city can be obtained with a strong plan,” Gray said.
