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Vol 1, Issue 2: 

Comments from our Premiere Issue last month:

"Good website full of information, thanks!" - Tina Kneisley Dulong, Director of First Impressions at Learning Rx

"Good job all!" - Tom Frantz, Williams Mullen

"This is a wonderful newsletter. Congratulations. I think it will become more and more important to our business community.... Where one door closes, another one opens! I think it really provides you a wonderful opportunity to fill a growing need." "I will certainly send around to others as it allows for a 'news at a glance' quick look or more in-depth look based on time and interest. Continued luck on this project." - Sarah Bishop, United Way of South Hampton Roads

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January 2009
"America's First Region" is a Region of Firsts:  From advancing space exploration to retail development, from transportation infrastructure to academic research, people and institutions in Hampton Roads have accomplished many firsts over the centuries. Read more...

Living in Hampton Roads: "Southeastern Virginia Lifestyles" serves as a resource guide and captures the many efforts of transformation in America's First Region. Read more...

Arts and Culture Vital to Economic Health: A superior arts and culture climate is vital to the economic health of the Hampton Roads region, especially when attracting new business to the area. Read more...

Doing Things Jointly:  Have you caught someone doing things "jointly" in Hampton Roads? Read more...

Jefferson Lab Begins Awarding Contracts for $310 Million Upgrade:  JLAB project will provide an international community of physicists with a cutting-edge facility for studying the basic building blocks of the visible universe. Read more...

Hampton University "Marching Force": Band performs at the Inaugural Parade for Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, on January 20th, 2009. See the Video...

Bon Secours and City of Norfolk, Collaboration of HRP Members: Working Together for Better Health Care, Quality and Ministry Grow in Hampton Roads.  Read more...

Richmond Sunlight, for easy tracking of Virginia's General Assembly: Independent, volunteer-run website that aggregates information about Virginia's General Assembly. Read more...

Schools in Hampton Roads earning the Governor's Award for Educational Excellence: Read more...

Transportation - A Lack of Funding Requires New Thinking:  Excerpt from Free Enterprise Forum asking the question: If we accept the State Government is not willing to fund Transportation projects, how do we, as citizens of the commonwealth, seek to address this imperative need?" Read more...

How did "Hampton Roads" Get Its Name? Read more...

Economic Interdependence of Hampton Roads Region: When $1.00 of new payroll is generated in a Hampton Roads city or county, how much of that money stays in that city or county and is earned by its residents, and how much is earned by individuals who reside in other cities and counties?  Read more...

Statement of Senator Webb on the Navy's Record of Decision Regarding a Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier: Read more...

Local Business Joins "We Are Hampton Roads" Campaign:  Sandy Dumont, The Image Architect®, and her team introduce Hampton Roads, America's First Region. See the Video...

Budget Hearing Addressed by Hampton Roads Arts and Culture Community:  Patricia Rublein, Executive Director-Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads and Member, Board of Directors-Virginians for the Arts Read more...

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Sincerely,
The Staff of Hampton Roads Partnership
     Dana Dickens, President and CEO
     Donna Morris, Executive Vice President
     Joyce Thacker, Administration
     Andrew Sinclair, Program Manager
     Missy Schmidt, Communication Manager


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