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Vol 2, Issue 8: August 2010
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"Out & About in Hampton Roads"
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Hurricane Nerissa makes direct hit on Hampton Roads: It's been a busy hurricane season, and on October 15, a Category 2 storm, makes a direct hit on Hampton Roads with the eye of the storm passing over the middle of the resort area of Virginia Beach and progressing through Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News and Williamsburg... Read more...
Need to know in Hampton Roads: Communities that grow and prosper together plan and implement together. Hampton Roads cannot have a vision for the future without including everyone, from decision-makers to voters and taxpayers. Inclusion requires understanding. Inclusion requires conversation. Collaborative communication efforts offer the region a way for everyone to be engaged. Read more...
Hampton Roads Film Community Gives Back: At the 32nd Annual Hope House Foundation Dinner, W. Jeffery Frizzell, Commissioner of the Hampton Roads Film Office (HRFO), and Hunter Thomas, Hampton Roads Chapter Chair of the Virginia Production Alliance (VPA), were given the 2010 Volunteer Service Award. Read more...
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"Arts & Culture"
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Discovering the Wonders of Hampton Roads: ARTS DISTRICTS = CREATIVE COMMUNITIES: Get the current issue of Hampton Roads Bravo! your resource for arts and culture in Hampton Roads, the region with more choices per capita than any market in the country. Read more...
Arts Organizations Outsmarting a Shaky Economy: Nonprofit arts organizations across Hampton Roads - from a variety of disciplines and sizes - shared their economic success stories recently at a meeting of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads. Read more...
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"Business Community"
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Executive Leaders expanding horizons: The Hampton Roads Chamber is accepting applications to participate in LEAD Hampton Roads (LHR), an Executive Leadership Program. "LHR is an essential experience for anyone wanting to understand the complexities of the Hampton Roads Region. You may not want to run for political office when you're done, but you'll have a much better handle on the challenges facing our local and state governments, the opportunities for our economy and the enormous talent we have to make our area more prosperous and livable." Read more...
Save the HRFO: Save the Hampton Roads Film Office. Read more...
Money gone, Hampton Roads Film Office struggles on: Tough economic times have taken their toll, and after months of searching, the funding for the Hampton Roads Film Office ran out on June 30. This is worse than just bad timing considering the legislation passed in this year's General Assembly, which gives incentives in the form of grants and tax credits to production companies to bring their projects to Virginia. What will Hampton Roads lose? Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: Economy"
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Federal Reserve visits Hampton Roads: Jeff Lacker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, visited Hampton Roads recently to discuss the economic outlook of the nation and its context regionally. According to John Sokolowski, Executive Director of VMASC, the Fed's President and Director of Research were impressed by VMASC's modeling capability and especially interested in their work on foreclosure market modeling. Read more...
Hampton Roads cited best for Salary and Job Growth: Despite a national economic slump, Hampton Roads is tops among a handful of metro areas offering excellent prospects for both college grads and seasoned job seekers. Hampton Roads was ranked fifth in a list of the largest 100 metros with the most salary growth for people with a degree and sixth in a list of the top 350 metros as best for job growth... Read more...
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"Education & Workforce"
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Courage, confidence and character: Leadership skills start young; On October 2, hundreds of girls from all over southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina will fill the Mariners' Museum in Newport News. Read more...
Monster comes to Hampton Roads: Opportunity, Inc., the South Hampton Roads' Workforce Development Board, has partnered with Monster.com to bring the region several free "Power Job Seeker" Employment Workshops. Read more...
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"Government & Citizens"
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Community Emergency Response Teams in action: CERT is an organization of volunteer emergency workers who have received specific training in basic disaster response skills, and who agree to supplement existing emergency responders in their neighborhoods in the event of a major disaster. CERT is present in the entire Hampton Roads area but is coordinated by each jurisdiction. Read more... Government Reform and Restructuring in Virginia: In light of the unprecedented budgetary challenges facing the Commonwealth and the increasing demand for core public services, government must become more effective and efficient. Governor McDonnell's Commission will work to put forth bold and innovative ideas to ensure that duplicative, outdated, unnecessary and ineffective services and service delivery methods are eliminated and that state revenues are dedicated to the core functions of government. Read more... Sr. Citizens Political Hotline: Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia has created a new way to strengthen the connections between senior citizens and the region's elected leaders - the "Seniors Want to Know" hotline. Read more... Newly Elected Officials Get Regional: "Regionalism" was the word at the first Hampton Roads Elected Official's Regional Orientation meeting held on June 24 at the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission in Chesapeake. Newly elected city council members met with local business leaders to discuss ways of taking a more regional approach to business-related affairs within each city. Read more... |
"Hampton Roads: History"
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Cheroenhaka Indian Pow Wow: The Cheroenhaka, or "People at the Fork of the Stream," celebrate the Commonwealth of Virginia's formal recognition as a tribe and 430 years of documented ethno-history. Read more...
Hampton Celebrates 400 Years: Hampton, Virginia Hosts Huge 400th Anniversary Weekend Celebration. Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: Military Bastion"
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Striking Power by Virginia Living: Naval Air Station Oceana is one of America's largest and most important military installations. Half of the U.S. Navy's tactical aircraft are located at Oceana, where scores of pilots daily take to the sky to maintain a state of "combat readiness." Read more...
The Navy makes history: Rear Adm. Nora Tyson will assume command of Carrier Strike Group Two in a ceremony onboard the USS George H.W. Bush, marking the first time that a woman has been assigned command of a carrier strike group. Read more...
Pentagon advisory board says close JFCOM, axe 5100+ employees in Hampton Roads: Joint Forces Command is the linchpin of Hampton Roads' blossoming high-tech industry, a segment that provided almost 4,500 high-paying jobs and pumped about $365 million into the local economy in 2007, according to 2007 Old Dominion University report. "It would be absolutely devastating" for Hampton Roads if JFCOM would be shut down. Read more...
Honoring Our Military Kids from a local Navy spouse: A few weeks ago after my husband had been gone for several weeks on another of what seemed like an endless series of detachments, I was putting my three-year-old son to bed when he looked up at me and asked with the saddest little eyes, "Momma, when is Daddy coming for a visit?" Read more...
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"Research & Technology"
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WHRO recognized as IT Top 100, First Broadcaster: CIO magazine announced Hampton Roads' public broadcaster, Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association (WHRO), as a recipient of the 2010 CIO 100. Read more...
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"Transportation"
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Empower Hampton Roads Discusses Opportunities through an effective Transportation System: EHR invites the citizens of Hampton Roads to attend their Seventh Annual Public Meeting. Subject: "On The Bus." Read more...
Legacy regional publications transition to online in grand style: Final paper edition of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization's Crossings and the Planning District Commission's Hampton Roads Review. Read more...
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"Visit Hampton Roads: Tourism"
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Hampton Roads Tourists - A Warm Welcome from Hampton Roads Magazine: Tourists bring more than traffic to Hampton Roads. Residents reap financial and cultural rewards from money spent to attract them. Read more...
2010 AAU Junior Olympics kicks off in Hampton Roads: Athletes, families and fans from all 50 states will be making the pilgrimage to our area again this summer, with a projected economic impact close to $50 million. Nearly 45,000 people are expected in total. This event has proven to be a sound investment in past years for both tourism and youth sports. Read more...
Virginia Beach Oceanfront Sand Soccer Scores Big: The tournament stretched 20 city blocks, and there were 882 registered teams. All levels of ability from beginner to professional, as well as all age ranges, competed in men's and women's single gender, co-ed, college, and professional match ups. Teams came from all over the country. Read more...
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