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Hampton Roads e-News
Vol 2, Issue 10: October 2010
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"Out & About in Hampton Roads"
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DESTROYERS focus on Hampton Roads: Vote by 10/17 for "DESTROYERS" for the UFL expansion team to begin play in 2011 based out of Hampton Roads. We need YOU! Read more...
Hampton Roads wants Professional Football: Are you ready for our very own professional football team? There is no better way to put Hampton Roads on the map! Read more...
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"Arts & Culture"
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Virginia Arts Festival tribute to the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War: In conjunction with the 150th anniversary, a new musical work will have its world premiere performances here beginning April 12, 2011, the same day Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in 1861. Read more...
Arts Show Support for Local Military Families: Blue Star Museums is an initiative of Blue Star Families, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and empowering military families. They also aim to raise awareness with civilian leaders and communities about the many challenges of military life. Read more...
Now Playing in Hampton Roads: Your757.com is the new NowPlayingVA.org. It's a name change. It's a game changer! It's no cost and all reward. Learn how Hampton Roads can promote events and attractions at no charge. Read more...
JFCOM hosts Salute to Veterans: 15th annual free concert features patriotic music performed by a combined military band on November 6th at 7 p.m. at the Ferguson Center. Read more...
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"Business Community"
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Business leader walks the talk: Earl Energy's president encourages people to become problem-solvers. Contribute to a team - find a team that's doing something you believe in, and find a way you can contribute to it. Read more...
JFCOM - where does Hampton Roads stand? The Association for Commercial Real Estate invites the community to a discussion panel with experts on the current situation surrounding the proposal by Secretary of Defense Gates to shut down U.S. Joint Forces Commands, what it means to the region, where things stand and the state of modeling and simulation without JFCOM. Read more...
TEDxNASA Nov 4: Joe Healey, CEO of FASTER Asset Solutions in Virginia Beach, was so impressed with his experience at the inaugural event in 2009, he's made arrangements for over 20 of his employees to attend as a professional training opportunity this year. Says Healey, "We will bring more than half our company...would bring them all if we did not have so much going on." Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: Economy"
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Hampton Roads Entrepreneurs: Most people who read this space have likely heard of "the" list of rapidly expanding small companies published annually in Inc. Magazine. In case you missed it, there are four companies from Hampton Roads in the INC 500 this year. Read more...
Alternative Energy, a Park and 10,000 jobs: What's happening with Alternative Energy in Hampton Roads? Download the Virginia Beach Mayor's Alternative Energy Task Force Final Report. The developer who plans to purchase the former Ford Motor Co. truck plant in Norfolk outlined his vision for an alternative energy park that he says could eventually create as many as 10,000 jobs. Read more...
Thinking regionally: By Steve Stewart, publisher of The Tidewater News. The notion that what's good economically for Suffolk and Greensville County (in Southside Virginia) is good for Western Tidewater might seem obvious when looking at a map, but that hasn't always been the way we think in these parts. Read more...
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"Education & Workforce"
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K-12 Science Curriculum - Public Comment Needed: Virginia's minimum science content is severely dated, not extending beyond the 50s and 60s. The Hampton Roads Technology Community provides a summary of the standards and curriculum framework they endorse. Read more...
Community Matters, Knowledge is Power: Virginia currently has four charter schools. Momentum is growing in the Commonwealth to create more of them. The Hampton Roads Community Foundation and the Economics Club host Mike Feinberg, a charter school system co-founder, as guest speaker. Read more...
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"Government & Citizens"
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Government spending Whack-a-Mole: Regional rivalry counts for little in state's fate. "If it weren't for Northern Virginia, the rest of the state would look like Mississippi or Arkansas!" Read more...
Pursuing Excellence, Doing More With Less: The Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) held its 28th Annual Conference in Williamsburg. Membership is primarily comprised of public service professionals at all levels of local government from across the Hampton Roads Region. Special attention is given to future public administrators-providing leadership and positive role models for young and aspiring professionals. Read more...
Aging in Place: Did you know? The first "Baby Boomers" turn 65 in 2011. "Creating Livable Communities" conference is coming up with two very important topics - transportation and housing. Read more...
Hampton Roads Cities Cited as Best Places to Live: In July, Money magazine and Parenting magazine named four Hampton Roads cities to their national 'Best' lists for 2010. Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk and Chesapeake... Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: History"
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Hampton Roads Superstars: ESPN dubbed the region a "hotbed" of pro sports talent. What is it about Hampton Roads that produces so many professional athletes? Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: Military Bastion"
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JFCOM-Military and ModSim: Click HERE for a complete Hampton Roads resource page on Joint Forces Command. Read more, including comments...
DoD should be ashamed: Rep. Forbes, the ranking member of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, shares his op-ed from The Hill. Read more...
A campus of cool: Perhaps it's because I'm easily impressed, but I often walk away from military installations wowed by things other folks take for granted. By Donald Luzzatto, The Virginian-Pilot editorial page editor. Read more...
NATO to stay in Norfolk, even if JFCOM shuts down: NATO's top official said he's committed to keeping the alliance's North American headquarters, known as Allied Command Transformation, in Norfolk, regardless of whether American defense officials carry out plans to close the U.S. Joint Forces Command. Read more...
Coast Guard City Celebration: Portsmouth Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., presented Rear Adm. Dean Lee, Coast Guard 5th District commander, with a key to the city following Portsmouth's inaugural Coast Guard City Celebration opening ceremony. Read more...
First Female Army XO Visits: Women in Defense Greater Hampton Roads will host BG Price, Program Executive Officer for the U.S. Army's Command, Control, Communications (Tactical). Read more...
Military Jobs: Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce holds 25th Annual Job Fair, hailed as "one of the biggest and best on the East Coast." Read more...
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"Research & Technology"
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TEDxNASA, What Matters Next: NASA Langley Research Center is bringing a cross section of top speakers to the public an exciting event in Newport News on Nov. 4. Read more...
MODSIM World Conference highlights: With seven compelling tracks, this three-day, fast-paced, multi-disciplinary international conference happened October 13-15, 2010, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia. Here are some exciting highlights of this year's conference, 21st Century Decision-Making: The Art of Modeling & Simulation. Read more...
Technology Workforce meets Innovators and Entrepreneurs: Are you one of the many career technology professionals in the Hampton Roads region? Nervous as a result of the recent announcement by Defense Secretary Gates to "dis-establish" Joint Forces Command and drastically reduce the contractor workforce? Technology Hampton Roads offers two not-to-be-missed networking events. Read more...
Governor's Technology Awards in Hampton Roads: Regional communities and TCC receive coveted COVITS awards with their solutions to Virginia's critical technology issues. Read more...
Regional Vision for Technology-Driven Prosperity in Hampton Roads by Joe Bouchard: ODU's Dr. Koch delivered a much needed, yet unpleasant, dose of hard reality in his annual State of the Region address. Do we have a way to overcome these challenges and ensure a prosperous future for our region? We do. Read more...
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"Transportation"
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America requires new vision: UVA's Miller Center for Public Policy releases report "Well Within Reach: America's New Transportation Policy Agenda." Read more and download the report...
I am on a boat: For the commuting drones accustomed to the daily backups at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the news that the Virginia Department of Transportation has launched yet another study to figure out how to alleviate congestion was no doubt met with a shrug. Read more...
What's our fascination with trains? Light rail coming to Norfolk and, in a couple of years, passenger service again to Richmond. Maybe high-speed trains one day. But will they fascinate the way the old trains once did? Read more...
Someone's gonna get mad by Michael Rau, guest blogger: So, have you heard about the "Envision Transportation" project? I'm guessing not, and that's a real problem. This is an important project, the success of which will likely be measured in direct proportion to the level of public participation. Read more...
Think Out Loud: "Thinking Out Loud" is a public affairs show hosted by Mark Cox and produced by WCTV, municipal television for the city of Chesapeake. Regional issues, the Port and getting ready for Hurricane Earl were topics of the day. Read more...
Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting in Hampton Roads: Get the latest air quality information from the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO). Read more...
Subscribe to HRTPO's Transportation blog, Crossings:
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"Visit Hampton Roads: Tourism"
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International tall ships return to Hampton Roads for OpSail 2012: The city of Norfolk and the port of Hampton Roads are getting ready to welcome the world back to Virginia with Norfolk's selection as one of five cities to host OpSail 2012 - June 6-12, 2012 - bringing tall ships here for the public to watch and tour. Read more...
Talking about Norfolk in Portland: By Nancy Heiser, Special to the Maine Sunday Telegram, re-posted from the Portland Press Herald. In the last 25 years or so, Norfolk, one of seven cities in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia also known as Tidewater, has worked to improve its infrastructure and image to embrace tourists. The once shabby downtown has been transformed into... Read more...
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