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Hampton Roads e-News
Vol 3, Issue 1: January 2011
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"Out & About in Hampton Roads"
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Hampton Roads USA is unique:
The home of Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education. Imagine if your new technology company was located here. Watch the video and read more...
Sea-level study brings good and bad news to Hampton Roads:
Absolute sea level in Chesapeake Bay is rising only about half as fast as the global average rise rate. The bad news is that "local subsidence more than makes up for it. Read more...
Unsung heroes in Hampton Roads: Dominion Virginia Power and WHRO are partnering for the third annual Community Impact Awards to honor people or organizations that work at the grassroots level to help others. Read more...
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"Arts & Culture"
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Arts Festival Executive Director named Person of the Year:
"Each year, Time magazine announces a person of the year," explained Jeff Maisey, Veer's publisher and editor. "It is one of its most anticipated issues. We thought it would be fun to feature a person of the year right here in Hampton Roads." Read more...
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"Business Community"
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This policy fits in well with proposed export services for Hampton Roads entrepreneurs. A look at the importance of startups in job creation and job destruction. Read more...
Tech focus at Inventors Forum and Hospitality meetings:
Joe Bouchard, Cox Communications and Chair of the Hampton Roads Partnership's Innovation Task Force, discussed technology-based economic development in Hampton Roads, more specifically, Innovate!Hampton Roads. The newly formed Hampton Roads Chapter of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International held its luncheon meeting on "Mobile Marketing for Hotel and Meeting Professionals." Read more...
Older Entrepreneurs Drive Economic Growth: Hampton Roads, Virginia, has a plethora of older entrepreneurs especially with the estimated 15,000 annual exiting and retiring military whose last duty station is in the region. Some new data suggests that when it comes to launching successful startups, old guys rule. Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: Economy"
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What matters now:
The State of the Region - Defense spending, transportation, and sea level rise. Region's leaders discuss initiatives in play from the comprehensive economic development strategy, Vision Hampton Roads. Read more...
Creating Jobs and Economic Impact in Hampton Roads: Who will be largest job creator in Hampton Roads in 2011-2012? Which business sector will it come from? Would you believe it could be a recently formed nonprofit organization focused on green jobs? Read more...
Subscribe to the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission's (HRPDC) Economy blog, HRPDC Review:
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"Education & Workforce"
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Brain Drain a Headache for Employers Worldwide:
Survey, released by Forbes Insights, showed four out of ten employers in USA and other areas around the globe are having trouble filling in the brain drain in their manpower caused in large part by high unemployment rates. Read more...
ODU receives grant to strengthen European ties: ACCESSEU, a comprehensive plan to build alliances and partnerships between Hampton Roads and Europe, has been awarded a $157,000 grant as part of the United Nations' 2011-12 "Getting to Know Europe Grants Competition." Read more...
Government Contracting Business Management 2011: This outstanding series of seminars focuses on how to successfully engage business with the federal government from local business leaders who have immense experience in the ten topics selected. Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: History"
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Remembering the Civil War in Virginia:
The Battle of Hampton Roads is remembered as the first fight between iron clad ships, and is a testament to the Navy's long and important history in Virginia. Read more... |
"Hampton Roads: Military Bastion"
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The Virginian-Pilot editorial on Dec. 26 ("Plan B shouldn't depend on Defense") articulates the argument for diversification of the Hampton Roads economy to mitigate regional reliance on the Defense Department. Failure to do so - now - likely means that the "America's First Region" moniker will recognize only what happened here 400 years ago, not where Hampton Roads is going. Read more...
Women, Green Military events in Hampton Roads:
Luncheon of the Women in Defense (WID) Greater Hampton Roads (GHR) on Jan. 20 featured Captain Sara A. "Clutch" Joyner, U.S. Navy discussing her view on Women in Leadership. On Feb. 2, 2011, GREEN IN THE MILITARY conference is hosted by Hampton Roads Green Building Council. Read more...
Navy still has economic muscle in Hampton Roads: Report released from Navy Region Mid-Atlantic shows a $165 million increase in total economic impact, to $14.85 billion and accounted for an increase of nearly 10,000 in the region's population. Read more...
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"Research & Technology"
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Billions for Green Aviation:
Sen. Warner leading effort to create a local research group that would focus on fuel-efficient, low-emission aircraft. Read more...
Good News for Hampton Roads BioScience Cluster: FDA Ordered To Streamline Medical Tech Regulations by Executive order signed the same day PricewaterhouseCoopers reports that the U.S. is losing ground on medical device innovations, partially due to the agency's cumbersome and costly approval process. Read more...
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"Transportation"
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Public Comments for Transportation Plan 2034 Prioritization:
Submit your input on the prioritization of transportation projects for the region before Jan. 24. Read more...
How do you build a port terminal on 600 acres of water? Peter Frost, The Shipping News Blog for the Daily Press reports of the Virginia Port Authority's biggest expansion project in its history. Visit the new Craney Island Marine Terminal website and watch the project animation video. Read more...
Addressing Virginia's Transportation Funding: Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton addressed transportation funding in Virginia with the House Appropriations Committee on January 17, 2011. Topics included the critical nature of the Commonwealth's transportation system, current investment needs, what steps have been taken thus far, and Governor McDonnell's proposals. Read more...
Subscribe to Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization's (HRTPO) Transportation blog, Crossings:
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"Visit Hampton Roads: Tourism"
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