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Vol 3, Issue 4: April 2011
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"Out & About in Hampton Roads"
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Recycling and Earth Day: The Virginia Port Authority and Virginia International Terminals have teamed up to share Electronic Recycling Day with the Hampton Roads public. Read more...
Conversations on Sea Level Rise: Virginia Beach blazed a trail on the way to better planning for sea level rise. In a series of conversations held March 30-31, 2011, over 100 residents of the city talked about sea level rise, increased flooding and possible solutions. Read more...
Visionary leadership: The Lead Hampton Roads (LHR) Class of 2011 is seeking your nominations for the 2011 Hampton Roads Visionary Awards. The Hampton Roads Visionary Award will be presented to one regional leader in each of the following categories who best embodies strength, innovation, perseverance, and progress. (Business, Non-Profit, Education, Military) Read more...
Rising Seas in the news: Norfolk, Virginia is one of the oldest cities in America. It's a city on the water, at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Read more, view/listen to the national TV newscast and radio program...
Engineering Unplugged generates eco-awareness: Old Dominion University hosted Engineering Unplugged 2011-an educational conference that promises to generate eco-awareness with the help of some major star power. Read more...
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"Arts & Culture"
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Cultural events in Hampton Roads: The Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads invites the citizens of Hampton Roads to its upcoming events. Read more...
Beyond the Passion for the Arts: The Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads held a workshop called "Beyond the Passion: The Naked Truth" about sustaining longevity, maintaining the mission and building a strong board for arts organizations. Read more...
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"Business Community"
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Engaging Hampton Roads in Rebirth of Manufacturing: Gallup's latest survey indicates that unemployment is at 10% and underemployment is nearly 20%. One of the main reasons for these numbers is the loss of manufacturing jobs. Read more...
Dollar Tree at 25: Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate (HRACRE) welcomes Timothy Reid, Vice President of Investor Relations at Dollar Tree, Inc., to speak on the history and future of Dollar Tree, one of several Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Hampton Roads. Read more...
Public-Private Partnerships: Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate (HRACRE) welcomes Louis S. Haddad, President and CEO of Armada Hoffler. Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: Economy"
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Environmentally friendly: The Environmental Symposium & Expo aims to bring together environmentally conscious businesses and consumers. It provides an opportunity for learning and networking with businesses interested in the growing Green movement. Read more...
Young Entrepreneurs in Hampton Roads: Many new business owners these days are in their 20s, some of them college grads who are eschewing the big-company comforts and decades-long climb of the corporate ladder and embracing entrepreneurialism. Learn about Young Entrepreneurs of Hampton Roads. Read more and watch the video...
Creative Class, revisited: The traditional "Rise of the Creative Class" graph has been updated with one hundred years of additional labour force data. While the original chart started in 1900, the new edition looks at the evolution of the US labour force from 1800 onwards. Read more...
Slow Growth in New Companies May Hinder Recovery: Startup companies, traditionally a driving force for job creation, were down 17% in 2009 according to a study by the Kauffman Foundation, showing the number of jobs created by new firms was lower in 2009 than in any year since 1980.
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Subscribe to the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission's (HRPDC) Economy blog, HRPDC Review:
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"Education & Workforce"
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Manufacturing Tech Camp: STIHL Inc., one of the world's most progressive manufacturers, is part of an innovative approach to educating the Hampton Roads community and future workforce. Read more...
Collaboration Strategies for Universities, Small Tech Firms: The Center for Innovative Technology is partnering with colleges and universities to host the SBIR/STTR Collaboration Strategies for Universities & Small Business. Read more...
For the People, By the People: "Our Historical Challenge: Administering a Government For the People, By the People," the subject of the 34th Annual Teaching Public Administration (TPA) Conference in Williamsburg. The purpose of the conference is to promote excellence in teaching though shared experience and research. Read more...
From STEM to STREAM: Psychologists now believe that adding the arts and reading and writing to a science based education makes for better mathematicians and scientists. Read more...
Youth Leadership focuses on Mentoring: Children of the Sun Athletic/Education Foundation and the Hampton Roads Youth Leadership Coalition has hosted thirteen conferences to tackle issues that plague our youth within the school and the communities. Read more...
Inspiring Learning with Mentorship: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Virginia Peninsula has enlisted NASA Langley Research Center, the Newport News Police Department and the Virginia Air & Space Center to collaboratively bring an exciting afterschool program. Read more...
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"Government & Citizens"
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Register Now for Regional Day 2011: Regional Day is the annual report to the community of initiatives and results of the first region-wide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), Vision Hampton Roads. Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer to the President of the United States and former Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia, will keynote. Read more...
From forming to storming: The Hampton Roads Quality Management Council is advancing from an enterprise-based series of events to a regional program. Read more...
Community inclusion: Project Inclusion's 15th Anniversary Class of the Hampton Roads Citizens' Board Governance Forum was held April 7. Project Inclusion serves as an advocate for inclusion within the community, and to build and promote cultural diversity among the United Way member agencies and other non-profit agencies to positively impact the quality of life for others. Read more...
Hampton leads the way in fighting cyber attacks: Cyber attacks on IT systems are now becoming commonplace and increasingly sophisticated, said Bruce Sturk, Hampton's director of federal facilities support. Read more...
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"Innovation Hotspot"
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Tech Nite 2011: Co-hosted by Technology Hampton Roads and Innovate!HamptonRoads™, Tech Nite is an annual recognition event for high-tech companies, individuals, entrepreneurs, and innovations of the Hampton Roads region. Read more and register...
What is Innovate!HamptonRoads™? Watch the video and read the full transcript to learn more...
Innovation Decade: 2010 started the "Innovation Decade" and the secret of innovation is to think big, act small, fail fast and learn rapidly. Read more...
Where do good ideas come from? Steven Berlin Johnson points out that people often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But history tells a different story. When it comes to good ideas, the driver of innovation is connectivity - a central location where ideas can mingle, be swapped and create new forms. Read more and see the video...
Hampton Roads, meet the nurdle: Where workers once assembled Ford pickups, they now will sort, package and ship plastic pellets. Billions of them. Read more...
Biotech at the Beach - What's up at EVMS: This month's topic is Innovation and Technology Commercialization at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. Read more...
Technology Clusters in Hampton Roads to Expand with EDA Assistance: The U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration announced a 2-year, $500,000 grant to expand the region's tech-based economy through support of the Innovate!HamptonRoads™ initiative. Read more...
BioBiz in Hampton Roads: (1) The Hampton Roads Chapter of Women in Bio has been formed. (2) Dalos BioPharma recently showcased as an exhibitor at the American Academy of Dermatology in New Orleans. (3) Arkios BioDevelopment International is working with Plurogen, an infectious disease company, to help develop their topical anti-infective gel for wound infections. Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: Military Bastion"
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JFCOM Transition Central: A new website has been created and is now fully operational to assist U. S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) employees and businesses affected by the upcoming transformation. Read more...
Improving warfighter capabilities: A JFCOM two-year experimentation campaign by the Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate concluded recently. Read more...
Women in Leadership: United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz will share her views on women in leadership at the next monthly meeting of the Women in Defense Greater Hampton Roads. Read more...
School kids salute: A navigation officer aboard the Hampton Roads-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, shows a student at Campostella Elementary School how to salute after donning a flight helmet in Norfolk. Read more...
Hampton Roads M&S company receives Joint Chiefs of Staff contract: The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, has selected Portsmouth-based technology company, MYMIC LLC to provide the Joint Chiefs of Staff with Information Technology and Modeling and Simulation Service. Read more...
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"Transportation"
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Transit Vision Plan endorsed: The Hampton Roads Regional Transit Vision Plan (HRRTVP) Final Report was unanimously endorsed. 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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From Hampton Commons: Hours spent on the road and in meetings about Fort Monroe produce encouraging results says The Honorable Molly Joseph Ward, Mayor of the City of Hampton. Read more...
Abolitionists' Museum: On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Read more...
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