Hampton Roads e-News
Vol 3, Issue 6: June 2011
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"About Hampton Roads"
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Indicators Updated: The community data website, Hampton Roads Performs, tracks regional progress and provides insight into those aspects of life that will ensure the area's competitive position in the global economy. More...
Leadership Vision and Inclusion: LEAD Hampton Roads says "Bravo!" to the 2011 Visionary Leaders on June 30. One Economy, The Community Builders, and the Norfolk Digital Inclusion Community Advisory Board invites you to the We Are Now Connected Kickoff Event and Community TechFest @ Broad Creek on June 25. More...
Sense of Place: Virginia Business - A server mentions moving to Charlotte to hunt for a job. The recent college graduate had never been, but friends told her it was a "cool place," especially compared with Hampton Roads, which she described as "slow and stodgy." More...
Williamsburg's Green Team: In honor of Earth Day, the City employee-led Green Team issued a friendly challenge to city residents to recognize and encourage their efforts to make Williamsburg a greener community. More...
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"Business & Economy"
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2011 Small Business Awards: Hampton Roads Chamber's 27th annual Small Business of the Year Awards luncheon was held with more than 300 people in attendance. The event, held during National Small Business Week, featured guest speaker Congressman Scott Rigell, a small business owner himself. More...
Buyers vs. Sellers: Ernst & Young; Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, PC, and The McLean Group, LLC held a frank and lively debate about how sellers and buyers evaluate key business, legal and accounting issues. More...
Space is everywhere: NASA Langley Research Center outfitted the Space Exploration House featured at the Tidewater Builders Association's Spring Homearama. More, including information about NASA spinoff technologies...
International Paper to repurpose portion of closed mill: IP will invest $83 million to repurpose a portion of its closed mill in Isle of Wight County as a fluff pulp mill capable of annually producing up to 270,000 metric tons of high quality fluff pulp for the global market. The project will create 213 new jobs. More...
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"Education & Workforce"
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Careers focus at William & Mary: You are cordially invited to participate in an Employer and Recruiter Forum on Friday, June 17th. More...
Brain Gain, Brain Train: eXcel, a youth leadership development and community education program for rising high school juniors and seniors, was created as a response to our region's loss of gifted young professionals. More...
Hampton Roads Talent Acquisition: Joe Barto of the Training Modernization Group and George Decker of Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding presented an overview of workforce demand and resources. More...
First of its kind: Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate welcomes Deborah DiCroce, Tidewater Community College, and Gerald S. Divaris, Divaris Real Estate, to speak on "TCC's RETAIL SCHOOL: First of Its Kind in the U.S" at the monthly luncheon on Thursday, June 16. More...
STEM Day at NSU: Norfolk State University's College of Science, Engineering, and Technology hosted a community STEM Day with hands-on activities to explore areas from Web Page Development to animation to cyber security. STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! More...
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"Government & Citizens"
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Public Access: Get Daily Virginia News from Virginia Public Access Project. The VPAP Whipple Report is a free resource for those who want to start their day with a 360-degree view of the top political and government issues facing Virginia. More...
Hampton's Government Innovation Award: The City of Hampton has once again been recognized on a national level for its budget input process, called the "I Value" Campaign, by winning the 2011 Thomas H. Muelenbeck Award for Excellence in Local Government, awarded by the Alliance for Innovation. More...
Kettering taps local non-profit: The Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement has been invited to join the Kettering Foundation's "family" of Centers for Civic Life. This prestigious designation comes in recognition of HRCCE's work to include citizens in public problem-solving. More...
Environmental initiatives: Smart environmental initiatives by city government could save taxpayers a lot of green by Hampton Mayor Molly Ward on the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission's new campaign called "Ask HRGreen" to create regional awareness about storm water runoff and the effect of runoff on the Chesapeake Bay. More...
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"Innovation Hotspot"
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Overcoming Critical Global Challenges with Modeling & Simulation: Registration is now open to MODSIM World 2011 (October 11-14). More...
Survey Says: As part of a semester-long research project conducted on behalf of Innovate!HamptonRoads™, two Virginia Wesleyan College seniors learned the meaning of innovation, and more, as they uncovered what companies in Hampton Roads need in order to foster their growth. More...
Future Engineers Summer Camp: ODU invites middle school students to build the future of Hampton Roads during a week full of creative and hands on activities in engineering disciplines including mechanical, civil, marine and electrical engineering. More...
Alternative Energy Forum: The Williams Mullen Economic Development Team presented a forum on alternative energy to over forty local business leaders. Presentations examined the prospects for alternative energy projects in the Commonwealth during the coming decade and may be downloaded. More...
Simplicity Seeds Ideas: TEDxNASA@LaRC was a three-hour blend of strategic communication, creative problem-solving and future aviation. It was a call for safety, a rap poet, an array of art and jazzy tunes. It was inspirational stories and an avatar host, Theodore Langley III. More...
Tech Nite winners: Hosted by Technology Hampton Roads and co-hosted by Innovate!HamptonRoads™, a program of the Hampton Roads Partnership. Congratulations to Tech Nite 2011 nominees, finalists, and winners, companies and individuals driving Hampton Roads' continued growth this decade. More...
Learn more at http://InnovateHamptonRoads.com
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"Military Bastion"
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Navy League-Blue Star Museums: Navy League presents Congressman Scott Rigell at their luncheon meeting on June 30. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Lightship PORTSMOUTH, and Courthouse Galleries launch Blue Star Museums offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from now through Labor Day 2011. More...
Who is largest federal landowner in Hampton Roads? The answer may surprise you. The federal government maintains a significant presence in Hampton Roads, as depicted on the map created by the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. More...
Defense Communities Annual Conference heads to Norfolk: This event (July 17 - 20) brings attendees from defense communities, states, the Defense Department, and the private sector. More...
Government Contracting: The Peninsula Council for Workforce Development, in partnership with the Defense and Homeland Security Consortium of Technology Hampton Roads, hosts a 10-week seminar series in the fall on what is takes to succeed in the emerging Homeland Security and Defense industries. More...
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"Tourism, Arts & Culture"
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Hampton Roads in the United States of Innovation: Each year, Fast Company magazine spotlights the building blocks of urban progress - bold ideas that promise to enrich our cities and economies. For Virginia, they designated Hampton Roads' own Hannah Serrano, creative director and publisher of AltDaily, whose tagline is "Creating and celebrating culture in Norfolk and Hampton Roads." More...
Why Hampton Roads? Hampton Roads LIVE recently interviewed Donna Morris, Executive VP of the Hampton Roads Partnership. According to Morris, Hampton Roads has what the world needs. It is all about people and place. More, see the video...
Hampton Roads LIVE on Regional Day: Hampton Roads LIVE TV Show Host Chance Wilson speaks with the Chief Technology Officer to the President of the United States, Aneesh Chopra, at this year's Regional Day. More, see the video...
Enlighten us: Entrepreneurs, Technologists, Philosophers, Poets and Industry Experts will be at the first Ignite Hampton Roads on June 30, an international grassroots effort to rejuvenate creative thought and entrepreneurial passions for local economies around the world. More...
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Trust president Stephanie Meeks asked President Obama to exercise the powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate Fort Monroe a National Monument, which would make it an official part of the National Park Service. More...
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"Transportation"
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CSX makes good on Green: CSX Corporation recently announced that the company reached its voluntary goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 8% per revenue ton mile ahead of schedule. More...
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