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Vol 3, Issue 11:  November 2011


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"About Hampton Roads"

  • The region has no clothes:  Regional Envy or Regional Denial? More... 
  • Henderson is Habitat for Humanity Dream Builder:  Paying tribute to the advancement of affordable housing...More... 
  • Charting future growth in Hampton Roads:  Take a reality check with day-long exercise...More... 
  • Give a Day, Change the World 2011:  CSX and City Year transform downtown Norfolk...More... 
                           "Business & Economy"

  • Investing in the Face of Uncertainty:  HRACRE hosts "Investing in the Face of Uncertainty: Implications for Commercial Real Estate Professionals"...More... 
  • Hampton Roads Chamber Highlights:  Legislative Reception, CEO Welcome Breakfast and More... 
  • inRoads: News from Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance...Big News Comes in Small Packages...More... 
  • Region's marketer is seeing results:  HREDA announced a production and distribution facility in Isle of Wight County with as many as 800 employees...More... 
  • Accessing Capital and Creating Successful Technology-Based Companies:  What Entrepreneurs and Investors Need to Know in Times of Market Turmoil...More... 
  • Virginia Business for your inbox:  Sign-up for the complimentary daily e-newsletter...More... 
  • What is BME Innovation? Big job growth in Virginia! More... 
  • The Hampton Roads Residential Real Estate Market Review...More... 
  • Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund RFP:  Are you interested in receiving funding? More... 
  • Forum Positions Region for Opportunities:  Wind Energy Sector...More... 
  • Director of W&M Tech & Biz Center leads Virginia Business Incubation Association:  Advancing entrepreneurial and small business development...More...  
                           "Education & Workforce"
  • FIRST Tech Challenge Eastern Virginia Qualifying Tournament:  Combines the challenge of technical innovation with the excitement of a sporting event...More... 
  • Hampton Roads Community Foundation:  TCC's Dr. Deborah M. DiCroce named president and CEO of southeastern Virginia's largest grant and scholarship provider...More... 
  • U.S. Education's Core Standards - Fewer, Clearer, Higher:  Founder and CEO of Student Achievement Partners addressed the "Community Matters" luncheon...More... 
Education and Workforce

                           "Government & Citizens"

  • A cohesive state delegation is critical for Hampton Roads:  From Senator Mamie Locke who represents Virginia's 2nd Senate District...More... 
  • Attend a space launch, invitation from NASA Langley Research Center's Director:  The Mars Science Laboratory at Kennedy Space Center in Florida...More... 
  • Fort Monroe and the antiquities act, deep roots in Hampton Roads:  "This has been a huge unified effort and we are all holding our breath for Tuesday," said Terrie Suit, chairman of the board of the Fort Monroe Authority...More... 
Government and Citizens

                           "Innovation Hotspot"

  • Virginia's first Economic Gardening program:  First five companies selected to participate in Hampton Roads' pilot program and ready to get to work....More... 
  • Innovate!HamptonRoads Economic Gardening Network 

  • Launching a start-up, Hampton Roads style:  Entrepreneurs gather in Norfolk to spawn startups..."The goal is to get the seeds planted," said Brennan Dunn, founder of Norfolk consulting company and event sponsor We Are Titans...More... 
  • Tech companies in Hampton Roads: apps, surveillance, interactive, sensors and more, a series by The Virginian-Pilot on local creative technology companies...More... 
  • Biotech at the Beach: Entrepreneurial Finance and CIT on Friday, November 18...More... 
  • VMASC Open House showcases Innovation in Hampton Roads:  To build relationships and foster awareness about the wealth of M&S knowledge and application...More... 
  • Biotech Developed by Patients for Patients:  Biotech at the Beach with Evan T. Edwards, co-founder of pharmaceutical company, Intelliject®...More... 
  • Biomedical Research Partnership now forming:  To establish relationships between research entities in Hampton Roads and leverage this capability...More... 
  • Cancer treatment that let me live my life:  "I have absolutely no adverse side effects two years after treatment," said Ron Moreau of Williamsburg, Virginia, about his proton therapy for cancer...More... 
                           "Military Bastion"

  • Hire-A-Vet Hampton Roads:  In honor of Veterans Day 2011, Opportunity Inc. launched web resources to assist employers in reaching and hiring exiting military and other veterans...More... 
  • Hampton Roads and National Security:  Women in Defense - Greater Hampton Roads hosts their Second Annual Professional Development Day, December 2...More... 
  • 2011 Best Places for Military Retirement Second Careers:  Norfolk ranked second-best for military retirees to start second career...More... 
Hampton Roads: Military Bastion
"Tourism, Arts & Culture"

  • White House Video: President Obama signs a declaration to declare Fort Monroe as a national monument...More... 
  • President confirms Fort Monroe's park designation:  Hampton is Black America's Ellis Island...More... 
  • Wining, Hampton Roads-style:  The past month hosted two of the region's wine-centered events...More... 
  • "The American History Guys" on Indians in Virginia:  From Jamestown to Thomas Jefferson to Disney's Pocahontas, they consider some of the ways Virginian Indians have been imagined by non-Native people...More... 
  • Young Audiences 'flipping the switch' in the minds of students:  Integrating Arts into the core curriculum...More... 
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                           "Transportation"
  • Letter to Virginia's Transportation Secretary from Hampton Roads Partnership:  Endorses TPO prioritization of projects and supports the assigned Prioritization Scores...More... 
  • Leaders: Divert U.S. 460 dollars to Patriots Crossing...More... 
  • Changing Airline Landscape and Hampton Roads:  Hampton Roads Norfolk Airport Task Force hosted an expert in futurist aviation issues...More... 
  • Metro Denver shares lessons learned for Transit Oriented Development:  Seeking information from comparable regions as Hampton Roads make decisions on transit investments...More, including the presentation... 
  • Rail service in Virginia is at a crossroads:  If legislators don't act in January, passenger rail in Virginia could be reduced or discontinued...More... 
  • Today's Top 10 Facts every Virginian should know about Transportation...More... 
  • HRTPO:  Launches New Interactive Website for the Transportation Improvement Program...More... 
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