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- Public defender reinstated as defendant in negligence case - Daily Press May 17, 2012
- As many as 600 private boats expected to join OpSail's June 8 Parade of Sail - Daily Press May 17, 2012
- Hampton man celebrates 5-year survival - Daily Press May 17, 2012
- Hampton businesses use Cash Mob to drum up sales - Daily Press May 17, 2012
- Black male scholars coveted - Daily Press May 17, 2012
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Apr 25
Don’t miss Start Norfolk 2.0 this weekend!!
Start Norfolk 2.0 is this weekend and tickets are still available!!
As the event’s website states, “Start Norfolk is a weekend long event bringing together individuals of different mind and skill sets— entrepreneurs, engineers, developers, designers, and business people—with the goal of building a viable startup over a weekend.”
We’ll see you at the Ted Constant Convocation Center at Old Dominion University on April 27-29!
See StartNorfolk.com for more information.
Apr 23
Biden and Clinton visit Hampton Roads
We’ve had some high-powered visitors in Hampton Roads as of late. Vice President Joe Biden spoke to Maury High School students, while Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed future goals of NATO at a World Affairs Council dinner held in Norfolk.
Biden spoke towards the st
ate education across the country and how it must be improved so that all students can attend college. He also thanked the students in military families for the dedication and service they provide in supporting our military service members. Brock Vergakis, our Norfolk-based Associated Press reporter, said that, “[Biden] gave a lengthy explanation about world markets and the unpredictability of foreign conflicts and their effects on gas prices before pivoting to defend the administration’s advocacy of renewable energy and expansion of drilling.”
Later that day, at the World Affairs Council, Clinton focused on NATO in preparation for a meeting May 20-21 that will be held in Chicago to discuss NATO’s transition from a combatative role to a supporting one by 2013, as well as the organization’s relationship with Afghanistan.
For the full story on Biden’s visit please follow this link.
For the full story on Clinton’s visit please follow this link.
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Apr 18
Virginia Business Incubation Association Invitation
The Virginia Business Incubation A
ssociation invites you to the 2012 roundtable discussions. These meetings, held across the Commonwealth, will look at the knowledge gained at the VBIA conference on “Economic Gardening: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Economic Development.” Participants will engage in a discussion about the tools and techniques used in Economic Gardening to grow second stage companies. In addition, VBIA will ask everyone to discuss the tools and techniques they believe are readily available to them to identify and assist second stage growth companies. Attendees will be provided take away materials they can use to assist their locality and region. Sign Up Today
Apr 12
Start Norfolk 2.0
Start Norfolk 2.0 is just around the corner. As the event’s website states, “Start Norfolk is a weekend long event bringing together individuals of different mind and skill sets— entrepreneurs, engineers, developers, designers, and business people—with the goal of building a viable startup over a weekend.”
We’ll see you at the Ted Constant Convocation Center at Old Dominion University on April 27-29!
See StartNorfolk.com for more information.
Apr 11
Online Education
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Apr 09
Dana Dickens, President & CEO of HRP on Chesapeake’s Thinking Out Loud
Dana Dickens, President & CEO of the Hampton Roads Partnership was interviewed on Chesapeake’s tv program Thinking Out Loud. Dana spoke towards the region’s impressive performance in comparison to the rest of the country, our reliance on military spending, and the booming entrepreneur community growing in Hampton Roads.
See Dana’s interview here:
Apr 06
Commonwealth’s Jobless Rate Down
The rate of unemployment has dropped from 6.3% at this time last year to 5.7% this past month, meaning Virginia had one of the eight lowest rates in the entire United States. An article in the Richmond-Times Dispatch says that the unemployment rate has not been this low in the Commonwealth since December of 2008.
The Richmond-Times Dispatch artic
le quoted Christine Chmura, President and Chief Economist, Chmura Economics and Analytics, who said that, “the good news is we are seeing enough jobs being created in Virginia to compensate for the number of the people who are coming back into the labor force.”
Please follow this link to read the complete Richmond Times-Dispatch article.