I was wondering how people feel about us as a metro area? What do we need to improve? What is great about this area or what do we have to offer that other areas don't have?
How we fair as a metro
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rusthebuss
, Apr 22 2005 02:44 PM
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Posted 22 April 2005 - 04:06 PM
Likes-Weather, Location, Size
Needs Improvement-Transportation, more high paying jobs, inner city education
Needs Improvement-Transportation, more high paying jobs, inner city education
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Posted 26 April 2005 - 07:03 PM
The two who voted no give us the honor of telling us why
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Posted 26 April 2005 - 07:13 PM
Ok, my turn I guess.
Likes - diversity, small town - laid back feel, climate, good schools (at least here in VB), proximity to east coast (DC, Boston, NY)
Dislikes - small town feel (love-hate relationship lol),no culture to speak of (again VB), too much military, no mass transit, low paying wages- we are pretty far down the list of the 'creative class'.
Likes - diversity, small town - laid back feel, climate, good schools (at least here in VB), proximity to east coast (DC, Boston, NY)
Dislikes - small town feel (love-hate relationship lol),no culture to speak of (again VB), too much military, no mass transit, low paying wages- we are pretty far down the list of the 'creative class'.
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Posted 26 April 2005 - 07:19 PM
guynvb, on Apr 27 2005, 10:13 AM, said:
Ok, my turn I guess.
Likes - diversity, small town - laid back feel, climate, good schools (at least here in VB), proximity to east coast (DC, Boston, NY)
Dislikes - small town feel (love-hate relationship lol),no culture to speak of (again VB), too much military, no mass transit, low paying wages- we are pretty far down the list of the 'creative class'.
Likes - diversity, small town - laid back feel, climate, good schools (at least here in VB), proximity to east coast (DC, Boston, NY)
Dislikes - small town feel (love-hate relationship lol),no culture to speak of (again VB), too much military, no mass transit, low paying wages- we are pretty far down the list of the 'creative class'.
We already had a like/dislike topic not quite so long ago...
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Posted 29 April 2005 - 11:06 AM
Likes:
Easy accessibility to the north
Reliable highway transportation system
Good beaches (south of the touristy area of VA Beach)
Decent people, not friendly but not rude either.
One freeway connection to NE NC (VA 168 via NC 168)
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Ill come back with the Dislikes if i can think of any.
Easy accessibility to the north
Reliable highway transportation system
Good beaches (south of the touristy area of VA Beach)
Decent people, not friendly but not rude either.
One freeway connection to NE NC (VA 168 via NC 168)
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Ill come back with the Dislikes if i can think of any.
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Posted 29 April 2005 - 11:41 PM
Found this great but lengthy article discussing the HR economy:
"Fate of Hampton Roads’ economy lies in direction of military budget
by Bill Geroux
Virginia Business
May 2005
These are prosperous but jittery times in Hampton Roads. Since the election of President Bush more than four years ago, the Department of Defense has been pumping money into the area’s $60 billion regional economy. A boost by the Pentagon in its procurement of goods and services has created a cluster of defense contractors in northern Suffolk. And the military has steadily raised the pay of its nearly 115,000 men and women in the region, boosting consumer spending and a galloping real estate market.
Throw in continued growth of the port of Hampton Roads — the second busiest harbor on the East Coast — and the future of this area of 1.5 million looks rosy.
But as the U.S. military is transformed by technology, budget cuts and global events beyond Hampton Roads’ control, the potential effect of those changes is huge in a defense-dependent region where economists say the military accounts for one-quarter of its 1 million jobs......."
rest of the article
"Fate of Hampton Roads’ economy lies in direction of military budget
by Bill Geroux
Virginia Business
May 2005
These are prosperous but jittery times in Hampton Roads. Since the election of President Bush more than four years ago, the Department of Defense has been pumping money into the area’s $60 billion regional economy. A boost by the Pentagon in its procurement of goods and services has created a cluster of defense contractors in northern Suffolk. And the military has steadily raised the pay of its nearly 115,000 men and women in the region, boosting consumer spending and a galloping real estate market.
Throw in continued growth of the port of Hampton Roads — the second busiest harbor on the East Coast — and the future of this area of 1.5 million looks rosy.
But as the U.S. military is transformed by technology, budget cuts and global events beyond Hampton Roads’ control, the potential effect of those changes is huge in a defense-dependent region where economists say the military accounts for one-quarter of its 1 million jobs......."
rest of the article
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Posted 30 April 2005 - 02:26 AM
wrldcoupe4, on Apr 30 2005, 02:41 PM, said:
Found this great but lengthy article discussing the HR economy:
"Fate of Hampton Roads’ economy lies in direction of military budget
by Bill Geroux
Virginia Business
May 2005
These are prosperous but jittery times in Hampton Roads. Since the election of President Bush more than four years ago, the Department of Defense has been pumping money into the area’s $60 billion regional economy. A boost by the Pentagon in its procurement of goods and services has created a cluster of defense contractors in northern Suffolk. And the military has steadily raised the pay of its nearly 115,000 men and women in the region, boosting consumer spending and a galloping real estate market.
Throw in continued growth of the port of Hampton Roads — the second busiest harbor on the East Coast — and the future of this area of 1.5 million looks rosy.
But as the U.S. military is transformed by technology, budget cuts and global events beyond Hampton Roads’ control, the potential effect of those changes is huge in a defense-dependent region where economists say the military accounts for one-quarter of its 1 million jobs......."
rest of the article
"Fate of Hampton Roads’ economy lies in direction of military budget
by Bill Geroux
Virginia Business
May 2005
These are prosperous but jittery times in Hampton Roads. Since the election of President Bush more than four years ago, the Department of Defense has been pumping money into the area’s $60 billion regional economy. A boost by the Pentagon in its procurement of goods and services has created a cluster of defense contractors in northern Suffolk. And the military has steadily raised the pay of its nearly 115,000 men and women in the region, boosting consumer spending and a galloping real estate market.
Throw in continued growth of the port of Hampton Roads — the second busiest harbor on the East Coast — and the future of this area of 1.5 million looks rosy.
But as the U.S. military is transformed by technology, budget cuts and global events beyond Hampton Roads’ control, the potential effect of those changes is huge in a defense-dependent region where economists say the military accounts for one-quarter of its 1 million jobs......."
rest of the article
Great find! I always love reading that Hampton Roads is the second busiest port on the East Coast... B)
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Posted 30 April 2005 - 05:36 PM
okinawatyphoon, on Apr 30 2005, 02:26 AM, said:
Great find! I always love reading that Hampton Roads is the second busiest port on the East Coast... B)
well now i am torn between politics bc i want HR to grow and prosper, but if a democrat is in office, the first thing they will cut is the military funding. Hmmm, hard to be a democrat now that i know that, but i just cant seem to agree with the republicans.
