 Virginia's Region 2000 Partnership
Phone: 434-845-2000
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CVCC to open satellite center in Amherst on Dec. 15
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 After several years in the making, Central
Virginia Community College's satellite center in Amherst will open Dec.
15 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Classes will begin Jan.12. The Amherst Center will be the community
college's fifth satellite branch. Read the News and Advance story here.
Monday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. - Mountainview Plaza, 200 Richmond Hwy, Amherst
For more information, visit http://www.cv.cc.va.us |
Local Government Council studies Rt. 29 corridor needs for region
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Route 29 Corridor Blueprint - Planning for the Future
 VDOT met last week with regional leaders to announce a new effort to develop plans for improving the flow along the 219 mile Route 29 corridor from North Carolina to Northern Virginia. Parsons Transportation and regional planning organizations along the corridor, including the Local Government Council, will lead the year-long project. If you have specific questions or comments related to this project, please contact Gary Christie at 434-845-3491 or at: gchristie@region2000.org.
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CAER offers Spring graduate engineering courses
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 The Spring 2009 Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) course schedule has been finalized and can be downloaded from the Center for Advanced Engineering & Research (CAER) website here. The schedule includes over 50 individual engineering courses.
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Bryan David appointed to Mid-Atlantic Broadband Board of Directors
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 Bryan David was recently appointed to The Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (MBC) Board of Directors, an independent board dedicated to MBC's mission of regional economic development
through technology infrastructure. The Board of Directors holds monthly
meetings and provides governance and policy decisions related to MBC
operations. The Cooperative supports Bryan's vision to build out broadband infrastructure in the rural areas of Region 2000 to help grow tech-based economic development. For more information, please contact Bryan directly at: bdavid@region2000.org. |
Career Center provides valuable services during economic downturn
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 The Region 2000 Career Center (One-Stop) is the service delivery site
for the Region 2000 Workforce Investment Board. The Center
provides a place where local residents can go to find jobs and training they need to be competitive in the labor market. It serves more than 2,000 residents annually and helps hundreds of employers with services such as applicant screening and referrals, specialized on-the-job training, WorkKeys assessments, and proficiency testing.
The Career Center is located at
2323 Memorial Avenue, Suite 25, Lynchburg (lower level at the Plaza.) For more information, please visit the WIB site here.
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UVA "green team" presents findings in Lynchburg
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 The City of Lynchburg is working with UVA graduate students to evaluate
and provide recommendations for community development strategies that
might enhance and protect ecological and cultural assets found in
Lynchburg. Virginia's Region 2000 Local Government Council staff was instrumental
in submitting the City as a pilot locality and in developing the
initial framework for this year-long project.
The grad students presented some of their findings on November 19 at a forum downtown. Among the topics the students are assessing are mapping the city's tree canopy and taking stock of
habitat and buffers along waterways. They
will show which parts of the city need work and which parts already
have excellent resources. For more info, please contact Kelly Hitchock at khitchcock@region2000.org.
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YPCV announces December events
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 Friday, Dec. 12 - Getting Ahead: Putting Your Career in the Fast Lane
Come hear from J. Crew's HR Director John Keith about how to stand out, get ahead, and be a stellar employee. 11:30 - 1 pm, lunch at the Holiday Inn Select, Lynchburg.
Saturday Dec. 13 - The Affair of the Season
Black tie. All you can eat. Open bar. Live music. Expected turnout of 1,000+.
This is THE social event of the season and YPCV is one of the the primary sponsors.
Guest list/invitation only. Tickets are $15 through YPCV. Buy blocks for your business.
Tickets are first come, first served. Contact Abe Loper for more information.
Friday, Dec. 19 - 5:35 Holiday Block Party
Meet up at Starllight Cafe and get to know the best new businesses on 5th Street: Speaker Tree, Machu Pichu, Folk, and others. The businesses will have door prizes and free coffee. Also, a raffle for 2 round-trip tickets to NY City on the Starlight Express luxury charter bus. Cost: $5 OR a donated item: new child's coat, new children's PJ's, new towels, new shampoo/conditioner, new combs.
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Technology Council sponsors Virginia FIRST LEGO League
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 The Virginia FIRST LEGO League, Lynchburg Regional Tournament was held on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Timberlake Christian School. As the largest LEGO competition in the state, it is the culmination of many weeks of intense learning, hard work and excitement for hundreds of young people, their coaches, mentors, and parents. During the challenge season, team members, ages 9 - 14, explored the current and future climate conditions, as well as computer programming, mechanical design, problem solving and teamwork in this unique challenge that merges sports, science, education and team dynamics.
The Tech Council sponsors the event to help enhance an interest in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math in the region's middle and high-schools.
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Virginia's Region 2000 Partnership serves 10 localities and is made up of the Economic Development Council, Technology Council, Center for Advanced Engineering and Research, Local Government Council, The Workforce Investment Board, and the Young Professionals of Central Virginia. We welcome your comments or story ideas.
Traci Blido, Program Mgr./Communications Officer
Virginia's Region 2000 Partnership | | |
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