Volume 4, Issue 2; February, 2010
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Region 2000 Strategic Plan is getting an update
 The
Region 2000 Partnership Coordinating Council which is made up of two members from
each of the participating partner's boards, along with more than a dozen business and community leaders, will meet this week to review proposed changes to the overall Partnership Strategic Plan. The plan becomes a source document for the next five-year fundraising cycle that will begin in 2011.
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Federal grant brings broadband to local schools
 The Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (MBC) was granted $16 million from the Federal Broadband Stimulus Program to expand fiber-optic, high-speed Internet to 121 K-12 schools in Southern Virginia, nearly 40 residing in Bedford and Campbell counties. For more information, click here.
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Amherst and Bedford County leaders move forward on rural broadband
 The Bedford County Broadband Authority voted this month to enter into
negotiations with Ashburn-based DigitalBridge Communications
Corporation to deliver digital broadband service to unserved and
underserved areas of the county. This followed a similar vote from Amherst County that allows negotiations to take place on an agreement between each county
and the firm that could result in the expansion of high-speed Internet
coverage to the rural areas.
Read the Region 2000 press release here.
Read the News & Advance story here.
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YP Voices Luncheon on Feb. 25 to look at developing your potential
 The Young Professionals of Central Virginia (YPCV) will host a YP Voices Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 25, Noon - 1 p.m. at Terrace on the James, 8th Floor Bank of the James Building, Lynchburg (828 Main St.) Cheryl Smith, President of CultureSmith Consulting will share insights into identifying and developing your potential.
To learn more about YPCV, click here.
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Tech Council kicks off robotics competition
The Region 2000 Technology Council and the Future Focus Foundation have kicked off the first ever Junior FIRST Lego League season in Central Virginia. Fourteen teams of kids ages 6-9 will meet over the coming weeks to design, build, and program an original model complete with moving parts using the We-Do Lego Education kit.
The Junior FIRST program aligns with the Tech Council's vision for the region to be recognized as a place where technology-focused organizations thrive, STEM education programs flourish, and innovation and tech-based entrepreneurship is championed.
Teams will gather on May 1 at TC Miller Elementary School for a Junior FIRST tournament where they will share the results of their achievements.
To learn about opportunities for sponsorships or to serve as a volunteer for the tournament, please contact Janet Walton at jwalton@region2000.org.
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Virginia offers free export services for your business
 Did you know that 95.5 percent of the world's consumers live outside the USA? Is your company ready to tap this gigantic pool of sales revenue? The International Trade Division of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) offers comprehensive export support services & assistance to tax-paying Virginia businesses free of charge.
We invite you to contact our regional International Trade Manager Ralph Torning at the VEDP International Trade office in Lynchburg at 434-582-5182 or rtorning@yesvirginia.org. For more info, please visit: www.exportvirginia.org.
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Battlefield at Appomattox Station preserved
47 acres of 1865 Battlefield added to saved column
 The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) recently announced that it had met
its fundraising goal and acquired 47 acres of the Appomattox Station Battlefield. The Region 2000 Local Government Council administered
the initial grant. Read the full story here.
Additional information, including maps and images of artifacts discovered on
the property, can be viewed at: http://www.civilwar.org/appomattoxstation.
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CAER announces Siemens Machine Safety demo on Feb. 25
 Join the CAER and Siemens Industry on Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Lynchburg Garden Inn for a fast-paced, educational
demonstration. Tim Parmer, a machine safety expert, will reveal
new, innovated machine-safety technologies and solutions that drive
bottom line results. Lunch provided. For more info or to register, click here.
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| Sweet Briar receives $3 million for engineering program
 Former Sweet Briar student Margaret "Peggy" Jones Wyllie donated $3 million to support Sweet Briar College's engineering program. Wyllie majored in chemistry because there were few opportunities for women to study engineering 65 years ago. Sweet Briar is one of only two U.S. women's colleges to offer an engineering degree. For the full story, click here.
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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, Workforce Investment Board, and Young Professionals of Central Virginia. Please send comments to tblido@region2000.org.
Traci Blido
Program Mgr./Communications Officer
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