Virginia's Region 2000 Partnership
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Recruit separated and retired military at Hampton job fair held Oct. 21
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 Virginia's Region 2000 Economic Development Council and the Workforce Investment Board is once again making plans to support our country's military veterans and their families by participating in the Fall Military Job Fair of Virginia at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. The event is held on Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Now in its 22nd year, this semiannual event is hailed as "one of the biggest and best job fairs on the East Coast." It is open to active-duty and recently separated military members, retired military members, reservists, DoD civilians, and their dependants. In April, seven local companies joined the Region 2000 staff at the Spring event and at least four of the companies plan to go back in October at the Fall event.
There is room for your company too! Please contact Traci Blido or call 847-1447.
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Region 2000 WIB receives superior performance award
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The Regi on
2000 Workforce Investment Board (WIB) has received a $10,000 Incentive
Award from the Virginia Workforce Council at their quarterly meeting
held in Charlottesville on Friday, June 27. WIB Executive Director
Danny Inge, pictured, accepted the award for Sustained Superior
Performance.
The federally-funded Workforce Investment Board provides career planning services for job seekers and employers through the Region 2000 Career Center and helps teens and young adults achieve success through its Youth Council services.
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State economic developers surprised by region's technology buzz
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 Several new project managers from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) spent the day with local economic developers and Region 2000 staff soaking up information and impressions from our region on Friday, June 20. They toured AREVA's training center and industrial parks in Campbell and Amherst counties, and saw firsthand how the region is developing a high-tech workforce that will meet the needs of its growing companies. They were surprised by the growth and strong presence of high-tech companies here.
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A shared landfill for our region
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 Starting July 1, Lynchburg's existing landfill becomes the Concord Turnpike Regional Landfill, serving the counties of Appomattox, Campbell, and Nelson, and the cities of Bedford and Lynchburg. The Local Government Council coordinated the work of the member jurisdictions to regionalize landfill operations in an effort to lower costs and improve efficiency through shared resources. The Region 2000 Services Authority, a new organization formed to deliver services in the region, will manage the landfill and explore other shared services that may benefit the region in the future.
Landfill guidelines and information can be found here or call the Concord Turnpike Regional Landfill at 434-455-6086.
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YPCV seeks new board members
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 The Young Professionals of Central Virginia (YPCV) is seeking several vibrant individuals to serve on its council. If you know an enthusiastic young professional who would like to make a positive impact in the community by serving on the council, please have them contact John Wallace, interim director, to complete an application. The council meets at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Virginia's Region 2000 office, located in the Bank of the James Building downtown.
Planning your financial future is topic for YPCV luncheon on July 18
 The YPCV invites you to its next business luncheon on Friday, July 18, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select. Chris Riddick and Jeff Boyer from Edward Jones will provide insights into how to plan for your financial future. Please RSVP by July 11 to: events@ypcentralva.org. Cost $15. The next business luncheon will be held Sept. 12.
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Local wireless equipment company makes Fantastic 50 list
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 Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc. (IWT) has been named to the list of "Fantastic 50"
companies by Virginia Business magazine (May issue) and the Virginia Chamber of
Commerce. The list recognizes the fastest growing companies in the state. IWT, based in Forest, provides wireless
communications equipment, products and services across military, public
safety and commercial markets.
See the full list here.
See Virginia Business story about IWT's growth here.
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CAER gears up for Fall graduate engineering courses
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 The Center for Advanced Engineering and Research (CAER) recently renewed its partnership with The Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP). The program brings graduate engineering classes to the Lynchburg region from five universities: UVA, Virginia Tech, ODU, VCU, and George Mason. Courses are streamed live to CGEP classrooms on the CVCC campus. To inquire, please contact Nick Soukhanov at (434) 832-7830 or visit: http://www.caer.us/education/.
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| Tech Council gives middle schoolers a close look at high tech careers |
 The Region 2000 Technology Council, in alliance with Central Virginia Community College and the Region 2000 Tech Prep Consortium, will once again offer high tech career academies for middle school students August 4-8. These high-quality career exploration events are a great experience for all participants. The classes are almost full, many with waiting lists already. See list here.
For more information, please contact Jonathan Whitt at jwhitt@region2000.org.
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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, Communications Officer
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