Volume 3, Issue 11; November, 2009
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Lynchburg MSA moves up in "best city" rankings for second straight year
Region lands in 60th of the top 200 metros in the nation
 The Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) moved up 11 positions
over last year in The Milken Institute / Greenstreet Real Estate
Partners Best Performing Cities Index, released on November 11, 2009.
The MSA includes the four-county Region 2000 geographic area,
surrounding the City of Lynchburg.
Read the full release here.
Read the News and Advance story here.
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Construction begins on $7.6 million CAER research and education center
Research to be focused on
nuclear energy and wireless technologies
More than 100 local business and government leaders came out to witness
the CAER ground breaking on Friday, Nov. 6 at the New London Business and
Technology Center in Bedford County. The CAER aims to strengthen the region's innovation economy through the work that will take place in
its $7.6 million research and education center. Lynchburg-based C.L. Lewis & Co., Inc. is constructing the facility, set to be complete by year-end 2010. Read more here.
View the full ceremony here. Check out a short virtual tour of the planned facility here.
Pictured below: Del.-elect Scott Garrett, Neal Noyes (Tobacco Commission), Kathleen Guzi
(Bedford County Administrator), John Sharp (Bedford County Board of
Supervisors), Del. Kathy Byron, Bob Bailey (CAER), Jim Hicks (AREVA),
Wyatt Walton (Bedford County EDA), Liz Povar (VEDP), and Bryan David
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Bryan David helps localities manage broadband initiatives
Since Bryan David joined the Region 2000 Economic
Development Council as Executive Director in 2008, he has been on a mission to
help localities pave the way for broadband technology to unserved or
underserved areas in the region. During this year, he has met with, presented to, answered questions, and guided
several localities in taking steps to create their own Broadband
Authority.
Read this article to learn about how this work will help Region 2000 become more competitive in today's economy.
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Water Quality Public Meeting to be held Dec. 3
 Virginia's Region 2000 Local Government Council and the Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host a public meeting on
Thursday, December 3 at 6 p.m. at the Agricultural
Building, 163 Kabler Lane, Rustburg, Virginia.
Hear information and public comment on a water quality study for a portion of
Beaver Creek and its tributaries which drain from portions of Campbell
County. Kabler Lane is located
just off of Route 24/Village Highway, across from the Campbell County
Administrative Offices.
Read more here.
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Wired Wednesday luncheon looks at Microsoft SharePoint on Dec. 2
 December 2,
11 am - 2 pmHoliday Inn, Main Street, LynchburgCost is 10 for members/$15 for non-members.RSVP here or call (434) 847-1447.Join the Region 2000 Technology Council for a look under the hood of Microsoft's popular SharePoint
portal, collaboration, and business intelligence platform. This event
will provide value for all those considering or already using the
SharePoint platform.
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Registration now open for Spring Semester CGEP courses at CVCC
 The CAER is registering students for the Spring Semester for graduate engineering courses through the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program at CVCC. Courses begin in January and run through May.
Download the course schedule (pdf) here or contact Nick Soukhanov at nis@caer.us.
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Tech Council unveils new website
 The Region 2000 Technology Council launched a new website this month at www.techcouncil.us. The new site allows Tech Council members to RSVP and pay for events, renew memberships, and connect with social media sites. You can also subscribe to Tech Council news and events via the RSS feed.
For more information, please contact Jonathan Whitt.
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YPCV to march in Christmas Parade on Dec. 5
 Join Young Professionals this year as they prepare their first ever presence in the Lynchburg Christmas Parade on Saturday December 5. They are looking for YPs to dress in various professional "characters" (Reporter, Lawyer, Actor/Actress, Pharmacist, Interior Designer, Lab Tech or your favorite profession.)
See full details here.
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Region 2000 SBDC to hold Start Smart seminar for new business owners
 The Region 2000 Small Business Development Center will hold a two-hour Start Smart seminar on Thursday, Dec. 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 147 Mill Ridge Road, Lynchburg for those considering starting a
business. Attendees receive startup information regarding recordkeeping,
marketing & market research, financing, taxes, insurance, legal
aspects and regulations. Special emphasis is placed on business
planning. This class also provides an excellent introduction to other SBDC services.
The cost is $10. For more information, click here.
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Gov. Kaine marks significant milestone for Business One Stop
 Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced this month that Virginia's Business One Stop, an online tool, has been utilized by more than 15,000 entrepreneurs to aid their business operations and create jobs. The Business One Stop is an on-going project through the Virginia Department of Business Assistance and began in May 2008 to consolidate business licensing, registration and permitting into a single user-friendly system.
Read the full release here.
Visit the One Stop site 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 or story ideas to tblido@region2000.org.
Traci Blido
Program Mgr./Communications Officer |
To contact Virginia's Region 2000 Partnership, please call (434) 845-2000. |
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