Article: Economic Engine Located in Ghent,a Norfolk Suburb.(Originated from The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.)

Jul. 3--Ghent long has cultivated its genteel image. Once a sprawl of waterfront farms, it was turned into a pricey Norfolk suburb in the 1890s by a real estate developer. Even today, Ghent's old brick homes and leafy streets harbor a quiet urbanity.

At least that's the image. Fact is, the image obscures a powerful element in Hampton Roads' economy. What's located in Ghent is as vital to the region as Norfolk Navy Base or Virginia Beach's Oceanfront.

What's located there, of course, is Eastern Virginia Medical School. It's an economic engine. Its research scientists regularly invent technology that is sold and put into commercial production in cities ...

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