MARKETING THE REGION DON'T THINK "HAMPTON ROADS" WILL CATCH ON? THINK...

The Virginian Pilot;  October 28, 1998 ;     787 words ......beyond Virginia if they have heard of ``Hampton Roads'' and the odds are that they haven...identifying Southeastern Virginia as ``Hampton Roads'' dooms the region to obscurity? No...Norfolk's flag. That leaves us with ``Hampton Roads,'' which Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera...

PROMOTING HAMPTON ROADS.(BUSINESS)

The Virginian Pilot;  September 7, 1997 ;     357 words ......efforts to improve economic development. Hampton Roads Partnership: Established in 1996 by...military and universities to make Hampton Roads globally competitive; Barry E. DuVal, president & CEO; 625-4696 Subgroup: Hampton Roads Regional Identity Task Force; 625-4696...

NBA OWNER MULLS TRYING TO BRING NHL TO HAMPTON ROADS HORNETS' GEORGE SHINN...

The Virginian Pilot;  October 16, 1996 ;   Minium, Harry;   787 words ......National Hockey League expansion team for Hampton Roads. Shinn's interest could provide a hurdle...wealthy enough to buy a team. However, Hampton Roads has competition for Shinn's NHL affections...apply for one of those franchises, but Hampton Roads will not. Hampton ...

AREA'S BID FOR THE BIG LEAGUES KICKS INTO OVERDRIVE TUESDAY THE NHL'S...

The Virginian Pilot;  January 13, 1997 ;   Minium, Harry;   787 words ......A video promoting Hampton Roads as a site for a new National Hockey...with Monday's feature, ``The NHL in Hampton Roads,'' had an error. Correction published...blunt last week in its assessment of Hampton Roads' chances of acquiring a National Hockey...

NAVY SPENDING UP IN HAMPTON ROADS DON'T REST ON THE...

The Virginian Pilot;  February 14, 1996 ;     468 words ...The news that Navy spending was up in Hampton Roads in 1995 - $10.6 billion compared with...cheer. It is not cause for complacency. Hampton Roads is heavily dependent upon defense spending...concentrate much of its diminished fleet in Hampton Roads, sparing the region - at least in ...

HAMPTON ROADS NEEDS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT FUTURE COULD BE...

The Virginian Pilot;  July 26, 1996 ;     753 words ...So many things are right in Hampton Roads that it seems amazing so many things...Virginia is open for business.'' Hampton Roads offers many amenities including parks...percent of the state's population, Hampton Roads got only 10 percent of the new manufacturing...

OBJECTION! HAMPTON ROADS' REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO HAMPTON...

The Virginian Pilot;  January 11, 2001 ;     787 words ......pulpit to preach the familiar text: Hampton Roads' problems are primarily the result...mistaken.'' What's really the matter with Hampton Roads is that it is a figment of the overactive...adership's most infamous creations, Nauticus, Hampton Roads' real problem is an identity crisis...

TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS: HOW TO BRING 'EM IN HAMPTON ROADS IS RICH IN...

The Virginian Pilot;  August 9, 1999 ;     652 words ......draw more tourists and convention-goers to Hampton Roads? The Hampton Roads Partnership - a civic leadership group formed...accommodating large conventions. Aggressively market Hampton Roads as a desirable destination for vacationers...

HAMPTON ROADS MISSES GOLDEN GLEAM OF GROWTH.(LOCAL)(Editorial)

The Virginian Pilot;  December 26, 2001 ;     518 words ......relationship between population and politics in Hampton Roads. Hampton Roads, the report points out, is losing political...legislators had their districts wholly or partially in Hampton Roads to one next year when only 23 legislators will...

HAMPTON ROADS COULD LEARN FROM RICHMOND'S SUCCESS.(FRONT)

The Virginian Pilot;  August 1, 1996 ;     787 words ......plants elsewhere. In stark contrast, Hampton Roads, 10 years ago, was fat and happy, seemingly...above the national average and rising. Hampton Roads is having little success in attracting...of 1994, he was president of Forward Hampton Roads, the economic development arm of the...

RAIL ADVOCATES FEAR ROUTES MAY OMIT HAMPTON ROADS.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  April 26, 2000 ;   Messina, Debbie;   779 words ...Twice in two months, Hampton Roads has been snubbed in studies and...oversight and insist that connecting Hampton Roads to high-speed rail is a priority...important it is to connect to Hampton Roads,'' he said. In a newspaper ad...

ENTREPRENEURS REGIONAL BABY STEPS CAN HAMPTON ROADS BECOME AN ECONOMY OF...

The Virginian Pilot;  April 2, 2000 ;     774 words ...A big problem holding back the Hampton Roads economy was summed up nicely the other...Kaszubowski. Kaszubowski is director of the Hampton Roads Technology Incubator, an organization...the entrepreneurial spirit here. In Hampton Roads, Kaszubowski said, going bust is cause...

DISCOVER HAMPTON ROADS YOUR INTERACTIVE QUIDE TO THE REGION.(SPECIAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  July 23, 2003 ;     671 words ...***** CORRECTION: Discover Hampton Roads, published Wednesday as a special supplement...spectator sports said incorrectly that Hampton Roads has one Division I college. Four colleges...waterways are reason enough to love Hampton Roads. Whether it's the boundless ocean...

AMERICA'S FIRST REGION CAMPAIGN TO CELEBRATE HAMPTON ROADS CITIES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 8, 2006 ;     338 words ......release: Coming to a billboard near you. Hampton Roads - America's first Region. In advance...of Jamestown in April of 2007, the Hampton Roads Partnership will launch a new campaign...13 during the annual meeting of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce. The luncheon will...

GREENVILLE, S.C., CHAMBER STUDIES HAMPTON ROADS' REGIONAL...

The Virginian Pilot;  September 11, 1996 ;   Mangalindan, Mylene;   456 words ......MYLENE MANGALINDAN, STAFF WRITER Many Hampton Roads residents may not appreciate the regional...this area has made. But outsiders say Hampton Roads has earned a reputation for it. ``That...perception from those outside - the Hampton Roads approach to regionalism,'' said Leslie...