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

The Virginian Pilot;  October 16, 1996 ;     700+ words ......League expansion team for Hampton Roads. Shinn's interest could provide a...an NHL team could play in Hampton Roads. Shinn has met twice with Norfolk...Shinn made another trip to Hampton Roads. Shinn acknowledged Tuesday he has...

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

The Virginian Pilot;  October 28, 1998 ;     700+ 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...

HAMPTON ROADS REALITY CHECK MEANS EATING OKLAHOMA'S DUST.(FRONT)

The Virginian Pilot;  February 20, 1997 ;     509 words ......now that George Shinn's Rhinos have been...but wonder: Was Hampton Roads ever a believable...it weren't for Shinn's money, clout...would have accepted Hampton Roads' phone calls in the first place. Shinn was our answered...attempt to give Hampton Roads something ...

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...

SHINN NOT GIVING UP ON BID FOR NHL TEAM HAMPTON ROADS WOULD PROVIDE A...

The Virginian Pilot;  May 8, 1997 ;     401 words ......WRITER George Shinn says his bid to...NHL franchise to Hampton Roads is still alive...at all,'' said Shinn, owner of the...Raleigh is close to Hampton Roads, but I don't think...to Norfolk.'' Shinn's bid for an NHL...expansion franchise in Hampton Roads was ...

RHINOS OWNER SPEAKS OUT GEORGE SHINN IS DETERMINED TO SCORE IN HAMPTON...

The Virginian Pilot;  February 16, 1997 ;     700+ words ......expansion franchise to Hampton Roads. Shinn was interviewed with...season-ticket sale for the Hampton Roads Rhinos, as Shinn's team would be called...Hockey News in which Hampton Roads was given little...winning a franchise. Shinn: Fortunately for...

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 ...

SHINN SEEMS TO PREFER RALEIGH FOR NHL TEAM THE NBA OWNER ALSO IS COURTING...

The Virginian Pilot;  October 18, 1996 ;     494 words ......Raleigh rather than Hampton Roads. The Virginian...Wednesday that Shinn has been to Hampton Roads twice and also...Nashville, Tenn. Hampton Roads has not begun a...franchise. Until Shinn began discussions...leaders last spring, Hampton Roads had focused on ...

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

The Virginian Pilot;  July 26, 1996 ;     700+ 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 ;     700+ 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 ;     700+ 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 ;     700+ 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 ;     700+ 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...