Tag: Quality of Place
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What Can We Learn From a Model Creative Community?
We just finalized our first Creative Communities workshop here in beautiful Shepherdstown, WV. An impressive group of over 20 local leaders from various categories attended, including the Jefferson County Development Authority, American Public University, Shepherd University, Frontier Communications and many others. Special thanks to Jane Peters, Exec Director of the JCDA for organizing an impressive…
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Creative Community in the Northern Panhandle
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Succeeding in Different Eras
I was honored to be the invited speaker at this week’s Rotary Club of Wheeling meeting to discuss the Create WV initiative. Some fantastic people in Wheeling. [Quick aside: What is the equivalent of the Rotary Club for young people? Aren’t organizations like that a critical part of developing the next generation of leaders?] Before…
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New Media from the Mountains
One of the most exciting things we’ve observed during the Create WV initiative so far is the creation of new media businesses bursting forth around West Virginia. The media industry – news, entertainment, etc. – has gone through dramatic changes with the explosive growth of the Internet and the advancement of media creation tools that…
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Building Livable Communities
One area we haven’t touched on yet during this Create West Virginia dialog is the topic of livable, sustainable communities. This is a topic of interest not just because it is an attractor of creative New Economy talent, but also because of its importance to all citizens concerned with our future quality of life. A…