Tag: Quality of Place
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Turning the Lights On for Sustainability
The team at LightsOn! West Virginia delivered a presentation on how they transformed formerly empty The Bellann building in Oak Hill into a (soon) LEED-certified office building. Their case study is a glimpse into the exciting potential for redeveloping existing (and often empty) buildings in small towns throughout West Virginia. Great things are happening in…
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Happy 25th Anniversary Mountain Stage – And Thank You!
Last night, the West Virginia Public Radio program Mountain Stage celebrated its 25th anniversary. The history of Mountain Stage is pretty well documented. But in addition to congratulating Larry Groce, Andy Ridenour and the rest of the production team, we wanted to highlight Mountain Stage as an example for new economy growth and building creative…
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WV Hip Hop State of the Union
Create WV team member and diversity track leader Crystal Good Nazario shared this historical look into West Virginia’s hip hop history in Graffiti, West Virginia’s monthly entertainment newspaper: West Virginia has a certain image that isn’t necessarily helping it in the global economy where talented, skilled people can live and work anywhere they want. Studies show…
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Creative Cone Awards Announced
There are literally hundreds (thousands?) of creative people in communities throughout our state taking a leadership role by sticking their neck out to instigate positive change. To honor their work and to honor the work of specific individuals who have earned our respect and admiration for their creative accomplishments, the Create WV team launched the…
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Wow….And Thank You
After last year’s inaugural Create WV conference, we wondered if we could recreate the same magic that was sparked by so many people from so many different parts of the state with so many different backgrounds coming together to explore this “creative community” concept. This year’s 2nd Create WV conference was different and special in…
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Pre-Conference Thoughts: It’s Been a Creative Year!
As we get set to launch the Create WV 2008 Conference today, we asked ourselves “Has there been any impact on West Virginia in the past 12 months? Do we see tangible progress towards building the New Economy?” We asked in a survey “Is your community actively including key pillars of building creative communities for…
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Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)
KIPP began in 1994 when two teachers, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, launched a fifth-grade public school program in inner city Houston, TX, after completing their commitment to Teach For America. In 1995, Feinberg remained in Houston to lead KIPP Academy Middle School, and Levin returned home to New York City to establish KIPP Academy…
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West Virginia – A Leader in Social Networking?
The Governor’s announcement of a statewide social networking platform for students to connect with each other across the state and ask each other questions has earned national attention from such hip marketing sites as Buzz Marketing Daily. (Stop by and let them know just how cool our state is with a comment). Create WV and…
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Is West Virginia Ready for 21st Century Learning?
As with most all change, leaders can run into frustrating resistance from many angles: those with vested interests in the old ways, those with unpleasant past experiences with change, and those who just don’t understand or buy into things as quickly as others. Such is certainly the case with a transition to “21st Century Learning”,…
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SURVEY: What’s Great in WV? What’s Going on in Your Community?
In preparation for the Create WV Conference Oct. 20-22, 2008, at Snowshoe, we’d like to ask for your help. We’re building a list of West Virginia’s “Top 10 Creative/New Economy Assets” in our main categories of planning: Science & Technology, Business and Economic Growth, Education and Talent Development, Quality of Place, Arts & Culture, and…