Tag: Quality of Place
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Ten Principles for Community and Economic Development
By Steve Weathers President and CEO of the Regional Growth Partnership, Toledo, OH [email protected] Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a forum with economic-development leaders from around the globe. And, while there was a wealth of information shared among the leaders, what I found most interesting and valuable were some principles discussed for…
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Free Training on Communication, Creativity at Create WV Conference
Two more great reasons to attend this year’s Create WV Conference – free training! Two special pre-conference workshops are scheduled from 1pm – 4pm at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. One session will show you how to unlock your own creativity in your work and personal life; the other will show you how to effectively communicate and…
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Snowshoe Mountain to Host, Learn From Create WV
(Snowshoe, W.Va.) – As Snowshoe Mountain Resort prepares to host the Create WV Conference, October 20-22, the resort is looking forward to welcoming hundreds of attendees to the mountaintop. But the exposure and visitation is not the only thing exciting Snowshoe’s top executives; the mountain’s leaders are also planning on attending many of the Conference’s…
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Create WV Diversity Track Sessions Announced
How can communities just like yours attract young entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, technologists and others who are adding quality and growth to our state? Research shows one way is by embracing tolerance and diversity for new people and ideas. The Diversity track at the Create WV conference October 20-22 at Snowshoe Mountain Resort will ignite dialog…
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Create WV Business Track Sessions Announced
How can West Virginia break the cycle of last-place rankings in job creation and new business start-ups? How can we attract the creative, educated talent required to build a thriving business community? What opportunities exist in energy, research, technology and creative sectors that will provide new high-paying jobs to rejuvenate our economy? The Business and…
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Need a Good Real Estate Investment? Follow an Artist
We were happy to find yet another validating article that reinforces one of the strategies we’ve championed via Create WV. BusinessWeek outlines why artists are a driving force in redevelopment: The reason is that artists are happy to move where real estate investors aren’t prepared to go—crime-ridden inner cities with trashed-out apartments, inside rat-infested buildings…
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Is A Vision Shared Becoming a Vision Realized?
Many folks aren’t aware that Create WV is an initiative lead by the Creative Communities volunteer team of Vision Shared, a non-profit organization launched in 2001. Depending on who you ask, the Vision Shared effort has either been a hugely valuable forum for connecting the private and public sectors to solve difficult problems in West…
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Disrupting Class-Chapter 9-Giving Schools the Right Structure to Innovate
“School reformers have repeatedly tried to bash the system and confront it head-on. A major lesson from our studies of innovation is that disruptive innovation does not take root through a direct attack on the existing system. Instead, it must go around and underneath the system. This is how disruption drives affordability, accessibility, capability, and…
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Creative Communities Under Construction’ Across West Virginia
In preparation for the Create WV Conference, Oct. 20-22, we’re inviting bloggers across the state to highlight “Creative Communities Under Construction,” by demonstrating local examples of the “new economy” in West Virginia. Several bloggers helped jump-start the effort, and others will be added to this list as it expands: abetterwestvirginia.com Health Care Attorney Bob Coffield…
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Create WV Conference – Quality of Place Track Sessions
Jeffrey Miller, organizing leader for “Quality of Place” sessions at the 2008 Create WV conference, has announced the line up for this year’s exciting track: Tuesday, October 21 Wednesday, October 22 “The ‘place’ track was one of the highest rated at last year’s conference,” said Miller. “We are very excited about this year’s lineup, which…