Tag: Technology
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Creating a Sense of Urgency for Our Economic Future
According to their web site, the Milken Institute “is a publicly supported, nonpartisan, independent think tank whose work makes a difference in the lives of people worldwide by helping create a more democratic and efficient global economy.” They recently published their “2008 State Technology and Science Index” which ranks states on their ability to take…
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States Competing for Creative Dollars
An interesting article from Business XPansion Journal highlights how states are competing with each other with tax credits to draw the lucrative film and media industry to produce within their borders. As more regions wake up to the growth potential, the competition is heating up. “It has taken a while to embrace these industries as…
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Jamie Miller is the Creative Economy!
createwv.typepad.com Several West Virginians recently were generous enough to share their personal stories and perspectives with Create WV. Such profiles are great tools for illustrating what we mean by a new economy for our state — who populates this workforce and how they see the world and West Virginia’s place in it. Look for more…
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West Virginia Stereotype: Embracing Technology in Practical Ways
Growing up, I guess I had the impression that West Virginia was advanced in the area of technology. My reason for thinking so? As a kid I learned about the giant radio telescopes at Green Bank. I also lived in Morgantown briefly while the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system was being built. The National Radio…
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West Virginia Stereotype: Ready With a Warm Welcome and a Helping Hand
As I drove down Washington Street in Charleston yesterday, I saw a prototypical West Virginia scene. A driver’s car had conked out in the middle of the intersection. As the light turned green, the driver had to hop out of his car and desperately try to push it out of the way as cars lined…
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West Virginia Stereotype: Making Lemonade out of Lemons
If you study the history of West Virginia, we’ve had our share of lemons tossed our way. The state has been described as a “colony” because of the dominance of out-of-state land owners (some regions of the state have over 80% of their land owned by out-of-state corporate interests) who saw nothing wrong with extracting…
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West Virginia Stereotype: Connected to Home and Hills
The thing that struck me most about meeting Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit (you know, the folks who make the QuickBooks and Quicken software to manage your money), was how genuinely emotional he got when talking about his love for his home state. A native of Kenova, WV, near Huntington, Smith is among the technology…
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West Virginia Stereotype: Talented, But Extraordinarily Down to Earth
My Pittsburgh-native wife noticed this one right away. “You guys don’t give yourselves enough credit. You need to brag more.” Ever notice that even the celebrities that hail from West Virginia seem a little more humble, a little more down to earth, than their Hollywood peers? How much of these traits are rooted in Scotch-Irish…
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Today’s West Virginia Stereotype
In celebration of West Virginia Day (June 20), Create WV is pleased to participate in a statewide blogging “carnival” organized by Jason Keeling of abetterwestvirginia.com. The goal? To collaborate in building and communicating the “new” stereotype of West Virginia. We think this is a brilliant concept. We all know the negative stereotypes which originated from…
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Morgan Spurlock’s 30 Days as a Miner
Morgan Spurlock, our native son and famous documentarian (SuperSize Me, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?), recently premiered his latest “30 Days” series on FX at Tamarack in Beckley. The show aired to the nation last night June 3. Spurlock is one of many creative sons and daughters WV has produced. We at…