Tag: Technology
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Kudos on Broadband Progress
Several additional communities in West Virginia are enjoying access to DSL broadband thanks for recent efforts by Verizon. And with support from Connected Nation, a DC-based nonprofit technology group, 2008 should be even better. From a Sunday Charleston Gazette-Mail article: Since August, Verizon, along with other high-speed Internet providers in the state, has helped Connected…
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New State Slogan: Open for Immigrants?
Since “Open for Business” has run its course on our welcome signs, perhaps it’s time to discuss who we’re open for as much as what we’re open for. In the New Economy, any discussion has to begin with the global competition for talent. And by global, we do mean global. It’s a simple equation: The…
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The Power of Ph.D.’s
After a string of good news, South Charleston faced some bad news this week: More layoffs from Dow Chemical within their long-suffering research center in the Kanawha Valley. Up to 150 scientists – highly paid Ph.D.’s with salaries north of $100K – will be either relocated or let go in the coming year. Once a…
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What Now?
The sense of excitement and hope was palpable during the Create WV Conference November 12-14 at the Stonewall Resort. The purpose of the conference was to educate, inspire, agitate and empower, and based on the feedback it seemed to have met its goal. The overall satisfaction score from the 230+ attendees was 4.5 out of…
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Scott Doron Stirs the Create WV Crowd
Scott Doron, Director of the Southern Technology Council, describes West Virginia as a high performance race car ready to shoot off the starting line….but with the emergency break on. createwv.typepad.com The publisher of several insightful studies on the economic future of the South, the Southern Technology Council is a non-partisan public policty think tank based…
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South Charleston Shares Wireless Vision
South Charleston is the latest West Virginia community to embrace the economic development and quality of life potential of wireless broadband access. Mayor Frank Mullens shared the plans last week. The project is estimated to cost approximately $69,000 and will cover four business districts. South Charleston joins a handful of other communities, such as the…
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Mapping Our Creative Hot Spots
One of the goals of Create WV is to connect the creative innovators around the state with each other. One way to do that is to identify where they tend to gather. Think of it as an Innovation Treasure Map. Towards that end, we have created a West Virginia CommunityWalk tool. You can launch it…
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How to Connect Our Communities
The technology track of the Create WV Conference offers sessions on using technology to attract and develop creative workers in your community. Many creative workers can live and work anywhere with reliable, modern broadband Internet access – the critical new “utility” for the 21st century. Wireless access makes it easier to work in public places…
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Create WV Sponsors Support Innovation
A groundswell of support from business, academic and non-profit organizations is helping us develop the Create WV Conference into a valuable resource for West Virginia communities. We would like to thank the following organizations for their support in building a creative, dynamic West Virginia for the 21st Century and encourage you to interact with them…
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Update: Conference Attendees and Speakers
It has been an exciting few months launching the Create WV initiative. People from all over the state are coming on board with ideas, insights, participation and support to help us create an innovative, open culture that thrives in the new global economy. We are encouraged by the response so far to the Create WV…