We plan to make good use of your time in Huntington for the Create West Virginia Conference and let you learn first-hand from many of the people who are working to transform the City. New to the conference this year is the Huntington Project Track. Using Huntington as a living laboratory, this track will:
Creative Economy
Lessons from South Africa: Valuing and Commercializing What Makes Us Unique
Submitted by createwv on Sat, 08/22/2009 - 20:28
As the 2009 Create West Virginia Diversity Initiative Leader, I’m always on the lookout for creative economy information and conversations. Just today, I discussed Create West Virginia with a South African friend, now living in DC, who lived many years in Mountain State. From this conversation I was directed to look abroad, to South Africa.
Should Your Community Create an Arts District? Find Out Why and How
Submitted by jeffjam on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 12:37
The Charleston Area Alliance, a combination "chamber of commerce" and economic/community development organization in our West Virginia capital city, is continuing its series of discussions on the role the arts plays in building the economy and a creative community.
Investing in Our Cultural Infrastructure
Submitted by jeffjam on Tue, 01/27/2009 - 06:36
With all the talk of Federal stimulus funds for "shovel ready" projects, should we be thinking about "stage ready" or "chisel ready" projects?
Neighbors Building Their Creative Class
Submitted by jeffjam on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 07:36
Our nearby friends in Roanoke, VA, have discovered the "creative class" and are working aggressively to build their community to attract and retain talent in their region:
In November, the board of directors for the Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership announced new attraction strategies aligned in meaningful ways with Florida's work.