Jennifer Morgan

A Closer Look at the Middle Peninsula: VEDP Visits for FAM Tour

In, October, the Middle Peninsula Alliance hosted the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) for a familiarization (FAM) tour. In attendance were staff from the Business Investment, Research, Communications, Workforce, and Strategic Initiative departments.  Representatives from Virginia Tourism Corporation and from GO Virginia Region 6 joined the visit.

The purpose of this FAM tour was to inform these state partners about the business assets and resources that are available, and also hear and see first-hand from the localities that the Middle Peninsula Alliance represents. Each locality in the Middle Peninsula has a unique community brand, but the region as a whole represents a stronghold in agriculture and the water-based economy and is a bridge between the two industries and the rest of the state. Continue reading “A Closer Look at the Middle Peninsula: VEDP Visits for FAM Tour” →

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Virginia as the “Silicon Valley” of sea level rise? It could happen

Originally published by The Virginian-Pilot, Written by Gordon Rago, March 21, 2019

Can Virginia make money off sea-level rise?

The very idea sounds backwards — usually frequent flooding from bigger and more destructive storms is costly. Remember Hurricane Florence? One study showed a direct hit could have cost the region $5 billion of its gross domestic product in just three months. Continue reading “Virginia as the “Silicon Valley” of sea level rise? It could happen” →

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PamunkeyNet, then a casino. How an Indian tribe that’s been in Virginia for over 10,000 years plans to secure its future

Originally published by The Richmond Time-Dispatch, Written By Graham Moomaw, May 11, 2018

THE PAMUNKEY INDIAN RESERVATION — They’ve survived in Eastern Virginia for more than 10,000 years, withstanding the arrival of European colonists and holding onto tribal land at a reservation that predates the United States. After a successful three-decade push for federal recognition, the Pamunkey Indian Tribe now has big plans to secure its future in the 21st century. First, the tribe wants a better Internet connection.

Continue reading “PamunkeyNet, then a casino. How an Indian tribe that’s been in Virginia for over 10,000 years plans to secure its future” →

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Local broadband plan wins state board approval

Originally published by Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, March 14, 2018

PamunkeyNet, a business entity of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, has received approval from the GO Virginia State Board for the development of a plan for broadband in Region 6, which includes Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, and other localities of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck. Continue reading “Local broadband plan wins state board approval” →