Why Do We Recruit Native Sons and Daughters?

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Posted (admin) in Uncategorized on April-1-2007

A recent Newsweek article brought light to the fact that some young people who leave their hometowns do indeed find it desirable to return home. Examples like these create additional momentum as to why it is essential that we actively recruit our native sons and daughters back to the Roanoke and New River Valley region. If you are in this category and would like to come home, then let us know.

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possum4all 3 years ago 1 point
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You bet stu! Keep up the great work.

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stu 3 years ago 1 point
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Both great points, I appreciate your comments.

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Sean Pecor 3 years ago 1 point
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I can't argue against an incubator in downtown Roanoke. I think it would be a great talking point but more importantly it would offer a vibrant metro atmosphere for startups who seem most often to be relegated to commercial parks off the beaten path.

Sean

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possum4all 3 years ago 1 point
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Wonder what it would take to make a grand experiment in SWVA and embrace a startup culture? Maybe take an old town like, say Pulaski or Roanoke or downtown Christiansburg, and use all that idle commercial space and just let a bunch of startups come in and change the world. Tax incentives, low-rent commercial space, and community.... just see what happens. Why try to land the big manufacturer? Why are plants so important to our economic development strategies?

Come on econ deve folks... pony up to the startup bar and pull the trigger. People WANT to come home!

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