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Highly Skilled and Educated "Newport News offers a 'new blue collar' environment where skilled tradesmen with specialized training and certiﬁcations are as sought after as 'white collar' professionals," says Everett H. Jordan, Jr., director of The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest industrial employer in Virginia. The Apprentice School, established in 1919, graduated its 10,000th apprentice this year. It recently moved into a new mixed-use redevelopment project in the city's traditional downtown, and includes the school, housing, retail, and structured parking on a 6-acre campus. There are nearly two dozen institutions of higher learning in the Newport News region, including Christopher Newport University, Thomas Nelson Community College, and the University of Virginia/Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center, which offers professional development courses for government, industry, ﬁnance, and information technology through Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia. The two universities previously had separate locations in Virginia Beach when they decided to expand to the Peninsula to offer easier education access to the entire Hampton Roads region. Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center director Melissa Lubin says, "When searching for a central location, we found the mayor, city manager, and Economic Development Authority of Newport News welcoming us with open arms, supporting our expansion efforts on multiple levels." Lubin says the educational center is helping fulﬁll a critical need for the region with its shifting and diverse demographic of citizens working in a wide array of business enterprises, including high tech, defense contractors, and global corporations. "These businesses all need employee development enhancement to meet the growing demands of our global economy," she adds. An Ideal Location to Call Home The Atlantic 10 Conference moved its headquarters from Philadelphia to City Center in Newport News ﬁve years ago. Conference Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade says the location really can't be beat. "There are three good international airports within 48 miles of our ofﬁce, as well as major highways, Amtrak service, and excellent travel routes to all of our member institutions," she says. McGlade also notes that the low cost of living in Newport News helps the Conference attract new and talented employees, who appreciate the WHAT WE DO EXTREMELY WELL IS TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH A BUSINESS CAN THRIVE. - Florence Kingston, Newport News director of development usairwaysmag.com AUGUST 2014 137 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - August 2014

Table of Contents
Perspective: CEO Letter
Did You Know?
Hot Spots: Best Cultural Sites
Great Escapes: RIU Hotels and Resorts
Style Spotlight: Beach Wear
Golf: Wyndham Championship
Diversions: Stargazing
Connections: Everybody's Business
Gear Up: Stay Cool
Travel Feature: Vancouver
Great Tastes: Bonefish Grill
Special Section: Orange County, California
University Spotlight: Salisbury University
Special Section: Celebrate Opera
To Your Health: Lumiday and Luminite
Special Section: Newport News, Virginia
Best of Health: Miami Foot & Ankle Surgery
Great Dates: Las Vegas Marathon
Special Section: Women's College Coalition
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Audio Entertainment
Video Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
oneworld alliance
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - August 2014