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Virginia Beach Economic Development donates to Hope House
September 3rd, 2010
The Virginia Beach Development Authority (VBDA) and the Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development (VBDED) hosted the third annual Virginia Beach Business Appreciation Charity Golf Classic at Virginia Beach National Golf Club. The annual event coincides with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Business Appreciation Month, which recognizes the contributions Virginia Beach businesses make to support the City’s excellent economy and quality of life.
Virginia Beach business and industry executives, real estate agents, developers, brokers, architects, engineers and consultants were joined by members of the VBDA and VBDED in the tournament that raised more than $15,000. Proceeds were donated to three local charities: Grow Smart, that promotes and improves healthy development and school readiness for the prenatal to five population in Virginia Beach; the Virginia Beach Education Foundation’s Building Futures Grants, that fund innovative and creative learning programs for students; and Hope House Foundation, the only organization in the Commonwealth that supports adults with developmental disabilities living in their own homes. The donations are given in the name of the Virginia Beach Business Community.
“We’re very pleased to support these worthwhile organizations that do so much for our community,” says Warren Harris, director of Economic Development. “It’s also a way for businesses to network with each other and enjoy an afternoon of golf.”
The mission of the City of Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development is to attract and retain national and international business and industry that results in the creation of new capital investment and jobs that increase the per capita income in the community. The City of Virginia Beach is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia with a population of 440,908 and is the 42nd largest city in the United States. Virginia Beach has been recognized as having one of the 10 best economic development groups in the nation by Site Selection magazine. In 2006, Virginia Beach was named one of the 10 best big cities in America by Money magazine. In 2008, the Department of Economic Development received re-accreditation through the International Economic Development Council, one of only 25 economic development organizations in the world to have this recognition. For more information, visit yesvirginiabeach.com.
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Ohio city wants to limit where people with disabilities can live
September 3rd, 2010
By Jennifer Lindgren, WKYC.com
The City of Strongsville has proposed an ordinance some say would limit the freedoms of the developmentally disabled.
Ordinance 2010-096 will be up for public discussion in Strongsville next Tuesday, where many are expected to voice their opinions.
Attorneys for the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, for one, will speak on the agency’s behalf.
“As [the ordinance] is written right now, it is very restrictive. It violates the Fair Housing Act, it violates HIPAA and other provisions of federal law,” said Dr. Terry Ryan, Superintendent for the CCBDD.
Dr. Ryan says the concern surrounds wording in the proposed ordinance that would restrict where people with developmental disabilities could live. It would also require those people to disclose the type of disability they have, and require 24-hour supervision, without regard to actual need for supervision.
“It also gives overly broad authority to city officials to determine who can live in a home,” said Dr. Ryan.