America's First Region Community Support Recognition

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The Hampton Roads Partnership (HRP) launched the brand “America’s First Region” in 2006. Since then, a number of organizations and businesses have and continue to actively promote it. HRP honored them with a resolution of appreciation for their support at the March 2009 Board Meeting.

HRP Board member: Mr. Bill Crawford, Regional President, Wachovia Bank, sponsored billboards throughout the region. Other supporting community organizations and their representatives in attendance:

• Mr. Ben Giancola, Assistant General Manager, Norfolk Admirals and Norfolk Tides posted the brand on the Scope Arena message board during their hockey season and on Harbor Park’s outfield digital message board during each Tides home baseball game;
• Mr. Doug Davis, President & General Manager of WAVY TV- Channel 10, produced the award winning “My Hampton Roads” series profiling individuals and organizations region-wide working to preserve area treasures;
• Mr. Ken Scott, Executive Director, Norfolk Airport Authority, welcomes visitors and all those returning home to “America’s First Region” with a prominent digital sign in the airport;
• Mr. Dennis Heuer, Hampton Roads District Administrator, VDOT broadcast the brand in their 610 AM radio advisories;
• Ms. Elaine Cayton, President AHR Communications, Inc./AdMobile, features the brand on their mobile billboard delivery trucks traveling throughout the region;
• Mr. Doug Lister, Community Relations Director, Adams Outdoor Advertising, provided valuable billboard space for businesses to display our brand on the Peninsula and Southside;
• Mr. Steve Goad, Manager of Government Relations, Cox Communications, sponsored the “America’s First Region” history poster which is distributed to fourth grade classrooms in both public and private schools throughout Hampton Roads;
• Mr. Michael Townes, President & CEO, Hampton Roads Transit (HRT), continues to display the brand decal on their entire bus fleet.

Featured in the video are:

• ABNB Federal Credit Union
• Adams Outdoor Advertising
• AdMobile
• Cox Communications
• Dairy Queen
• Farm Fresh
• Franklin-Southampton Economic Development
• Hampton Roads Transit (HRT)
• James City County
• Norfolk Admirals/Scope
• Norfolk International Airport
• Norfolk State University
• Norfolk Tides
• The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center
• Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
• Verizon idearcMedia
• Virginia Department of Transportation, Hampton Roads District
• Virginia Governor Tim Kaine
• Virginia Natural Gas
• Wachovia Bank
• WAVY TV 10

There are many more promoters of “America’s First Region”.
What's yours!