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Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute

The Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute is a professional development program for natural resource managers from across Virginia’s communities who manage, conserve, and protect Virginia’s natural resources.
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Talent in Virginia: Where is it coming from and where is it going?

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  • Spencer Shanholtz
    • Looking further than educational attainmentWhen viewing regional profiles, it is typical to see statistics for educational attainment – the highest level of education obtained by a person currently living in an area – as the predominant metric for talent. This is commonly depicted as the percent of the population with a college degree (bachelor’s degree […]
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    Working with Tribes

    UVA's Institute for Engagement & Negotiation offers training on Effective American Indian Communications and Tribal Consultation.
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    UVA Sustainable Food Collaborative

    The Sustainable Food Collaborative implements the food-related goals of the University of Virginia’s 2020-2030 Sustainability Plan.
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    Tobacco Harm Reduction

    The Forum for Civil Dialogue on Tobacco, Nicotine and Alternative Product Harm Reduction and its series of dialogues brings stakeholders together to discuss tobacco, nicotine, and alternative products harm reduction strategies.
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    Taxpayer subsidy policy could impact Pinewood Heights, Pack says

    A town policy limiting when taxpayer dollars can be put toward private residential and commercial developments – depending on how broadly it’s worded – could affect Smithfield’s 18-year plan to gradually transform the former Pinewood Heights neighborhood behind Smithfield Foods’ meatpacking plant into an industrial park.
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    Since the pandemic, young adults have fueled the revival of small towns and rural areas

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  • Hamilton Lombard
    • So far the 2020s have turned out very differently than any recent decade. The 2023 county population estimates released by the Census Bureau this spring showed that last year migration rose in small towns and rural counties, making them the top destination within the U.S. The 2023 age estimates, which the Census Bureau released over the summer, show that most of the growth that small towns and rural areas have experienced since 2020 is being driven by growth in their population of 25- to 44– year-olds.

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