Spotlight Archive • Hampton Roads Business Education Collaborative (HRBEC) is a growing network of regional organizations focusing on improving workplace readiness skills in Hampton Roads. HRBEC was initiated by Canon Information Technology Services (Canon ITS), in Chesapeake, in collaboration with the Virginia Beach Advanced Technology Center, Opportunity Inc. and Junior Achievement.> Read More • Cloverleaf Apartments is a cooperative effort between the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless single adults in Hampton Roads.>Read More • MODSIM World is a premier international conference and exposition for collaboration and transfer of modeling & simulation knowledge, new research, development and applied technology across all public and private sectors to support and enhance leadership and management decision-making. >Read More • The Alliance for Regional Stewardship (ARS) is a national nonprofit organization that fosters collaborative, multi-sector regional stewardship as a means for advancing economic, social and environmental progress, while maintaining a sense of place, in America’s metropolitan regions. >Read More • Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation (MAST) Center is a cooperative effort between Suffolk and Portsmouth in promotion of the modeling and simulation industry in Hampton Roads. >Read More • The Hampton Roads Technology Incubator System (HRTIS) is dedicated to nurturing high-growth, high tech businesses into profitable industry leaders. >Read More • Family Attractions Network of Hampton Roads (HRFAN) is a regional partnership of several of Hampton Roads’ non-profit attractions, in a cooperative marketing and positioning program for the Hampton Roads region. >Read More • The Hampton Roads Research Partnership (HRRP) is a consortium of seven academic institutions, two federal research and technology laboratories, and a research institute in Hampton Roads. >Read More • The Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (HREDA) is an effective public-private partnership for the purpose of business attraction and assistance. >Read More • The Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) is a not-for-profit, collaborative enterprise center of Old Dominion University.>Read More • The Hampton Roads Technology Council (HRTC) is the technology nerve center for the southeastern region of Virginia named Hampton Roads. >Read More • The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) is a regional organization representing this area's sixteen local governments. >Read More • The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is the state's leading agency for international transportation and maritime commerce, charged with operating and marketing the marine terminal facilities through which the shipping trade takes place.>Read More