DATE: Sunday, September 7, 1997             TAG: 9708310098

SECTION: BUSINESS                PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 

TYPE: HAMPTON ROADS ALMANAC 1997
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FOR MORE INFORMATION

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Here's how to gain access to information about economic and

business activity in the region:

HAMPTON ROADS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION

The commission, made up of elected officials of cities and

counties in the region, monitors economic and demographic activity

in the region. The commission staff routinely studies population,

economic and business trends in Hampton Roads. The commission's

library has several business-related resources, including aerial

photographs of the region, demographic and housing data and counts

of traffic volume on area streets and highways.

Reports: The staff compiles two annual publications - Hampton

Roads Data Book and Hampton Roads Economic Outlook - and periodic

reports on trends in population and economic development.

Phone: (757) 420-8300

Address: 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, Va. 23320

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY FORECASTING PROJECT, ODU College of

Business and Public Administration

The forecasting project has a web page with historical data and

forecasts for employment, housing, port tonnage, tourism, retail

sales and other sectors of the Hampton Roads economy.

Internet address: www.odu.edu (insert a backslash, then the

curved figure above the backslash on same computer key)forecast.

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY, BUREAU FOR BUSINESS RESEARCH

The business research bureau gathers economic and business data

for each of the state's metropolitan statistical areas. It also

provides analysis and projections of economic activity in these

areas.

Reports: The bureau's Virginia Outlook newsletter is issued in

January, May and October; it provides updates in March, April,

August and December.

Address: Roy Pearson, Bureau of Business Research, College of

William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Va. 23185.

WELDON COOPER CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

The center's staff gathers information about demographic,

government and economic activity in Virginia.

Reports: The staff regularly publishes reports on employment,

income, population and other topics. Its Virginia Statistical

Abstract, a paperback reference book, provides statistics on

economic, financial, educational, demographic and agricultural

activity in the state.

Internet address: www.virginia.edu/(insert the wave mark on slash

key)cpserv/; another site, Va/Stat, provides tables and graphs on

the Virginia economy.

Phone: (804) 982-5704; fax: (804) 982-5536; e-mail:

cps-pubs(AT)virginia.edu

Address: 918 Emmet St., North, Suite 300, Charlottesville, Va.

22903-4832

VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION

The VEC is the state agency responsible for collecting data on

employment and joblessness in Virginia. It distributes these figures

monthly and a more detailed set of employment and jobless figures

quarterly.

Reports: The commission puts out Economic Indicators, a quarterly

publication with statistical tables and essays about employment

trends in the state. The VEC also provides data on jobless rates,

employment by industry, and changes in the consumer price index by

fax machine. The service, dubbed VECSTAT, is available 24 hours a

day by calling (800) 282-4750. The commission also operates an

electronic bulletin board with figures on employment, income and

joblessness in Virginia. This service is nicknamed ALICE for the

Automated Labor Information on the Commonwealth's Economy. For

instructions on how to use it, call (804) 371-2915.

Internet address: www.state.va.us/vec/vec.html

Phone: (804) 786-8223; e-mail address: vaemploy(AT)aol.com

Address: Virginia Employment Commission, Economic Information

Services Division, P.O. 1358, Richmond, Va. 23219

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