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ARTICLE: Chesapeake In-Depth

Chesapeake, Virginia has no shortage of career opportunities or recreational attractions. Located just 20 minutes from the ocean, Chesapeake is an important part of the Atlantic intra-coastal waterway. Boats pass regularly through its Albemarle Chesapeake Canal. In addition to water attractions, Chesapeake offers an arboretum, planetarium, golf courses and nature parks. Less than an hour from Colonial Williamsburg, Chesapeake takes pride in its own cultural development.

With a population greater than 200,000, Chesapeake provides residents with strong city leadership and its young people with excellent schools. Colleges and universities in and around the Chesapeake area provide solid career education and degree programs to prepare citizens to meet the demands of the 21st century.

When it comes to technology employment, Chesapeake is in the top 10 percent of U.S. metropolitan areas. Chesapeake has a seriously successful economic development plan that targets these industries and business sectors for expansion:

• Industrial technologies
• Communication technologies
• Knowledge services
• Military technologies
• Healthcare support and services

Career and job opportunities abound with these major employers:

• Chesapeake General Hospital
• QVC Chesapeake, Inc.
• HSBC
• LTD Management Company, LLC
• Cox Communications

Chesapeake boasts one of the most educated workforce populations in the U.S. Its many universities and degree programs make the area's educational attainment no surprise: 25% of the Chesapeake population has a bachelor's degree or higher.

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