Can you hear it? Can you see it? Can you feel it? More and more 20somethings, 30somethings, and 40somethings are heading back home. No, they did not lose their jobs & move back in with Mom & Dad. More people are returning to their roots. An article appeared in dozens and dozens of national newspapers regarding the Return to Roots movement.... http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/articles/2008/07/27/professionals_find_jobs_back_in_rural_hometowns/
Mini-technology corridors are springing up from the farm fields in Southwestern Virginia!
Working at Virginia Tech Career Services and Radford University Experiential Learning & Career Services , I would hear hundreds of students say "DC" "Richmond" "Charlotte" "The Beach" or "New York" when I would ask them where they planned to live following their upcoming graduation. Early 20somethings do not see the benefit of the wealth of career opportunities that exist in Southwestern Virginia. Mid 20somethings have a hard time seeing it too. However, once a RU or VT grad gets into his or her late 20s or early 30s, they start thinking about those halcyon days of yesteryear in Blacksburg or Radford or Christiansburg. When you get married, have children, and "find yourself" with regard to your career, you start thinking about what really matters to you in terms of place. While it might have been great to hang out with your fraternity brothers, in Richmond/DC/The Beach, for a few years, you realize that everything is more expensive in the big city (rent, utilities, food, clothing, entertainment, tolls, etc.) than the small town.
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