SU's local economic impact study released

To review the Executive Summary of the documented study, click on the following link:

http://www.su.edu//www/Shenandoah-Univ-Economic-Impact-Analysis.pdf 

The perception is that the president of TischlerBise, L. Carson Bise II should be somewhat familiar with SU and the local area as he received his MBA in Economics from Shenandoah University.

Other commonwealth university studies that might be of interest:

EMU's
http://www.emu.edu/ir/impact-study/economic/

JMU's
www.jmu.edu/instresrch/resrchstud/economic/EcoImp06.pdf

UVA's
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/pdf/econ_impact_broc.pdf

Watch City Council Monthly Meetings "on-demand" via DotZot.net

There is new opportunity for the citizens of Winchester to keep more informed with the monthly City Council meetings being recorded and made available on-demand at the following website of www.DotZot.net.

A statement obtained from their website:

DotZot is a local online video network. We are serving the Winchester area by producing programming that engages the community. Our programming aim is to bring local businesses, events, and sports to you.

DotZot.net also is producing a Winchester Weekly spotlight which reminds you of the former Cable Talk show that Barry Lee did on Adelphia Cable Channel 6.

To watch the City Council meetings "on-demand", just click on the following link: www.DotZot.net and click on the Government tab at the top of the screen.

Google Apps, will it be the direction for ALL educational institutions to go?

Just wanted to share ... wonder if the local school systems are looking into Google Apps?  After reviewing what Google Apps has to offer, not sure how any educational institution cannot afford to not take advantage of the free service.

Build your 21st century school, starting today ...
Google Apps' advanced collaboration and communication tools make it easy to help your students acquire the skills that will help them soar, in their education and out in the world.  There's no hardware to maintain or software to install, no ads, and no cost for schools.
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/k12.html

10 reasons to choose Google Apps:
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/sell.html

Customer’s stories:
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/customers.html

Not sure if the Frederick County Public Schools and Winchester Public Schools are exploring the opportunity with Google Apps but the perception is that it will be most cost effective way to go for the future.

It was communicated to The Pub that Shenandoah University has taken advantage of Google Apps.

SU working on a deal to regain the Beltone Hearing Aid property?

The Pub was informed from a credible source last week that SU is working to make a deal to regain the Beltone Hearing Aid property at 1650 Apple Blossom Drive beside TV3-Winchester.

The current Beltone land was once in the real-estate portfolio for SU but for some reason, SU officials sold that land years ago (1985 timeframe) for $90,000 to the present Beltone owners.

The perception is that SU has a plan in place with the hopes for the closure of Millwood Ave and the hopes of sealing a deal to regain the property at 1650 Apple Blossom Drive.

Wonder what the plan is?  Seems logical for an ideal location for an official campus entrance to be constructed.  SU admins have made that known that they really have no official entrance to the campus.

If there is really a safety issue with students crossing the street, it seems like the Apple Blossom Drive section below Sheetz down toward the Beltone Hearing Aid area is the most dangerous vs. the Millwood Ave section in front of  OBT and TV3.

If SU gets the closure of Millwood Ave in front of OBT/TV3 and regains the Beltone Hearing Aid property, then if not mistaken, SU will own everything from vacant lot beside Bob Evan's up along Millwood on both side to the Beltone property and SU's new business school.

SU company sued after eatery closes

The Pub made a comment about this back on March 8th.

The former Jimmy's Steakhouse Restaurant ... is there another side to that story???

SU company sued after eatery closes
August 21, 2010
By Vic Bradshaw
The Winchester Star
    

WINCHESTER- A local restaurateur has filed a lawsuit seeking up to $1 million from a company owned by Shenandoah University, saying changes it made led to the demise of his long-standing family business.

George James Sempeles - who took over the restaurant his father founded at the site in 1964 and operated it as Jimmy's Steak and Seafood Grill - has sued Shenandoah Hotel Property LLC (SHP) for breach of contract.

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Frederick County Circuit Court. It requests a jury trial.

The suit details an array of changes made at the hotel property at 1017 Millwood Pike (U.S. 50) that opened as a Holiday Inn and now is a Quality Inn. It claims those changes negatively affected Sempeles' business, which he closed on or about Feb. 24.

Follow this link to read the complete story ...
http://winchesterstar.com/articles/view/su_company_sued_after_eatery_closes