Virginia Beach is best known as a resort, with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. It is also home to several state parks, several long protected beach areas, three military bases, a number of large corporations, two universities, and historic sites. Virginia Beach is all about its boardwalk and its clean 100-yard-wide beach. Each August, the area’s large surfing community plays host to the annual East Coast Surfing Championship (www.surfecsc.com ), North America’s oldest running surfing competition (the 44th annual event will be Aug. Virginia Beach is a place to watch with plenty of employment opportunities for the future. Industry within the region of Hampton Roads include manufacturing, military, tourism, high technology and the Port of Virginia, and the region boasts a 54 billion dollar economy.

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