The Work Force

Why have so many residents and businesses decided to call Chesapeake home? Why has the City been recognized as one of the 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family (1995 and 1997)? Why has Chesapeake, and the entire Hampton Roads region, been recognized by Money magazine as the "Most Livable Large City in the South" for 1998? The numbers tell the story of a safe, family-oriented community with a bright past and a dynamic future:

• a young, upwardly mobile population
• an outstanding labor pool committed to quality and high productivity
• An education system dedicated to preparing its students for tomorrow's world