HAMPTON -- Standing at the intersection of Innovate Avenue and Imagine Avenue, author Joel Kotkin told area political, civic and business leaders Thursday that they needed to make Hampton Roads "a place of aspiration" to draw residents and businesses.The street signs were fake. They were placed on stage at the Radisson Hotel Hampton for the annual meeting of the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance.But the message was real. Kotkin, who has been published in major newspapers… more
