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Merrick leaving as state commerce secretary
Caren Merrick, Virginia’s commerce and trade secretary, said in a LinkedIn post that she is leaving Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s administration. According to a Washington Post story Thursday, Merrick turned down the job of state secretary of natural resources. The Post reported that Youngkin offered Merrick the natural resources job in order to name her chief […]
Youngkin tours Amazon’s new robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk
Amazon.com Inc.’s 3.8-million-square-foot robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk opened in September, but the global retail colossus held an official grand opening at the facility Thursday, allowing Amazon officials to show off the center to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who attended the opening event and took a tour. The $230 million, four-and-a-half-story building in Northgate Commerce Park [&helli[...]
Rising in the Southwest
Through decades of owning her own beauty salon and later a gift shop in downtown Abingdon, Cathy Lowe developed an interest in economic development. In 2006, she decided to run for town council and won — ultimately serving for 12 years, including six as vice mayor and two as mayor. Throughout her career, Lowe, who […]
Merrick named as state’s next commerce secretary
Caren Merrick, the CEO of Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin‘s nonprofit Virginia Ready Initiative, has been chosen to serve as Virginia’s next secretary of commerce and trade, Youngkin’s campaign announced Tuesday. Before leading VA Ready, a role in which she managed $10 million in public and private funding to assist Virginians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
