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Grayson County

A hay bale half-buried in mud in a wooded area
Oct 23, 2024

Va. agricultural damage from Helene totals $159.3M

Hurricane Helene’s agricultural damage in Virginia totals more than $159.3 million, according to Virginia Cooperative Extension agents’ research. Hurricane Helene made landfall on the Gulf Coast in Florida as a Category 4 storm late on Sept. 26 and tore through the Southeast into Sept. 27, causing catastrophic flooding in parts of Georgia, North and South […]

Internet service provider EarthLink is building a $5.4 million customer support center in Norton, creating 285 jobs. Photo by Earl Niekirk
Feb 27, 2022

Finding new solutions

Movers and shakers in Southwest Virginia wanted to try a new approach to economic development. The stakes were (and are) high. Naturally, the decline of the coal industry had a devastating impact on Virginia’s coalfields. The Appalachian Regional Commission classifies four counties in Southwest Virginia — Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee and Wise — as economically distressed. […]

Sep 23, 2021

Facebook bringing broadband to Grayson County

Facebook, Appalachian Power and Gigabeam Networks are partnering to bring faster internet to Grayson County residents, the social media giant announced Thursday. The trio of companies will bring fiber-to-the-home and wireless internet to about 6,000 households in Grayson, a Southwest Virginia county with a population of about 15,000. Gigabeam will begin offering internet service in […]

Aug 20, 2021

Woodgrain Inc. to invest $17M in SW Va., creating 100 jobs

Woodgrain Inc. will invest $9 million to expand its operations in Smyth County and invest $8 million more to purchase and expand the former Independence Lumber sawmill in Grayson County, producing 100 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The family-owned business based in Idaho is one of the largest millwork companies in the world, manufacturing […]

Dec 1, 2020

Grayson County food manufacturer announces $1.5M expansion

Organic meat snack brand Grayson Natural Farms LLC will expand its Grayson County operation by 35,000 square feet through a $1.5 million investment, creating 40 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Grayson Natural Farms produces Landcrafted Food, which are grass-fed, organic meat snacks. Its smokehouse and production operation is currently located at 226 Industrial Lane. […]

Jun 24, 2020

S.C. manufacturer relocating to Grayson County

Metalworx Inc., a manufacturer of highly-engineered and precision-manufactured components, assemblies and products for industrial uses, is investing $7.6 million to relocate its headquarters and manufacturing operations from South Carolina to the former Core Fitness Complex in Grayson County, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. Virginia competed with North Carolina for the project, wh[...]

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