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U.S. Department of Commerce

Jul 19, 2022

Richmond’s Maymont wins $8M tourism grant

Updated July 20, 2022 Maymont Foundation, which maintains and runs Richmond‘s Maymont park, was awarded an $8 million federal grant Tuesday to promote regional tourism, the U.S. Department of Commerce‘s Economic Development Administration announced. With an additional $2 million in matching funds from the foundation, the EDA grant will be used for infrastructure improvements to [&helli[...]

River Roads Jet Boats Co. co-owner Mason Basten wants to remain in Amherst County but his business needs room to grow. Photo by Meridith De Avila Khan
Nov 29, 2021

Industrial space gets boost in Amherst

Amherst County has received a $3 million federal grant to attract manufacturing firms with a new 45,000-square-foot, $4.6 million industrial facility. In September, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it awarded a $3 million grant to the county Economic Development Authority to build a new county-owned facility, with hopes that the project would create […]

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