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Economic Development

Aug 14, 2013

Vienna and Leesburg make list of ‘Best Places to Live’

50 communities of 10,000 to 50,000 people are ranked on family income, home prices and other measurements.

Aug 13, 2013

Soybean deal will ship 8 million bushels to China

Perdue Agribusiness Inc. signs deal with Jiusan Oil and Grain Industries Group.

Aug 12, 2013

Loudoun projects added 1,645 jobs in the past fiscal year

56 ‘wins’ represented an increase of 47 percent from previous year.

Aug 12, 2013

Richmond National Battlefield Park acquires 251 acres

Land is the site of the 1862 Glendale Civil War battle in Henrico County.

Aug 8, 2013

Peanut butter plant in Southampton County to create 60 jobs

North Carolina-based Hampton Farms plans to spend $5.5 million on the project.

Aug 6, 2013

Ardagh Group to invest $93.5 million in Roanoke Valley

Company will open metal packaging manufacturing plant, creating 96 jobs.

Aug 6, 2013

Virginia signs agreement with Amtrak

Commonwealth will assume greater costs connected with intercity passenger service.

Aug 6, 2013

Local developer to build new Virginia Beach brewery

Green Flash Brewing Co. to open 58,000-square-foot facility.

Aug 2, 2013

SCC approves plans for power plant in Brunswick County

The $1.3 billion, natural gas-fired facility will replace coal-fired stations that are being retired.

Jul 30, 2013

Unemployment rates rise in Virginia metro areas

Northern Virginia records lowest rate, 4.8 percent.

​The EB-5 debate
Jul 26, 2013

​The EB-5 debate

Kathy Owens has a vision to build a mini-Chinatown in Virginia Beach.

Jul 16, 2013

Advanced Engineering Consultants to open Virginia Beach Office

Company expects to hire 13 people at a average pay of $83,200.

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