(The Center Square) — The Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission recently approved a pilot workforce housing program to make the region more attractive to new businesses and job seekers.
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(The Center Square) — Virginia has again ranked first in CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business index, its sixth time topping the chart since CNBC started the survey in 2007.
Despite the 2020 lockdown on global tourism and continued fears over new COVID strains, the hospitality industry is on more than a rebound — it’s booming, according to the Research and Markets 2024 “U.S. Sustainable Travel Market" survey. Ecotourism (or sustainable tourism) is also rising, with an expected growth of over $50 billion by 2029.
Brownfields, previously disturbed lands that present environmental concerns but could be turned into future economic development projects, may soon be cleaned up and repurposed in some Virginia communities, following a fresh infusion of federal funds. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $1 million each to the towns of Dublin and Dumfries through the Multipurpose, Assessment […]
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The city of Manassas has named Tia W. Nelson as its new assistant director of economic development.
With an economic recovery on shaky ground and cases of COVID-19 rising nationwide, economic leaders from across Northern Virginia gathered for…
What happens when Northern Virginia jurisdictions stop competing for new business and start working together?
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has hired Christina M. Winn as the new economic development director, the county announced on T…
Digital technology firm MicroStrategy will invest $6 million and add 300 jobs at its headquarters in Tysons Corner.
Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia leaders were in unison Sept. 27 that financing Metrorail upgrades, supporting infrastructure impro…