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Virginia’s Growth Alliance (VGA) LOCALITIES RECEIVE $9.5 MILLION IN VBRSP GRANT REWARDS
Brunswick and Greensville were awarded $1 million and $8.5 million respectively under two Virginia Business Ready Sites Program (VBRSP) grants for their Stonewall and MAMac sites.
State Go Virginia Board approves three projects submitted by local Region Four GROW Capital Jobs
Mid-Atlantic Advanced Manufacturing Center site development was approved under the competitive grant category, Lighthouse U, a business startup ecosystem project was approved under per capita grants, and CampusRVA, a college graduate retention program received...
Dominion to hold groundbreaking ceremony for $1.3 billion power station
Dominion will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for the $1.3 billion Greensville Power station in Southern Virginia. Richmond-based Dominion began construction on the 1,588-megawatt, natural-gas, combined-cycle plant in June. The project is about 10 percent...
Eating goober peas & rebooting in Virginia peanut country
It’s harvest time in Southeast Virginia peanut country. You can smell it in the air — the mineral scent of diggers turning sandy soil, hay-scented vines, roasting peanuts. Commercial peanut growing started here, in this hot sandy soil, nearly 175 years ago. Virginia’s...
Governor McAuliffe Announces 113 New Jobs in Greensville County
~ 510nano Incorporated to invest $11 million to relocate headquarters and establish manufacturing operation ~ RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that 510nano Incorporated, a developer of renewable energy projects and technologies, will invest $11...
Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline to Pass Through Greensville County
The development of the Mid-Atlantic Advanced Manufacturing Center has been a high priority of Greensville County and the Regional Industrial Facilities Authority members. The provision of utilities is a key component of the development plan. One utility that weighs...