Chris Hughes serves as the Vice President of Information Technology at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, where he oversees the IT needs of VEDP, including strategic planning and long-term direction of technology capabilities and improvements and compliance with cybersecurity standards and policies.

Shopping for a U.S. Headquarters and Distribution Location

Ferguson Looks for Room to Grow

In Search of Talent and Affordability  

Growing the Cloud from Virginia

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, is continually growing its business and tech workforce to address demand. In 2017, AWS began a site selection search to find a new corporate campus on the East Coast devoted to its cloud computing services.

The requirements: top talent and accessibility to major metro areas.