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Selling Virginia Delicacies Along the Commonwealth's Tourist Trails
From fourth-generation oyster farms to award-winning distilleries, Virginia’s food and beverage trails offer a bounty for hungry travelers. Here’s how some of those businesses have benefited from being on these trails.
Following The Crooked Road: A Conversation With René Rodgers
Dr. René Rodgers is head curator at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, where she leads the museum’s collections, permanent and special exhibits, and other educational programming.
Carter Family Fold, Scott County
Heritage Music Shapes the Future of Southwest Virginia on The Crooked Road
As U.S. Route 58 winds west along the southern border of Virginia into the Blue Ridge Mountains, the road takes on another name — drawing on the distinctive music for which southwestern Virginia is known.
McAfee Knob, Roanoke County
The Heart of the Appalachian Trail
Virginia Offers Challenge and Respite as Midpoint for Thru-Hikers It happens every spring and fall in Virginia. In the south, on the Tennessee border, they come just as the dogwoods bloom.
The Story Behind an Iconic American Hike: A Conversation With Philip D'Anieri
Philip D’Anieri is a lecturer in urban and regional planning at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning, where he teaches courses on the built environment.
Gatekeeper Security, Inc. used VEDP funding to exhibit at trade shows in Germany and Singapore.
Bespoke Export Support
Virginia Offers Best-in-Class Export Assistance for Companies' Complete Life Cycle Exporting can be a strong strategy for connecting companies with demand or diversifying their market bases to better weather economic conditions.
Virginia International Gateway, Portsmouth
The Port of Virginia: A Crucial Link in Vital Supply Chains
The last year has been challenging to all aspects of the logistics industry, and The Port of Virginia was not immune.
Phoenix Group, Chesapeake
Business Without Borders
International trade is beneficial for American consumers and businesses alike. Benefits for consumers include lower costs and a greater variety of goods available in their local markets.
An Exporter's View of International Trade: A Conversation With John Keppler
John Keppler is chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Enviva, the world's largest producer of woody biomass and one of Virginia's largest exporters out of its private terminal in the city of Chesapeake.
The Port of Virginia is using shipping data to optimize its workflows and speed the movement of cargo from ship to destination.
Virginia Sets Course for Robust Trade Growth
With Initial Funding Approved and Bold Goals on the Horizon, Virginia's International Trade Strategic Plan is Moving Forward The fundamental conditions are in place for Virginia to significantly grow its international trade. Now, the Commonwealth is setting a course to capitalize on those assets.
Building on Success at the Port of Virginia: A Conversation With Stephen Edwards
Stephen Edwards joined The Port of Virginia as CEO and executive director in January 2021. Before joining the port, he was president and CEO of TraPac, which operates container terminals in California and Florida.
