Hampton Dowling elected Chairman of committee established to advise VEDP Board of Directors on international trade and trade promotion 

RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the appointment of its new Committee on International Trade.

American Institutes for Research to invest $12.5 million to relocate major operations to Virginia 

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that the American Institutes for Research (AIR), one of the world’s largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations, will invest $12.5 million to relocate its major operations from Washington, D.C. to Arlington County. The project will create 320 new jobs.

SWaM-certified Hutchins & Hutchins to invest $224,000 to expand distribution facility 

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Hutchins & Hutchins, a SWaM-certified small business that assembles and distributes cleanroom supplies and equipment, will invest $224,000 to expand in Augusta County. The company is adding government and industrial contracts and will expand its warehouse to accommodate the growth. The project will create 15 new jobs.

Commonwealth moves up in annual survey that ranks business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic climate, growth prospects, and quality of life 

idX Corporation to expand Virginia manufacturing operation, invest $2.68 million 

FREDERICKSBURG - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that idX Corporation, the preeminent supplier of global solutions for retail environments, will invest $2.68 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Spotsylvania County. Virginia successfully competed against North Carolina for the project, which will create 25 new jobs.

Plan details strategies to position the Commonwealth and Central Virginia for faster growth

RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) announced today that it has completed a five-year (FY19-FY23) Strategic Plan for Economic Development of the Commonwealth, as required by the Code of Virginia as part of VEDP reforms enacted by state leaders earlier this year.