Will Payne is managing partner of economic development firm Coalfield Strategies, the director of InvestSWVA, a public-private partnership aimed at attracting companies to the western portion of Virginia, and an adviser to the Energy DELTA Lab research and development facility in Wise County.

April Wade is executive director of the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC), which represents stakeholders invested in research and development, workforce, innovation, and advocacy for the nuclear energy industry.

Once limited from selling internationally, NOVA Power Solutions jump-starts its export program

Ambassador Mark Brzezinski has served as the U.S. ambassador to Poland since 2021. VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Ambassador Brzezinski about foreign direct investment, European perceptions of the business climate in the United States and Virginia, and more.

VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Ambassador Yui, who took over as the Taiwanese representative to the United States at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) in December 2023, about the trade relationship between Virginia and Taiwan.

In 2020, Volkswagen faced a choice. With the end of the lease on its Herndon office space looming, would it move to Atlanta, where its Porsche subsidiary is located, or another city?

Pulaski County grows local economy by embracing foreign direct investment.

The LEGO Group Builds a Sustainable Future in Virginia

Jasjit Singh is the executive director of SelectUSA, and spoke with Jason El Koubi about trends in foreign direct investment and SelectUSA’s work to drive FDI activity.

Global companies cite Washington Dulles International Airport and the Port of Virginia as key factors in success.