Virginia has the second-largest population of veterans in the country, with nearly one out of every 10 residents a former service member. The state’s community colleges and veteran job training programs are working in concert with industry to offer veterans numerous options for retraining, within months or even weeks, to well-paying civilian trades and careers in the infrastructure and logistics industries and beyond.
NASA research facility looks to use its capabilities to advance drone research.
The largest rail operator in the United States, Union Pacific Railroad, announced it was buying Norfolk Southern Corporation one of two freight rail operators in the Commonwealth (along with CSX Transportation) and a major operator in 22 states east of the Mississippi River. If you imagine timelines as train tracks and key events as moments when tracks converge, this is a pivotal time for rail in Virginia.
Whether through drones delivering urgent medical supplies, air taxis bypassing traffic on Interstate 95, or Seagliders linking flood-prone coastal towns, the Commonwealth is preparing to adapt and help shape the next wave of mobility.
Careful planning at The Port of Virginia and other key properties has the Commonwealth poised for development.
Food and beverage, pharmaceutical companies rely on cold chain infrastructure to succeed in Virginia.
Virginia’s infrastructure investments underpin business resiliency.
For years, the Roanoke Region faced a familiar challenge: young professionals saw it as a place to leave, not a destination to build a career. This spurred the creation of Roanoke Regional Partnership’s talent attraction brand, Get2KnowNoke – an innovative talent initiative that's helping rewrite Roanoke's story and achieve remarkable results.
VEDP chatted with Chef Patrick O'Connell of the Inn at Little Washington about all things Virginia, what inspires him, why he's planted his roots here, and how Virginia has played a pivotal role in his success.
Alexandria Troupe, a licensed agent at River Fox Realty in Richmond, discusses the real estate market in Richmond and Virginia as a whole, including the factors that draw homebuyers to Virginia and the Commonwealth’s relative affordability along the Interstate 95 corridor.