Virginia expands infrastructure capacity through targeted investments in road, rail, and port facilities.

VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Ashleigh de la Torre, vice president of public policy at Amazon, about Amazon’s complex logistics operations and ambitious sustainability goals.

VEDP Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu spoke to Myra Blanco, chief growth officer at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and CEO of the university’s Dock to Door Coalition, about the coalition’s goals for transforming the way supply chains are viewed, analyzed, and managed.

VEDP Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu spoke with Lance Harcrow, chief operating officer at Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW), about the issues EFW sees as a logistics provider and how data analysis can transform the supply chain moving forward.

Mike Coleman is president and CEO of CV International, a Norfolk-based global logistics, freight forwarding, and trade compliance services provider, and Capes Shipping Agencies, a wholly owned subsidiary that provides ship agency, cargo forwarding, and logistics management services to clients.

Micro Harmonics and IMPREG participate in the Supply Chain Optimization Program (SCOP), an initiative run by VEDP’s International Trade Division and the first state-led supply chain assistance program in the country.

OpenAI's ChatGPT is only the start: experts say that generative AI - this smarter, more flexible version of artificial intelligence - offers organizations the possibility of revolutionizing not only how work is done, but who does what. 

AI requires powerful cloud systems, and data centers power these innovations. Virginia’s strong data center infrastructure is a draw, but companies are also focused on ensuring a robust local workforce to staff the facilities. 

Backed by monumental funding deals, a peaking business profile, and a strong entrepreneurial undercurrent, Virginia is building an accessible, collaborative, and truly thriving innovation ecosystem far and wide across the Commonwealth.

Identified as a place where academic institutions, private industry and government could come together, a 462 acre plot in Albemarle County is the latest addition to a growing cluster of industries coming to define the Charlottesville area.