By approaching second chance hiring as a strategic business decision rather than a social initiative, Virginia employers can address workforce shortages while building stronger communities — a true win-win proposition for the Commonwealth. 

Food and beverage, pharmaceutical companies rely on cold chain infrastructure to succeed in Virginia.

Careful planning at The Port of Virginia and other key properties has the Commonwealth poised for development.

Virginia’s infrastructure investments underpin business resiliency.

Strategic cargo play could make Washington Dulles International Airport Virginia’s next step to logistics dominance.

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.

NASA research facility looks to use its capabilities to advance drone research.

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. 

The Port of Virginia CEO Stephen Edwards connects with VEDP's Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu to discuss the Port's recent improvements and its economic contribution to the Commonwealth.

Joe Dunlap, founder of BlueJ Advisors, a supply chain consulting firm for owners, operators, and investors, spoke with VEDP's Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu about the warehousing ecosystem in Virginia and nationally, how to better incorporate supply chain issues into site selection, and the concept of warehousing as infrastructure.