Virginia News & Features
Press Releases
Virginia Companies Expand into Global Markets through Commonwealth’s Trade Accelerator Program
11 companies across the Commonwealth have graduated from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program and 14 companies have joined the two-year program.
Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces CNBC Names Virginia “America’s Top State for Business”
The annual ranking measures all 50 states on 128 different metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness to determine which states are delivering most effectively on the things that mean the most to business.
Electronic Connector Manufacturer Virginia Panel Corporation to Expand in Virginia
Virginia Panel Corporation is investing $11 million to relocate and expand its current machine shop and implement an enterprise manufacturing system and implement an enterprise manufacturing system in the City of Waynesboro.
Podcasts
![Myra Blanco, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute](/sites/default/files/styles/podcast_teaser_rectangle/public/images/2024-07/568x336%20Blanco.png?itok=t_83hOCK)
Rethinking the Supply Chain From Dock to Door: A Conversation With Myra Blanco
July 8, 2024
Chief Growth Officer, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
![Ashleigh de la Torre, Amazon](/sites/default/files/styles/podcast_teaser_rectangle/public/images/2024-07/Ashleigh%20de%20la%20Torre%2C%20Amazon-Updated.jpeg?itok=bUs0aDjT)
Amazon Invests in Technology and People: A Conversation With Ashleigh de la Torre
July 8, 2024
Vice President of Public Policy, Amazon
![Lance Harcrow, Chief Operating Officer, Estes Forwarding Worldwide](/sites/default/files/styles/podcast_teaser_rectangle/public/images/2024-07/568x336%20Harcrow.png?itok=1IBM2gNh)
The Value of Data: A Conversation With Lance Harcrow
July 8, 2024
Chief Operating Officer, Estes Forwarding Worldwide