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GO Virginia awards $11.1 million in economic recovery grants
Awards include cybersecurity job training system for defense industry
The state’s GO Virginia economic development initiative announced Wednesday that it has allocated $11.1 million in grants to advance economic recovery efforts across Virginia, including a $1.45 million award to
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GO Virginia allocates $6M in two sets of grants
11 regional, state projects will benefit
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Eleven projects will receive $6 million in GO Virginia grants, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The funds are broken into two allocations: statewide and regional business growth programs, and the
GO Virginia funds $9M in workforce development, economic recovery grants
Funded projects include $1.5M to ODU for skills gap analysis, advanced manufacturing training
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The Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) state economic development initiative has allocated grants totaling more than $9 million for workforce development and assisting communities with economic recovery, Virginia
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A large data center could have $50M annual impact on SWVA, study finds
Economic development study makes case for locating data centers in former coal mining areas
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Southwest Virginia is well-positioned for data centers and a large data center could result in more than 2,000 jobs and $50 million in annual economic activity, according to the Project
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TAYLOR ADAMS DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA BEACH DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA BEACH Under Adams’ leadership, Virginia Beach has seen several company expansions and relocations over the last year, even in the
GO Virginia Region 3 names program director
Bryan David was most recently Orange County administrator
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Growth and Opportunity for Virginia’s Region 3 Council announced Tuesday it has named former Orange County Administrator Bryan David as program director for the region, which includes the cities of
$14.66M in GO Virginia funds redirected to COVID-19 recovery initiative
Money will support new Economic Resilience and Recovery Program
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More than $14.66 million of Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) funding for economic development has been redirected to a new Economic Resilience and Recovery Program in response to
GO Virginia approves $2.87M in grants for 13 regional projects
Projects support economic development and workforce development efforts
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The state’s Go Virginia Board has allocated $2.87 million in grants for 13 regional projects supporting economic development. A state economic development initiative led by business leaders and state officials,