Our VGR team closed out the year with with the region’s LEDOs (local economic development organizations) for a December operations meeting at The Estate in #ColonialHeights. We reflected on our successes and discussed opportunities in the year ahead. What goals have you set for your team as 2025 draws near? #Operations #OpenForBusiness
Virginia's Gateway Region Economic Development Organization
Non-profit Organizations
Colonial Heights, VA 2,079 followers
"Uniting our Region for economic prosperity."
About us
For more than 60 years, a group of cities, counties and business leaders have promoted a vast geographic region south of the Richmond-Petersburg Metropolitan Statistical Area as a strategic area for business opportunity. We are Virginia’s Gateway Region. Our communities include the cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights and Hopewell, and the counties of Prince George, Dinwiddie, Surry and Sussex. The region’s economy is still evolving and VGR is leading the course for the future, aiming to ensure the Gateway Region is a place where companies want to locate, hire workers, expand, and grow.
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http://www.gatewayregion.com/
External link for Virginia's Gateway Region Economic Development Organization
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Colonial Heights, VA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1960
- Specialties
- Regional Economic Development, Site Selection, Research, Partnership, Food & Natural Products, Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Traditional Manufaturing, Logistics & Distribution, Food & Natural Products, Quality of Life, Economic Prosperity, Workforce Development, and Retail Commercial Development
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256 E. Ellerslie Ave, Suite D
Colonial Heights, VA 23834, US
Employees at Virginia's Gateway Region Economic Development Organization
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Keith Boswell
President and CEO at Virginia's Gateway Region Economic Development Organization
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David Leonard
Director of Workforce Development at Virginia's Gateway Region Economic Development Organization
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Tom Scott
Managing Director at Virginia's Gateway Region Economic Development Organization
Updates
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🌟Virginia once again has been named Business Facilities magazine’ 2024 State of the Year. 🌟 What makes us attractive? Our business-friendly environment, including legislation and incentives, workforce development programs, and the breadth of companies selecting the state for corporate relocation and expansion projects. The organization also called out the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program, Small Business Development Center, award-winning Virginia Talent Accelerator Program, and historic investments among the many assets, according to news from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Virginia's Gateway Region - already building its name for pharmaceutical manufacturing and other key industries - makes those many resources and attractive sites available for economic growth. #OpenForBusiness
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We enjoyed seeing so many new and long-time friends in our office last week for our annual Holiday Open House. As always, this was a wonderful time to celebrate our collaboration and success in the past year. #HappyHolidays #FestiveTime #OpenForBusiness
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Our December newsletter allows us to reflect on the many amazing successes from the past year. Join us in celebrating the good things happening across the Gateway Region - and check out some great stories, including a profile of President William Fiege from Brightpoint Community College, our Good Neighbor Award from Fort Gregg-Adams and more. https://ow.ly/nAiI50UqRvg
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We're looking forward to a great conversation next week about enhancing pharmaceutical production in our region. Mark your calendar now! Alliance for Building Better Medicine
Join us on Dec. 17th for the next informative and action-oriented discussion in the Supply Chain Webinar Information Series, hosted by the Alliance for Building Better Medicine! This upcoming webinar will spotlight the perspectives of Economic Development Organizations at the heart of our movement to bring medicine to life in the Richmond-Petersburg region. This insightful webinar will include Jose Romano, Executive Vice President of Business Development at Greater Richmond Partnership, and Tom Scott, Managing Director of Business Investments at Virginia's Gateway Region Economic Development Organization. The goal of the webinar is to share updates about the collaborative efforts of our growing cluster of multi-jurisdictional public and private sector stakeholders from the perspective of those on the frontlines who are helping to grow our advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing cluster. Date: December 17, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM EST Register for Free: https://lnkd.in/g6t-e6m9 #SupplyChain #WebinarSeries #EconomicDevelopment #AdvancedManufacturing #Pharmaceuticals #RichmondPetersburg #AllianceForBuildingBetterMedicine #CollaborativeGrowth #Innovation #ABBM #APMcluster
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Things are taking off for DroneUp which has a research and development facility at Richard Bland College of William & Mary, with this recent announcement that will pave the way for growth! Read to learn more about this innovative company. This is exciting news in Virginia Business for both DroneUp and our region! https://ow.ly/PKaV50Up3Ln #dronedelivery #gonnafly #letsgo
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Several local partners joined with the VGR team for the Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA)'s winter meeting in Richmond earlier this week. Those attending included Yoti Jabri of County of Prince George, VA; Stacey English of County of Dinwiddie ; Jill Vaughan, VGR Consultant; and Morgan Ingram of Dinwiddie. We were intrigued by the keynote address on "Convergent Development: Where Economic and Community Development Intersect." What are your thoughts on the topic? Share your insights in the comments! #EconomicDevelopment #OpenForBusiness
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What an exciting day in the Gateway Region! The Hotel Petersburg rolled out the welcome mat for its very first overnight guests. As Richmond BizSense mentioned, we've already hosted some great prospects for special events at the hotel - can't wait to see what the future holds! https://ow.ly/BOcL50Um72o
Doors open on restored Hotel Petersburg after $23M rehab - Richmond BizSense
https://richmondbizsense.com
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ICYMI, we teams with the Alliance for Building Better Medicine to give key industry leaders a tour of the resources and opportunities available in our Gateway Region, with a focus on the pharmaceutical cluster in #Petersburg. Our outreach included providing details on the extensive assets and advantages to expanding pharma manufacturing here, including tapping into an existing supply chain. #OpenForBusiness #Phamaceutical #Manufacturing #WeHaveWhatItTakes
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Are you planning to do some holiday shopping or grab a meal out today? Celebrate the spirit of today by choosing to invest those dollars in a local business, which means those dollars stay and support the vitality of our community. By doing that, you're making this region even stronger and more attractive for future businesses that are looking for the right place to call home. #ShopSmall #SmallBusinessSaturday #ShopSmall
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