Chesterfield County Department of Economic Development recently hired Tina Shreve as the Administrative Assistant for the department.

Capital One, John Tyler Community College and Chesterfield Public Schools have formed an alliance to implement an innovative employment training program entitled, “The Call Center Training Alliance.” The grand opening ceremony of the Call Simulator Computer Lab was held in April.

Gary R. McLaren, director of Economic Development since 1988, has accepted a new position with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership as Director of Business Development.

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) is recruiting companies to participate in the highly-successful International Market Planning (IMP)Program. The IMP Program partners teams of graduate business students with local companies to develop export marketing plans.

The fifth annual Business Appreciation week will be celebrated May 16-22, 1999 and has the theme, “Thanks to You, Virginia Works.”