Chesterfield County Economic Development Announces Celebrate Chesterfield Business! Chesterfield County and this year’s sponsors join the Commonwealth of Virginia in celebrating Business Appreciation Week throughout the Commonwealth. Coordinated each year by the Virginia Department of Business Assistance, Business Appreciation Week is scheduled for May 2nd–6th, 2011. This year’s Business Appreciation Week theme is “Entrepreneurship and […]

Area Groups and Community Leaders Come Together to Make Swimming More Accessible to Richmond An unprecedented number of area organizations and community leaders are coming together to elevate the sport of swimming while giving greater access to swim lessons and water safety education to youth in the region. The Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership, which merges […]

Volkswagen of America has selected Priority Automotive to build a new dealership in the Richmond area. The new dealership, to be called Priority Volkswagen, is being built adjacent to Priority Toyota, Priority Scion, Priority Nissan and the Priority Collision Repair Center. The Priority complex is located on I-95 at Walthall Center Drive in Chester. The company is investing $7.5 million and creating more than 50 new employment opportunities with this venture.

– Two-year program provides resources to support international business – The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of four Central Virginia companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. Launched in January 2002, the program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed […]

The Richmond-Times Dispatch has posted a profile in the Metro Business section about Chesterfield Economic Development Director, Will Davis. Times-Dispatch writer Zachary Reid reports on the interesting economic development work happening Chesterfield County . Will Davis can sell a piece of land. He will look over a swath of earth most people would never notice […]