The Center for High Performance Manufacturing (CHPM) at Virginia Tech will host its fall meeting on Nov. 10 and 11 at the Holiday Inn (formerly the Four Points Sheraton) in Blacksburg, Va.

BrandSeed has leased 22,250 square feet of office space in Moorefield V and has hired 50 employees. BrandSeed is a performance based marketing service company.

The Chesterfield County Crime Prevention unit of the Support Services Division strives to provide a first choice business community by educating business owners and employees on how to anticipate, recognize, and reduce crime. The Crime Prevention unit offers a variety of programs focused on businesses.

Colonial Honda of Petersburg will be moving to southern Chesterfield next year. The company purchased two parcels off Interstate 95 at the Walthall exit. The company will begin construction this fall on seven acres.

The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to lower tax rates for professional, financial and real estate services from 53 cents to 32 cents per $100 of gross receipts in 2005 and from 32 cents to 20 cents in 2006.