The Virginia Department of Transportation is looking for citizen feedback in identifying transportation problems, developing effective solutions and moving forward to implement these improvements. VDOT is in the process of producing a Guide to Public Involvement.

On Tuesday, September 14, the Community College Workforce Alliance will host a Plant Engineering and Maintenance Summit for Richmond-Petersburg area manufacturers.

Governor Mark R. Warner recently announced that the Jefferson Davis Enterprise Center would receive a $30,000 grant from the Virginia Small Business Incubator Program. The purpose of grants is to strengthen small business incubators throughout the Commonwealth.

Honeywell has announced a $20 million investment to boost production of Spectra® fiber to meet increased demand from the North American armor industry. The current investment will take place at Spectra® fiber manufacturing facilities at Honeywell’s Technical Center in Chesterfield County.

Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc., a biotech contract research organization located in Chesterfield County, has raised $2.5 million through the sale of common stock and warrants to several accredited investors. The company will use a portion of the new money to enhance its bio-defense capabilities by expanding, upgrading and equipping its accredited biosafety level 3 laboratory suite.