To lead the effort, regional expert Matt Smith will join the Alliance as its first Director of Offshore Wind Business Development. This initiative is made possible largely thanks to a Department of Housing & Community Development GO Virginia grant of $529,788 that will help fund the first two years of the program. 

Doug Smith speaks with 13New Now about the first 757 COVID-19 Business Leader Survey development and key findings from Wave 1 of businesses responses.

Amazon's new robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk and import processing center in Chesapeake will bring new jobs with industry-leading pay and benefits to the region

The Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes Nicole Ryf as the first Chief Strategy Officer, assisting President & CEO Doug Smith with developing, communicating, executing, and sustaining strategic initiatives around business recruitment and expansion. 

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that GMAX Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and sourcing agent of medical disposable products for the healthcare industry, will invest $10.5 million to establish a manufacturing and distribution operation in Pretlow Industrial Park in the City of Franklin. The facility will centralize the company’s operations in-house, creating 40 new jobs.

The Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (the Alliance) is pleased to announce Acesur, an international olive oil manufacturer, will invest $11 million to establish its first U. S. production facility in the City of Suffolk, VA.