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Greater Richmond Partnership taps new CEO
Interim leader Jennifer Wakefield chosen as permanent head
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Greater Richmond Partnership’s board announced Monday that Jennifer Wakefield, the regional economic development organization’s interim leader, has been chosen as its permanent president and CEO, effective immediately. Wakefield, who previously
$125M pharma manufacturing plant coming to Petersburg
Civica will manufacture COVID-19 medicines, partnering with Richmond's Phlow Corp.
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Utah-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Civica Inc. plans to invest $124.5 million to establish its North American manufacturing headquarters operation in Petersburg, creating 186 jobs and manufacturing injectable medicines for the treatment
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Northam announces ‘Dopesick’ to film in Virginia
Michael Keaton will star in Hulu series based on book by Roanoke author Beth Macy
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On Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that “Dopesick,” an eight-episode limited Hulu series, will film in Central Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and Roanoke region through the spring. Based on the
Va. to expand networking program to new regions
Network2Work coming to Shenandoah, Hampton Roads, Richmond
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During the next two years Virginia will invest $1.7 million to expand the Network2Work workforce development initiative, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The commonwealth will partner with the Virginia Community
Central Va. sales, use tax rate to increase Oct. 1
Rate will rise from 5.3% to 6%
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Starting Oct. 1, the sales and use tax rate in Central Virginia will go up by 0.7% to a total of 6%, Virginia Tax announced Tuesday. The change approved by
Central Va. CEOs have improved outlook for next 6 months
43% of CEOs expect sales to increase
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While Virginia remains in Phase Three of Gov. Ralph Northam’s Forward Virginia plan, Central Virginia CEOs have an improved outlook for sales, capital spending and employment for the next six