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More than $6.3M in GO Virginia grants to support economic growth (Source: Madeline Cuddihy) By WDBJ | Governor s Office Release | April 9, 2021 at 3:50 PM EDT - Updated April 9 at 6:07 PM
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/Governor’s Office Release) - More than $6 million in GO Virginia grants have been allocated to help further address economic impacts of the pandemic.
Governor Ralph Northam made the announcement Friday. Approximately $6.3 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia grants will support 15 projects, eight of which are regional GO Virginia projects and seven that are projects through GO Virginia’s Economic Resilience and Recovery Program.
“This funding will go a long way towards supporting a broad-based economic recovery across our commonwealth,” said Governor Northam. “As we celebrate these projects, we must also recognize the leadership and many contributions of the late GO Virginia Board Chairman Tom Farrell, whose business acumen helped advance the GO Virg
GO Virginia grants to assist with local workforce development, startups, infrastructure
Published Friday, Apr. 9, 2021, 10:31 am
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Three local projects are among the 15 statewide set to receive a total of $6.3 million in GO Virginia economic development grants.
The projects receiving funds will provide additional capacity to expand workforce development and talent pipelines in key industries, support the growth of startup businesses and entrepreneurial ecosystems, grow Virginia’s portfolio of business-ready sites, and assist regions with mitigating the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
News from the fields, farms and beyondâ¦
Cecil County Agriculture and Hostetter Grains have joined up to present a Grain Marketing meeting on April 6.
This is a free, virtual meeting running from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Much like everyone and everything else, the pandemic has had an effect on grain prices and commodity crops. For that reason Bill Hostetter will offer listeners the tools he uses for successful marketing and tips for not just surviving, but thriving.
To register and receive the Zoom link to the webinar, send an email to Maureen O’Shea, coordinator of the county’s ag department, at moshea@ccgov.org