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All over the country, box stores and online shopping have replaced many businesses that once thrived in downtown main streets. But simultaneously, something else has been happening. Take, for example, the former industrial city of Radford, along the New River, where, city officials are teaming up with Radford University to bring small businesses, and people, back to Main Street.
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The Appalachian Regional Commission will be awarding is making available $73.5 million to projects that include multi-state cooperation. “We should be working together to lift up our region,” said Gayle Manchin the federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, which oversees the funding.
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As communities across the country work to build creative economies as a way to bring visitors and new people, it’s often a struggle for the artists and musicians to make ends meet. During the pandemic, things have been even tougher.
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Legos are coming to Virginia. The classic children’s toy company has announced plans to build its second North American manufacturing factory in Chesterfield County, outside Richmond.
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Oklahoma state officials recently won half a billion dollars from Johnson & Johnson. The landmark opioid payout could just be the first. Many states,…
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Richmond City Council is considering a $1.5 billion development deal that would reshape much of the city’s downtown. The proposal has been more than a…
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Virginia ranks in the top ten states in the country for quality of life, but according to a recent report by the United Way, nearly 60% of households in…
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Richmond’s mayor announced plans Thursday for a $1.4 billion dollar downtown redevelopment project. If approved by City Council it would include a new…
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For many years, Southwest Virginia has struggled as the coal industry shrank and much of the manufacturing sector left the region.But now, Southwest is…
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Businesses across the country are about to get major new tax incentives to move to some of the poorest parts of Virginia. But will it work?Virginia is…