A River Oasis
The 4th Quarter issue of VEDP’s Virginia Economic Review has a feature on the Northern Neck. Click here to view it.
The Northern Neck’s CEDS Online
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The NNPDC is responsible for updating the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The region includes Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties. The Northern Neck Planning District Commission (NNPDC) was designated an Economic Development District in the year 2000 by the United States Department of Commerce Economic Development…
Northern Neck National Heritage Area
December 22, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded passage of their legislation to preserve invaluable local resources and help generate economic activity in the Northern Neck. By officially designating the region as a National Heritage Area (NHA), the Northern Neck…
Coastal Resilience
The Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan recognizes the challenge that flooding poses to coastal Virginia, including to the Northern Neck peninsula’s over one thousand miles of coastline. Part of the plan was the development of the Coastal Resilience Web Explorer, which allows users to see Virginia’s current and future exposure…
Northern Neck Broadband Project
The Next Step in Regional Broadband Deployment WARSAW [August 17, 2022]—At the Northern Neck Planning District Commission’s quarterly meeting on August 15, 2022, Mr. Jimmy Carr, CEO of All Points Broadband (APB), gave a comprehensive report on the status of the Northern Neck’s universal broadband project. The project is funded,…
Upcoming Meetings
December 19, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. The quarterly dinner meeting of the Northern Neck Planning District Commission and Northern Neck-Chesapeake Bay Region Partnership will be at Relish Restaurant, 115 Main Street in Warsaw. There will be a legislative discussion.
Regional Northern Neck Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Northern Neck of Virginia has a regional Hazard Mitigation Plan that is updated every five years. The plan includes aspirations and specific courses of action that the localities intend to follow to reduce vulnerability and exposure to hazards, and to increase resilience against future hazard events. The current plan…
Go Virginia
The Virginia Initiative for Growth and Opportunity (GO Virginia) was initiated by the Virginia Business Higher Education Council (VBHEC) and the Council on Virginia’s Future to foster private-sector growth and job creation through state incentives for regional collaboration by business, education, and government. Recognizing the harsh effect of deep federal…
Resources for Rural Entrepreneurs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development division offers more than 40 loan, grant, and technical assistance programs to help improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. Many of these programs can also support community-based entrepreneurial planning and growth. The Rural Development division partners closely with community…
White Stone Revitalization
The Town of White Stone received a $1,000,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to revitalize its business district based on the White Stone Business District Revitalization Plan. Planned Activities 1 – Business District Revitalization Façade improvements centered at the intersection of Route 3 (Rappahannock…