The Virginia Talent & Opportunity Partnership (Virginia TOP) is the state’s intern initiative to increase work-based learning for college students (post-secondary are eligible). The state pays half the cost of the interns and the employer goes through an online training to develop a qualified internship program. In the Northern Neck…
Public Input Event October 29, 2024 The Northern Neck National Heritage Area (NNNHA) seeks public input on the development of the Management Plan. On October 29th, the NNNHA is hosting a Regional Exchange from 1pm to 5pm at the Lancaster Community Library in the upstairs meeting room at 16 Town…
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced on June 25, 2024, an investment of $5.1 million in grant funds to the Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation, Inc., in Warsaw, to support construction of its new Allied Health Education Center. The Northern Neck Planning District Commission assisted Rappahannock…
Carry-On Trailer is investing $9.2 million at its operation in Westmoreland County to increase capacity, creating 60 new jobs. The company is upgrading to a powder coat paint system that will allow it to produce more premium products and increase production to serve growing demand from its northeast customers. Carry-On…
On average, beef cattle consume six pounds of feed to produce one pound of beef. This 6:1 Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) is well above the FCR for chicken, at about 2:1. Fish like tilapia can do better, according to Tammy Cole, Director of Operations at Healthy Harvest Fresh, in Warsaw.…
First Northumberland County Customer Connected LOTTSBURGH [September 27, 2023]—All Points Broadband connected its first customer in Northumberland County today. Partly funded by a grant from the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI), Northumberland County’s universal broadband coverage is part of the Northern Neck Broadband Project, a large and complex undertaking that began…
The 4th Quarter issue of VEDP’s Virginia Economic Review has a feature on the Northern Neck. Click here to view it.
Except for a handful of locations, the Northern Neck has completed its initiative to achieve universal high-speed wired Internet service. All Points Broadband and Breezeline serve the Northern Neck with wired broadband connections. Assistance from the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) helped the Northern Neck region to extend broadband service to…
$365,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping the Northern Neck Region of Virginia Respond to Coronavirus Thursday, July 2, 2020 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $365,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Northern Neck…
