• Little Virginia Shore town of Greenbackville celebrates 150th birthday
• Parksley Downtown Revitalization Project Page

• GO Virginia Board Approves First Grants
• GO Virginia gives 2 Hampton Roads jobs programs its OK 
• GO Virginia issues first grants with high bar that Richmond region doesn't clear
• GO Virginia committee says Hampton Roads needs new name
• GO Virginia wants $77 million from state to grow jobs in the next two years
• Visionary leaders are now in place to spark Virginia's economy

• Governor-elect Ralph Northam talks about his priorities
• Northam wants state economic development efforts 'under one tent' as chamber readies blueprint for growth
• Northam Pledges Bipartisanship in First Legislative Session
• Va. governor-elect Ralph Northam names his transportation team
• Governor-Elect Announces Administration Appointments for Ag & Forestry, Natural Resources

• Out-migration from Virginia continues for a fourth consecutive year
• High cotton: When Virginia’s counties hit their peak

• McAuliffe’s budget again calls for Medicaid expansion
• Virginia Economic Development Partnership completes strategic plan
• Virginia Chamber releases its Blueprint Virginia 2025
• Business leaders present ways to improve Virginia economy at Economic Summit
• Virginia ranks No. 5 in Forbes magazine's 'Best States for Business' list
• Virginia needs talent and business leaders have a pitch for attracting it 
• Site readiness, workforce incentives among Virginia's issues mentioned at economic summit in Williamsburg
• Elizabeth Walker Green to serve as state director for USDA Rural Development in Virginia
• Editorial: This blueprint can help spur a Virginia economic revival
• 2017 State of the Commonwealth Report

• Earth, wind and fire: Natural Catastrophes Could Affect Insurance Rates Next Year
• Made in Place: Small-Scale Manufacturing & Neighborhood Revitalization, Smart Growth America
• How one small town is trying to solve Greater Minnesota's day care crisis
• Recent Research: Strategies for connecting communities to the innovation economy
• Meals at school and social gatherings make up 64 percent of free food events for SNAP households