Weekly Newsletter
December 14, 2017
In the News  
Prairie Grain Bread: A Slice of Utah in Chesterfield County 
 
Officials Break Ground on Petersburg YMCA Renovations to be Opened in 2018
 
110-acre Warehouse Property in South Richmond along I-95 to be Redeveloped  
Partner Spotlight
This venture didn't start five or six years ago with the Richmond restaurant boom -- it started in 1988, when what is now The Boathouse at Sunday Park was Sunday's Restaurant. Now a Boathouse staple, they created the incomparable crab cake recipe back then and have been perfecting it over decades. Throughout the years, both the atmosphere and the menu have remained neighborhood favorites. Although the name has changed and their family of restaurants has grown, their purpose has always been to welcome each guest with warmth and to provide the finest culinary dining experience that the Richmond Region has to offer. 

 
   
Petersburg's Harding Street Urban Agriculture Center Undergoing Renovation

By John Adam | Progress-Index | Full Article      

PETERSBURG - Now wrapping up its second full year of operation, the Harding Street Urban Agriculture Center is currently undergoing construction in an effort to revamp and enhance the facility.

The center was first created in 2015, and is funded by grants from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), among other organizations. Run by students and professors from Virginia State University, the main objective of the Harding Street Center is to help Petersburg residents have more access to healthy foods, and encourage a healthier lifestyle. Over the course of its existence, the center has provided residents with fresh, healthy produce, which is grown using cutting-edge indoor agriculture techniques.
American Manufacturing: Back in the Game?  
 
By Seth Martindale | Area Development | Full Article  
    
The U.S. economy has seen slow and steady growth since the Great Recession ended in June 2009. While many are still suffering the effects of the subprime mortgage crisis, the U.S. economy has actually experienced an unprecedented net-expansion for 100 consecutive months as of September 2017.

Depending on how you measure it, manufacturing makes up between 10 percent and 15 percent of America's overall economy, accounting for a large portion of overall economic growth. Although the manufacturing rebound hasn't been as robust as other sectors of the economy, the manufacturing sector has experienced 13 consecutive months of growth and continues to trend upward. This trajectory continues despite supplier problems with distribution channel speed and recent hurricanes causing major delays in supply chain fulfillment.