Weekly Newsletter
November 16, 2017
In the News  
U.S. Manufacturing Rides Rising Tide, Buoyed by Global Growth, Optimism  
 
Exit 45 Gardens Project Tip of Economic Development Iceberg for Prince George 
 
Register now for the Metro Richmond Exports Initiative's upcoming Lunch & Learn to discuss exporting resources specific to manufacturers.   
Partner Spotlight
The Hollingsworth Companies Industrial Building Program doesn't just build industrial facilities, they build businesses. Because they are likely to own all the real estate surrounding any of their facilities that you might select, they take a very serious interest in making sure your business is successful and growing. The Hollingsworth Companies business grows when your business thrives, so it is only natural for them to want to see you succeed. The list of creative solutions to business challenges is as long as their 50 years of combined experience, and it will continue to get longer.
For the Healys of The Boathouse Restaurants, Restaurant Business is a Family Affair

By Tammie Smith | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Full Article      

Paige Healy was 9 or 10 years old and taking an art class when students were asked to draw a picture of what they wanted to be when they grew up. For Healy, it didn't take much thought.

"I drew myself in a chef jacket and tall chef hat in a kitchen with a pan in my hands," she said.

Today, at age 30, Paige Healy is chief creative officer of the restaurant company founded and headed by her father and which has grown to five restaurants - four locations of The Boathouse concept and one Casa del Barco Mexican-themed restaurant in downtown Richmond.
The Enrollment Roller Coaster 
 
By Gary Robertson | Virginia Business | Full Article  
    
At the opening convocation of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in late September, President Gary Rhodes listened to the school's alma mater, introduced and recognized other guests and college board members gathered on the college's Henrico County campus.
 
Rhodes noted that the college foundation had, among other moves, awarded $500,000 in student scholarships while raising money for a new IV pump for the health-care programs, a 3-D printer for engineering and a drone for horticulture studies. He also went over some improvements at the college's three campuses in Henrico, Goochland counties and Richmond.