Friends of the Gateway Region, September was a partnership month for our team. One important aspect of the work that VGR can do for the region is to be in strong partnerships with regional leaders, and in September, we doubled down on our efforts to collaborate and strengthen the existing partnerships we already maintain with leaders in our community.
The VGR Team met with the leadership team at Crater Region Planning District Commission, one of our significant regional partners. We attended meetings with some of our academic partners in the Gateway Region — Richard Bland College, the Virginia State University College of Agriculture and the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing. We also met with other regional economic development partners in Virginia, such as the Greater Richmond Partnership, ChamberRVA in addition to Chris Lloyd, who is the senior vice present and director of infrastructure and economic development at McGuireWoods Consulting and newly appointed board chair of the Site Selectors Guild.
Lastly, congratulations to Tabitha Taylor, who was recently hired as the new executive director for the Crater Workforce Development Board. We are looking forward to meeting and working with her to unite the region for economic prosperity.
As always, I’m interested in hearing from you. Should you have any questions, please contact me at: (804) 732-8971 or kboswell@gatewayregion.com.
