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Global Strapping Business Opens Facility in Hopewell

August 5, 2015 / Archived News/ City of Hopewell

By Shelby Mertens, The Progress-Index HOPEWELL — A $10 million global strapping company has come […]


New Office Space May Come to Downtown Petersburg

By Leah Small, The Progress-Index PETERSBURG — Developer Dave McCormack is in the process of adding […]


Statewide Economic Initiative to Push Private Sector Jobs

July 29, 2015 / Archived News/ Regional News

By Jonathan Spiers, Richmond BizSense Like the thimble on a Monopoly board, Virginia is looking […]


VSU Fine Arts Program Named Best Among HBCUs

Contributed Reports, The Progress-Index PETERSBURG – HBCU Digest recently named the Virginia State University (VSU) […]


School Board Member Hopes to Begin STEM Academy

By Leah Small, The Progress-Index COLONIAL HEIGHTS – School Board member Krishan Agrawal hopes that […]


The Cameron Foundation Changes Strategy to Make Impact

The Cameron Foundation has overhauled the way that it gives grants in order to have a greater impact on the growth of the region. The changes shortly followed the foundation’s 10-year anniversary in April 2013, after the nonprofit examined data on the wellbeing of the Tri-Cities.


HCA Acquires Three Acres in Chesterfield County for a Freestanding Emergency Room

Virginia Business Chippenham and Johnston Willis Hospitals Inc., HCA owned hospitals, have purchased 3.3 acres […]


Hopewell Crime Down for 4th Year in a Row

Caitlin Davis, The Hopewell News HOPEWELL — For the fourth straight year, the Hopewell Police […]


Evonik Industries Opens New Business and Innovation Center in Chesterfield

By John Reid Blackwell, Richmond Times-Dispatch Evonik Industries, a Germany-based chemicals maker with operations in […]


Localities Look to Expose Students to the Workforce Early in Life

By Amir Vera, The Progress-Index The workforce of tomorrow. That’s been the mission of the […]