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Gov. McAuliffe Announces Federal Approval of New Job Creation Tools for Port of Va.

Brian Coy | Office of the Governor | Full Story

 

Richmond - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that the federal government approved a modification to the regional foreign trade zone (FTZ 20) that streamlines process for companies applying for FTZ status and provides The Port of Virginia (POV) another tool to attract new businesses to the Commonwealth.  

 

Last spring, POV, which is the grantee of FTZ 20, applied to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Foreign-Trade Zones Board to reorganize the zone under the Alternative Site Framework (ASF) option. The ASF designation streamlines the process for companies applying for FTZ status.  

 

Va. awards firms $860,000 for offshore wind research

Peter Bacqué | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Full Story

Four Virginia businesses have been selected for state offshore wind research grants, Gov. Terry McAuliffe's office said Wednesday.

 

With contributions from the companies selected, the state grants totaling $860,000 will support research worth more than $3 million that will give Virginia "a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and its associated industry supply chain," the governor's office said.