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COLONIAL HEIGHTS - The city is working to forge a path toward increased economic growth after hiring its first director of economic development and working to craft a strategic plan. Karen Epps, who began her position on April 30, spoke to City Council on July 8 about the first steps that should be taken to create the guidelines for the city's development.
Virginia Export Deals Made in Food and Agriculture

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe's weeklong overseas trade mission has produced several new export deals for Virginia businesses in food and agriculture.

 

The trip included four days in the United Kingdom where state officials helped strike deals for several companies, McAuliffe's office said Wednesday.


Micron Bio-Systems Inc., a Buena Vista-based company that produces additives for animal feed, has secured a trade deal with Bio4Globe, a farm supplies distributor in France, Spain and Portugal.