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VSU Launches Entrepreneurship Center
 
Alex Trihias | The Progress-Index | Full Article 
 
ETTRICK - On Friday, Sept. 18, Virginia State University celebrated the opening of the center for entrepreneurship through the Reginald F. Lewis College of Business. Vendors and community partners gathered in Singleton Hall to network with and talk to students interested in the entrepreneurship program.
Consulting Company Narrows Potential Tri-Cities Train Station Location to Four Sites
 
Amir Vera | The Progress-Index | Full Article

ETTRICK - The location of a regional multimodal passenger station that would link the Tri-Cities to Charlotte and Raleigh N.C., and Washington, D.C., has been narrowed down to four sites.

The latest updates came during a Sept. 16 public meeting sponsored by Michael Baker International, the lead consulting agency for the project. The four sites include two in Colonial Heights, one on the Boulevard and one at Branders Bridge, one in Ettrick at the existing Amtrak train station and one in Petersburg at Collier Yard.