Weekly Newsletter
May 19, 2016
Industry News
Amazon's Impact Continues to Expand in Chesterfield

Honeywell Spinning Off Nylon and Chemicals Business 
Partner News
HCA Virginia's John Randolph Medical Center, located in Hopewell, has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus and Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards. The awards recognize the hospital's commitment and success in ensuring stroke and heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.  
 
Editorial: A Great Investment in Economic Development

The Progress-Index | Full Article 
 
Virginia's Gateway Region last month celebrated its 55th anniversary, but more importantly marked its success as the region's economic development organization.

For years, Virginia's Gateway Region has attracted businesses to the region and also helped existing businesses expand.

Virginia's Gateway Region exists to enhance the economic development opportunities for the cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg, and the counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry and Sussex.
High Profile: 30 Franklin Project Progresses 
Michael Buettner | The Progress-Index | Full Article

PETERSBURG - Work is moving along at a rapid clip on the rebirth of one of the city's most prominent landmarks, with the first new tenants now expected to start moving in just two months from now.

The project known as 30 Franklin has been underway for a little over a year, but activity has ramped up rapidly in the past couple of months. Thomas A. Wilkinson III, a principal with the Richmond-based developer, Maramjen Investments LLC, said last week that the walls are in place now for the four floors of apartments at the top of the seven-story building, and cabinets and fixtures are now being installed.