Virginia Economic Development Partnership

Local Cuban Americans mixed on Obama gesture

Cuban American business owners and professionals in Richmond are not on the fence about President Obama reaching out to the island that the United States has kept an embargo on almost five decades. They either love the gesture or they hate it. “It’s pretty much anybody over 50 is for the embargo and pretty much anybody under… Read more »

Dipping into their options: How officials lured hummus maker to Va.

Last week, local and state economic developers announced that Sabra Dipping Co. would open a $59 million hummus plant in Chesterfield in 2010. The deal required six months of work by state and local economic development groups and the right mix of incentives. But it was Sabra Dipping that made the first move. Sabra requested… Read more »