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VCEDA Seed Capital Grant Approved for Adventure E-bikes, Inc.
LEBANON, VA – JUNE 11, 2021 -- With the increased focus on the outdoors and tourism opportunities in Southwest Virginia, Wyatt Carter, of Lebanon, decided the time was right to open a new business. Turning his focus to electric bikes, or “e-bikes,” Carter opened...
VCEDA Closes $1.175 Million Loan to Dickenson County IDA
CLINTWOOD, VA – JUNE 3, 2021 -- An up to $1.175 million loan to the Dickenson County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) to be used to finance the purchase of the former Mountain Forest Products chip mill site was closed recently by the Virginia Coalfield Economic...
VCEDA Seed Capital Grant Approved for Copper Creek Metal Works LLC
CASTLEWOOD, VA – JUNE 2, 2021 -- If it’s metal, Copper Creek Metal Works LLC in Russell County can make it. Jonathan and Allison Byerley, of Castlewood, opened their new metal cutting and fabrication business, Copper Creek Metal Works LLC, offering custom designs...
VCEDA Grant to SWCC Will Support Emerging Workforce Training, Development
WARDELL, VA – MAY 27, 2021 -- An up to $100,000 grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) to the Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) Educational Foundation to be used for emerging workforce development and training was announced...
Whitt Insurance Agency, LLC Approved for VCEDA Seed Capital Grant
HONAKER, VA – MAY 26, 2021 -- Community involvement has always been important to Jessica Whitt, of Honaker, who opened her own business, Whitt Insurance Agency, LLC in Honaker in July 2020. Whitt Insurance Agency, LLC is a recent recipient of a $9,000 Virginia...
Virginia CFX Authority Continues Work to Advance Coalfields Expressway
SOUTHERN GAP – MAY 25, 2021 -- Members of the Virginia Coalfields Expressway (CFX) Authority Board gave CFX Authority Executive Director Jonathan Belcher the approval Monday to work with state legislators to craft special legislation to help advance the roadway. The...
Governor Northam Announces SunCoke Energy to Invest $50 Million in Buchanan County Operation
~ Raw material processing and handling company to refurbish and upgrade manufacturing facility ~ (VCEDA Editor’s Note: VCEDA congratulates SunCoke on its expansion and the diversification of its operations in Buchanan County, Virginia. SunCoke is truly one of...
VCEDA Seed Capital Grant Approved for Play Hut, PLLC
LEBANON, VA – MAY 17, 2021 -- Children with developmental delays, congenital disorders, neurological disorders, cognitive disorders, autism, cerebral palsy, ADHD, prematurity, sensory processing disorders and many other diagnoses seen in children, will soon have a...
Nash Creamery Approved for VCEDA Seed Capital Grant
NICKELSVILLE, VA – MAY 14, 2021 -- Garland and Sheila Nash, of Nickelsville, were looking for a way to make their dairy farm more economical when they did the research and then decided to expand their farm, turning it into a Micro-Dairy Processing plant, which they...
VCEDA Seed Capital Grant Approved for O’Quinn Rentals, LLC
HAYSI, VA – MAY 6, 2021 -- The opportunity for a unique lodging experience is what O’Quinn Rentals, LLC provides for its customers who choose to book a renovated train caboose to stay in the Haysi area while there to enjoy the Spearhead Trails or a quiet getaway to...
Clinch River Life, LLC Approved for VCEDA Seed Capital Grant
DUFFIELD, VA – MAY 4, 2021 -- Area residents and those traveling to the area to enjoy the great outdoors have a new option for water fun as Clinch River Life, LLC in Scott County offers inner tubes and kayaks to float the Clinch River in the spring and summer months....
VCEDA Grant to Town of Tazewell I/EDA Will Help Advance Lodging Development Project
TAZEWELL, VA – APRIL 30, 2021 -- An up to $100,000 grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) Tourism Capital Improvement Matching Fund was closed recently for the Town of Tazewell Industrial/Economic Development Authority to be used to...
VT Study Finds VCEDA Seed Capital Program Has Enhanced Diversification, Created Jobs
LEBANON, VA – APRIL 19, 2021 -- The Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority’s (VCEDA) Seed Capital Matching Fund program has had a very high return on investment and has created and retained 300 jobs in the three years the program has existed, according to a...
VCEDA Approves Creation of New Education and Telehealth Access Fund
LEBANON, VA – APRIL 15, 2021 -- Several project requests and the creation of a new Education and Telehealth Access Fund were approved by the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) board as it met in Lebanon, Thursday afternoon. The board approved a...
Lawrence Brothers, Inc. Expansion in Tazewell County to Create 40 New Jobs
BLUEFIELD, VA (APRIL 15, 2021) – Forty new jobs are projected to be coming to Tazewell County as Lawrence Brothers, Inc., an industry leader in battery tray fabrication and manufacturing of motive power trays, ground support systems and transformer components, further...
Tazewell Dance Center LLC Approved for VCEDA Seed Capital Grant
TAZEWELL, VA – APRIL 7, 2021 -- The lack of a dance studio in Tazewell was something that spurred Emily Hinkle, of Cedar Bluff, to open the Tazewell Dance Center LLC in the Four-Way Shopping Center in North Tazewell. The dance center is the recipient of a recent...
VCEDA Approves Funds for Medical Device Manufacturing Feasibility Study
HAYSI, VA – APRIL 5, 2021 -- An up to $170,000 grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) was recently closed for the Dickenson County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) to be used to finance a medical device manufacturing feasibility...
Propel Counseling Group LLC Approved for VCEDA Seed Capital Grant
CLINTWOOD, VA – APRIL 2, 2021 -- Outpatient counseling, substance abuse counseling and trauma-focused counseling are among the treatment options available through Propel Counseling Group LLC. The company recently received a $9,000 Virginia Coalfield Economic...