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2026 industry trends from economic development experts

As the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) marks 100 years of shaping the profession, the Greater Richmond Partnership hosted the inaugu...
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Greater Richmond climbs Brookings metro rankings thanks to racial inclusion

Greater Richmond is gaining national attention for something that matters more than just regional economic growth, but who benefits from it. In the la...
Richmond NEXT - Ep 1: Building Resilient Companies, feat. Damian Klute, EY & Jennifer Wakefield
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What makes a region resilience-ready? Greater Richmond has some answers.

EY’s Damian Klute has worked across the globe. He chose Greater Richmond — and he’ll tell you exactly why.  When companies think ...
Richmond is great for young careers
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New York Times names Richmond a top small-city career hub

A New York Times list named Richmond as one of the nation’s top 20 small cities where people can have a “big” career. The list named 20 small c...
Greater Richmond, Virginia, ranks #1 in food and beverage worker productivity
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Greater Richmond #1 for Food & Beverage worker productivity 

Greater Richmond, Virginia, ranks #1 in Food and Beverage worker productivity among all U.S. metro areas with 1 million or more people, generating $2....
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Robins School of Business ranks as a Top 20 undergraduate business school

Poets&Quants for Undergrads has named the University of Richmond’s business school a top 20 school for the fifth consecutive year. The Univers...
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New startup developed on VCU science could have wide-ranging impact in health care

The invention from VCU chemistry professor Xuewei Wang is being evaluated for the marketplace, and the applications could extend to multiple biomarker...
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Kane joins GRP as Senior Director of Research

The Greater Richmond Partnership (GRP) announces that Joe Kane has joined the team as Senior Director of Research. Kane will support business developm...
VSU rendering of proposed urban ag center
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Virginia State University plans new urban agriculture school facilities on campus

Virginia State University is planning to consolidate its agricultural programming at a new complex on its campus in southern Chesterfield, as it also ...
VCU Ranks in Top 50
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VCU’s health sciences rank in top 50 for NIH research funding

Eleven out of 23 units ranked in the top 25 Eleven of Virginia Commonwealth University’s health sciences schools and departments rank in the top 25 ...

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