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Halloween in Greater Richmond
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Spooky season in Greater Richmond: 12 ways to enjoy your Hallo-Weekend

Greater Richmond has centuries worth of ghost stories, working farms with pumpkin patches, and a theme park that turns into a haunt every fall. Here a...
At the Greater Richmond Partnership’s Annual Meeting, El Koubi emphasized regional collaboration, talent, business investment and the strategies needed to compete in a rapidly changing economy.
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VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi Highlights Greater Richmond’s Role in Virginia’s Economic Future

At the Greater Richmond Partnership’s Annual Meeting, El Koubi emphasized regional collaboration, talent, business investment and the strategies nee...
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Greater Richmond hosts French business delegation exploring digital infrastructure

In October, the Greater Richmond Partnership (GRP) hosted a delegation of French business leaders on a mission organized by the French American Chambe...
Richmond Next Ep 3 featuring Rasheeda Creighton of BLCK Street and Joe Kane of GRP on the value of research and artificial intelligence
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Data, AI and lived experience: Building a more inclusive Greater Richmond economy

“We are finally at a place of being willing to embrace the things that may change who we are as a region,” says Rasheeda Creighton, Executive Dire...
Reinhard Eberl -Anton Paar
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Anton Paar runs a hemisphere from Hanover County

Reinhard Eberl oversees Anton Paar’s business across the entire Western Hemisphere from Hanover County, Virginia. In a time of global uncertainty, E...
Site Selection Report
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Certainty is the new competitive advantage in site selection

New research from the Site Selectors Guild reveals how power, workforce, community acceptance and speed-to-market are reshaping corporate location dec...
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Greater Richmond is building the future of American manufacturing

13.8 million square feet and counting: Manufacturing drives Greater Richmond’s record growth As the nation marks National Manufacturing Day on O...
Securing access to capital,
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Small business funding across the Richmond Region grows

When starting or expanding a business, one of the greatest obstacles entrepreneurs often face is securing access to capital, especially without collat...
For decades, the Greater Richmond Partnership has served as the region's premier host for global delegations
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Greater Richmond hosts Japanese business delegation of over 40 companies

Greater Richmond doesn’t just chase international investment — it builds the relationships that make it possible. For decades, the Greater Ric...
Three Richmond-region incubators named among nation's best
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Three Greater Richmond incubators and accelerators named among the nation’s best

Three organizations based in the Greater Richmond region have been named to TIME’s list of America’s Best Incubators and Accelerators of 2...
Transatlantic Business & Investment Council (TBIC) has selected the Greater Richmond region to host its 2027 Transatlantic Business & Investment Conference
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Transatlantic site selection organization chooses Greater Richmond for annual conference

Local international investment draws network of economic development and site selection professionals The Greater Richmond Partnership (GRP) announced...
Bettina Geissbuehler
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Geissbuehler joins GRP’s business development team

The Greater Richmond Partnership (GRP) announces that Bettina Geissbuehler has joined as a Business Development Manager, helping to attract companies ...
GRP leaders shine on the 2026 Women in Leadership award list
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GRP leaders shine on the 2026 Women in Leadership award list

Virginia Business has selected it’s 2026 Virginia Business Women in Leadership honorees. The honor recognizes top women executives across the common...
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32 Richmond Region companies made the Inc. 5000

Organ transplants, tech staffing, hydroponic lettuce and ice cream sandwiches. What do they have in common? All four are industries where a Greater Ri...
Five years of industrial momentum
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Greater Richmond’s industrial development pipeline reaches a record high

Greater Richmond has reached a historic milestone in its industrial real estate market. Despite being a mid-sized metro area, the region now ranks amo...
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Richmond jumps to No. 2 on LinkedIn’s 2026 Cities on the Rise

LinkedIn’s 2026 Cities on the Rise report just named Greater Richmond the No. 2 fastest-growing metro in the country for jobs and new talent —...
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Four-year streak: Virginia remains No. 1 in workforce training, thanks to Greater Richmond

Business Facilities names Virginia the top state for customized workforce training In its 2026 Annual State Rankings Report, Business Facilities once ...
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No. 4 in the nation: Greater Richmond is a top destination for renters relocating

Where people choose to live says a lot about a region. And right now, renters across the country are saying a lot about Greater Richmond. A new report...
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Understanding Greater Richmond’s Regional Data Dashboard

A guide to what it tracks, why it matters and what to expect Regional economic development runs on information, but too often the data that matters mo...
Pride Month Pride Virginia is for Lovers Sign 2026
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Greater Richmond has always had a lot to be proud of

June gets the spotlight, but Greater Richmond has been showing up for its LGBTQ+ community long before Pride Month arrives and long after it wraps. He...
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12 Greater Richmond companies make the 2026 Fortune 1000

Fortune magazine has published its 2026 rankings and Greater Richmond again stands among the most corporate-headquarters-dense metros in the country. ...
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Powering data center investment in Central Virginia

Data centers are mission-critical infrastructure that sustains the digital systems driving today’s economy. From financial transactions to healthcar...
GRP IEDC panel
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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...
RGGI
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Virginia to return to multi-state greenhouse gas partnership

Virginia is rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) this year with Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s signature on several recent clean energ...
Jeff Wright - Allianz Richmond NEXT interview
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Greater Richmond: “Travel insurance capital of the world”

Why the global leader in a risk-mitigation business calls Greater Richmond home In a period when boards, site selectors and supply-chain leaders are a...
Sapporo Beer Celebration
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Sapporo consolidates all U.S. brewing to Richmond

As the craft beer industry contracts nationwide, a global brewer is consolidating its American future in Greater Richmond Greater Richmond is becoming...
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Financing tool accelerates sustainable growth in Richmond

The Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program is a financing tool created by the federal government to aid property owners in funding...
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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 ...
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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