The Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Corporation is the marketing organization promoting Alleghany County, the City of Covington and the Towns of Clifton Forge and Iron Gate for business recruitment, expansion and development. A public/private partnership, AHEDC focuses on Site Readiness, Infrastructure Management, Site Selection Outreach and Workforce Development. The organization also serves as a key information source for applicable data, regulatory compliance and funding opportunities to help you successfully launch, expand or relocate a business to the region.
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Alleghany Highlands Invests In Infrastructure
To Attract New Industry
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One of Virginia’s best kept secrets is going viral.
Long known for offering residents an incredible quality of life, word is out on the Alleghany Highlands as an equally desirable business address.
Adopting a collaborative approach, Alleghany County, the City of Covington and towns of Clifton Forge and Iron Gate have pooled resources and expertise to drive economic investment across the region. In conjunction with local governments and partners, Covington-Alleghany Industrial Development Agency (CA-IDA) and Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Corporation (AHEDC) are charged with facilitating and promoting business growth and expansion opportunities.
With the finishing touches being put on a new pad-ready site in Low Moor at the Alleghany Regional Commerce Center along with the pending announcement of a large manufacturing company selecting the area for their new facility, it’s safe to say the region is off to an exciting start to their shared vision. More info here.
Alleghany Regional Commerce Center (ARCC) offers a unique opportunity to establish or expand your business in one of Southwest Virginia's most scenic areas. With incredible access just one mile from Interstate 64, this publicly-owned business park offers "ready-to-go" development options and a wide-reaching labor draw for manufacturing, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, logistics, food and beverage, and other mission critical operations. Full Site Brochure here.
Check out our featured site here.
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Registration Is Now Open For The 9th Annual Gauntlet |
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Calling all entrepreneurs... Registration is now open for the 9th Annual GAUNTLET!
The Gauntlet 2023 is The Advancement Foundation’s 9th annual offering of Virginia’s Largest Business Program and Competition and offers a proven formula to assist you in the development of your business idea, an opportunity to collaborate with entrepreneurs across the region, individual pairing with a mentor, and connection to a myriad of other resources designed to support new and expanding businesses.
Don’t wait! Virtual classes start Tuesday, February 7th, 2023.
Just Announced:
Jim Garcia Leading Efforts for The Advancement Foundation to Identify, Support, and Scale Value Added Products in the Alleghany Highlands
The Advancement Foundation, with funding from the Alleghany Foundation, has launched The Product Discovery, Development & Scale Initiative (Initiative). The initiative will spur the evolution of value-added product development, manufacturing and commercialization for Alleghany Highlands.
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Mountain Gateway Is One Of Three Colleges To Get State Grant For Planning Lab Schools
Teenagers living within Mountain Gateway Community College’s service area may one day graduate high school not only with an associate degree but work certificates in information technology fields that command starting salaries of $60,000 or more.
That’s the vision of a proposed lab school being designed by the Clifton Forge college, in partnership with the school divisions of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Buena Vista and Rockbridge, and — hopefully one day — Amazon.
Mountain Gateway recently received a $116,000 state planning grant to launch a lab school offering work certificates in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, and IT Technical Support. It’s one of three planning grants the state has awarded for lab schools. The other two are at the University of Mary Washington and a collaboration between George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College. A group headed by Emory & Henry College is planning a lab school in Southwest Virginia that will focus on health care but that application has not been formally filed yet.
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SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
We believe in having a child like mind when it comes to learning. Open to all possibilities.
Our workshops, events, and programs are designed with a small business owner in mind. Actionable, sharing of ideas, and takeaways to keep things straight.
Every thing you need to start, recover, grown and manage your business is here and it is FREE.
Workshops can be found here.
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Some Available Properties For Lease/Sale
Historic Downtown for Lease
376 W. Main Street Covington - Store front - 11,760 sq. ft. C3 Zoning
221/225 N. Court Avenue Covington - C3 Zoning
For Sale
520 Main Street Covington - 11,156 sq. ft. C3 Zoning
606 S. Monroe Avenue Covington - 25,000 sq. ft. M1 Zoning
239 Maple Avenue Covington - 6,600 sq. ft. C1 Zoning
424 E. Ridgeway Street, Clifton Forge, VA - 3,300 sq. ft. CFBD Zoning - Turnkey Restaurant For Sale Serious Inquiries Only Call 540.862.4119
Other For Lease
1107 Craig Avenue - 27,412 sq. ft. C3 Zoning
Contact Terri at terri@ahedc.com or call 540.862.0936 to advertise your space or
to be connected to the property owner
More properties available here
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