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Friends of the Gateway Region,
At the end of 2025, our Board approved a new five-year strategic plan that reflects both how our economy is evolving and how Virginia’s Gateway Region itself has grown with the expansion of our region. This is an essential exercise to ensure our region stays aligned with market realities and positioned for opportunity.
The Board reaffirmed the three core strategies that have long guided our work and continue to anchor our mission: Business Growth, Powerful Partnerships and Innovative Resources.
What’s new is a sharpened focus on six key business areas that best align with the Gateway Region’s assets, resources and capabilities – and where we see the greatest potential over the next five years:
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Advanced Manufacturing – building on regional strengths in specialty foods, pharmaceuticals and technology-driven production.
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Logistics & Distribution – leveraging our strategic location along the I-85 and I-95 corridors.
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Future Technology – positioning the region as a hub for digital infrastructure that delivers long-term value.
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Energy & the Energy Supply Chain – supporting projects and suppliers that power growth across industries.
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Wood Products – advancing innovation and sustainability while honoring our strong timber heritage.
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Cold Storage – strengthening critical infrastructure that supports food systems, resilience and supply-chain stability.
To start, this strategic plan is a roadmap that carries us forward into 2026, but it is also a commitment to stewardship, authenticity, respect and vision-casting. It will guide our work as we unite the region for economic prosperity and ensure the Gateway Region remains a place where companies choose to locate, hire, expand and thrive.
Keith Boswell
President & CEO
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