June 2022
Spring Fling in Virginia’s Gateway Region: a Season of Networking  
Update from the President & CEO: 
Friends of the Gateway Region, I cannot adequately express how great it has been to see everyone, in-person, over the past month. From VGR’s Business Council event where we sponsored a legislative “Meet-and-Greet" — which was hosted by the County of Dinwiddie and its ever-growing airport, to VGR’s 61st Annual Meeting that was held on May 18 at the new, state-of-the-art Petersburg Public Library — it’s been a busy season engaging with our stakeholders and community partners. And now that we’ve experienced it, the whole VGR Team has come down with “Spring Fever” and we want to see this momentum carry into the summer. 
VGR Hosts 61st Annual Meeting — President & CEO, Board Chairman Give 2022 “State of the Region” Address 
It was great being able to network with our regional partners during VGR's 2022 Annual Meeting, which was graciously hosted at the brand-new, state-of-the-art Petersburg Public Library.

These partnerships range from our LEDO colleagues who represent VGR's member localities, to our community, academic, workforce development, small business and industry partners, as well as our strategic partners we are engaged with in bringing the advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing cluster in Petersburg to life. We hope that being able to network together with the whole region in one space really helps to serve VGR's mission to:
foster regional prosperity through business growth, powerful partnerships and delivering innovative resources ...

... We think it does.
Oldest REDO in the Old Dominion Celebrates yet Another ...

~ VGR hosts its 61st Annual Meeting at the New Petersburg Public Library ~

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VGR 2021 Annual Report:
Hard copies of the VGR 2021 Annual Report were handed out to the event's attendees and is now available in digital format at:
Annual Meeting Photo Teaser:
#EconDevWeek22 
VGR Celebrates Economic Development Week



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"Economic developers play essential roles in promoting the economic health and vitality of their communities — a fact that has only been proven further by the events of the past two years," says IEDC President & CEO Nathan Ohle.  
Tours Continue, Interests Spark as Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity Comes to Life in Petersburg Pharma Hub. 
Kim Taylor - Petersburg Pharmaceutical Tour| By Kim Taylor

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Former Virginia Secretaries Tour Petersburg Pharma Cluster

Both advanced manufacturing companies are part of the cluster in Petersburg. Workforce development & production of affordable medicines were discussed. It will bring approximately 500 new jobs & private investment of more than $425 million.

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Why Virginia’s Gateway Region? 
VGR thanks all of its partners who have so far participated in our Capital Campaign — Transformative Growth 2025!
June Partner Spotlight:
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