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2008
01/23/2008 - Navy Drops Contested N.C. Site for Practice Field
2007
11/20/2007 - Rolls-Royce Chooses Gateway Region for State-of-the-Art Production Facility
04/13/2007 - Region Responds to Fort Lee Growth
2006
10/19/2006 - Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc. Launches $142 Million Expansion
09/26/2006 - Rehrig Penn Logistics Brings More Than 40 Jobs to Dinwiddie County
09/19/2006 - Virginia's Gateway Region to Receive International Economic Development Award
09/08/2006 - Region Reaches Out to Future Residents
09/07/2006 - Gateway Region to Receive International Economic Development Award
07/18/2006 - Momentum Campaign Kicks-off with $1.1 Million in Pledges
05/12/2006 - Gateway Region Among Nation's Best Economic Development Groups
05/05/2006 - Governor Kaine Announces 50 New Jobs for Chesterfield County
04/07/2006 - Fresh Approach and Leadership Support Region's Economic Growth
03/03/2006 - Marketing Grants Awarded to Virginia's Gateway Region
01/31/2006 - Virginia's Gateway Region Launches Redesigned Website with Dynamic Features
2005
10/17/2005 - Governor Warner Announces 500 New Jobs In Petersburg
10/12/2005 - Governor Warner Announces Goya Foods to Bring 60 New Jobs to Prince George County
08/04/2005 - NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Stars Return to Dinwiddie
06/29/2005 - Sussex County to Gain 25 New Jobs
06/21/2005 - Governor Warner Announces 120 New Jobs in Prince George County
04/28/2005 - Sterling Gelatin to Build Distribution Warehouse in Prince George County
04/15/2005 - Service Center Metals Expands in Prince George County
03/17/2005 - New Executive Director for Virginia's Gateway Region
2004
04/26/2004 - Windsor Mill to Locate in Surry County
2003
07/30/2003 - Standard Motor to Create 175 New Jobs
05/27/2003 - Governor Warner Announces Chemical Company to Expand Hopewell Facility
05/21/2003 - Boehringer Ingelheim Makes Largest Investment in Petersburg History
02/01/2003 - John Tyler CC - J. Sargeant Reynolds CC Partnership
01/03/2003 - Economic Development Campaign Wrap-Up
2002
11/04/2002 - Prince George Attracts Distribution Center to Business Park
09/27/2002 - Service Center Metals Starts Up in Prince George County
09/26/2002 - Chesterfield County Welcomes DuPont Growth
07/01/2002 - Richmond-Petersburg Tops List for European Investment
06/28/2002 - DataTracker gets an Update
04/23/2002 - Devon USA adds 506,000 sq. ft. in Chesterfield
02/08/2002 - Virginia's Newest Economic Development Region
02/02/2002 - John Tyler wins National Award for Workforce Training
2001
10/16/2001 - Honeywell Spectra Expansion Plans Announced
10/01/2001 - Prince George Company Completes New Spec Building
07/24/2001 - Region Announces Plan for New Industrial Park
07/19/2001 - Ingram Book Group Announces Consolidation Plans
07/05/2001 - Chesterfield County Adds Incubator Park
07/03/2001 - Surry County in Running for New Power Project
06/01/2001 - 11th Annual Virginia Nippon Classic
05/07/2001 - B.I. Chemical Expansion, Part II
04/03/2001 - Erni Components to Invest $98.4 Million in Chesterfield Expansion
03/29/2001 - Region Hosts Marketing Workshop
01/23/2001 - Retailer Closes Area Call Center
01/22/2001 - Chesterfield and Virginia Biotechnology Research Park Partner
2000
Fall 2000 - Area Sites Land on Super Sites List
08/23/2000 - Goldschmidt Announces $17 Million Expansion
07/21/2000 - ACE Hardware Locates in Prince George County
03/03/2000 - Boehringer Ingelheim Expands Manufacturing Plant in Petersburg