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Kindred Spirits Brewing in the Works for Chesterfield

By Annie Tobey, Richmond Times-Dispatch Two brothers are hoping to open a brewery, Kindred Spirits […]


Petersburg City Public School Students Have ‘STEAMulating’ Summer

August 11, 2015 / Archived News/ City of Petersburg

The Progress-Index PETERSBURG – On Wednesday, July 22, students, parents and members of Petersburg’s educational […]


Petersburg Considers Incentives for Economic Development

August 11, 2015 / Archived News/ City of Petersburg

By Leah Small, The Progress-Index PETERSBURG — The city’s office of economic development has stressed […]


Global Strapping Business Opens Facility in Hopewell

August 5, 2015 / Archived News/ City of Hopewell

By Shelby Mertens, The Progress-Index HOPEWELL — A $10 million global strapping company has come […]


New Office Space May Come to Downtown Petersburg

By Leah Small, The Progress-Index PETERSBURG — Developer Dave McCormack is in the process of adding […]


Statewide Economic Initiative to Push Private Sector Jobs

July 29, 2015 / Archived News/ Regional News

By Jonathan Spiers, Richmond BizSense Like the thimble on a Monopoly board, Virginia is looking […]


VSU Fine Arts Program Named Best Among HBCUs

Contributed Reports, The Progress-Index PETERSBURG – HBCU Digest recently named the Virginia State University (VSU) […]


School Board Member Hopes to Begin STEM Academy

By Leah Small, The Progress-Index COLONIAL HEIGHTS – School Board member Krishan Agrawal hopes that […]


The Cameron Foundation Changes Strategy to Make Impact

The Cameron Foundation has overhauled the way that it gives grants in order to have a greater impact on the growth of the region. The changes shortly followed the foundation’s 10-year anniversary in April 2013, after the nonprofit examined data on the wellbeing of the Tri-Cities.


HCA Acquires Three Acres in Chesterfield County for a Freestanding Emergency Room

Virginia Business Chippenham and Johnston Willis Hospitals Inc., HCA owned hospitals, have purchased 3.3 acres […]