The 2019 Hanover County Business Appreciation event, co-hosted by the Hanover County Department of Economic Development and the Hanover Chamber of Commerce, was held on May 23rd at Covenant Woods and included the second consecutive year of recognition of Hanover County Legacy Businesses. Legacy Businesses are entities that have been located in the County for 50 or more consecutive years. This year’s event placed an emphasis on the agriculture industry. … View Article
The month of May, by proclamation of the Office of the Virginia Governor, is Business Appreciation Month in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In observance, this year’s Hanover County Business Appreciation Event, co-hosted by Hanover County Economic Development and Hanover Chamber of Commerce, will include recognition of Legacy Businesses with a an emphasis on the agricultural industry and Legacy Farms. Nineteen farms and two businesses… View Article
Specialty’s Our Name (SON) Metal Fab, located in the Hanover Business Airpark, hosted the Build Virginia Regional Meeting on May 10, 2019 sponsored by the Office of Governor Northam and the Virginia Rural Center. This unique opportunity afforded participants to hear directly from and collaborate with the Governor’s Chief Workforce Development Advisor, members of the Governor’s Build Virginia Advisory Board, and Virginia… View Article
Kroger has completed an extensive $4 million renovation of its 6335 Mechanicsville Turnpike store in Mechanicsville, Virginia. The grand reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony was held at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 with the first 200 customers receiving a five-dollar gift card. Scott Wyatt, Hanover County Board of Supervisors Vice-Chairman, made congratulatory remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony following the national… View Article
ChemTreat, Inc. will break ground on a new applied technology laboratory in Ashland, Virginia on Monday, April 15, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. This 25,000-square-foot facility will be built across the street from an existing ChemTreat manufacturing plant in the Hanover County Airpark. Construction is anticipated to take approximately one year, and the work will be undertaken by Century Construction. The new facility will help… View Article
Hanover County Economic Development (HCED), in partnership with Hanover County Public Schools (HCPS) and the Capital Region Workforce Partnership (CRWP), hosted the county’s inaugural InspireYouth@Work Summer Opportunities Fair on Saturday, March 30, 2019. This event, which was free to employers and attendees, provided an opportunity for local government, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations to publicize summer opportunities, including job, volunteer, internship, and leadership… View Article