Frommer’s, recognized globally for their travel expertise and publications, has recently named the Richmond region as one of their top travel destinations – worldwide – for 2014. Richmond was one of only three U.S. locations on this elite list. “We cover the entire planet — that is a lot of options,” said Jason Cochran, editor in chief of Frommers.com. in a Richmond… View Article
OrthoVirginia and Bon Secours Richmond Health System announced plans to break ground in Hanover County on a $20 million, three-story, 63,490-square-foot medical facility specializing in orthopedics and sports medicine treatment and rehabilitation. The state-of-the-art facility is adjacent to the Memorial Regional Medical Center Campus in Hanover County. Construction is scheduled to begin in early February 2014 with plans to open in early… View Article
The Urban Land Institute Richmond (ULI) recently awarded its prestigious 2013 Vision Award for Best Mixed-Use Project to HH Hunt’s Rutland in Hanover County. This award, which honors real estate projects which are visionary and that achieve a high standard of excellence is a cornerstone of ULI Richmond’s efforts to identify and promote best practices in all types of development. A guiding… View Article
For decades now, Hanover County has had a successful land use tax program in place to encourage the conservation of land devoted to agricultural, horticultural, forest and open space uses. Countywide in 2012, there were currently 3,595 properties with 191,914 acres in the Land Use Program. In 2012, there were 242 parcels totaling 20,051 acres located inside the Suburban Services Area and… View Article
Demonstrating that excellence is the standard in Hanover County for continuous improvement in teaching and learning, for the 12th year, all public schools in Hanover County exceeded the core subject and graduation benchmarks for full accreditation based on the Virginia Department of Education’s 2012-13 Standards of Learning test results. This achievement, reported recently in the Richmond Times Dispatch, is even more notable given that the… View Article
The holidays bring many traditions and certainly, one of the most heralded is Oprah Winfrey's annual “Oprah's Favorite Things!” Christmas gift list. Landing a place on this coveted listing of Oprah-endorsed products can be a marketing bonanza to any company. This year's list includes Hanover County's very own, Olli Salumeria, a maker of artisanal slow-cured meats using their original 160-year old family recipes… View Article