GO Virginia Region 3 News
Keep up to date with the latest GO Virginia Region 3 news stories, including project grants, economic development initiatives and more.
GOVA meeting highlights synergies bringing economic transformation to Southern Virginia
GO Virginia Region 3 Council and UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Center leaders together after enjoying the All Hands Meeting. Left to Right: Michael Phillips, Associate Director, UVA’s Cooper […]
GOVA meeting to share success stories and discuss rural leadership
On May 5 partners and grantees of GO Virginia Region 3 will gather at The Prizery in South Boston for the semi-annual All-Hands Meeting where beneficiaries of GOVA projects will […]
$674,304 GO Virginia grant announced for Innovation Hub in Farmville
In December 2021 Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $3.6 million Growth and Opportunity Virginia (GO Virginia) grant that includes $674,304 for an innovation hub at Midtown Square in Farmville. Innovation […]
Region 3 Seeks Input – Growth Plan Update 2021
The Region 3 Council provides the draft of the 2021 update to its Growth and Diversification Plan. Please click on the links below to access either the Executive Summary or […]
Region 3 Grant to Support Expansion of SVRA Shovel-Ready Sites
The Southern Virginia Regional Alliance (SVRA) received funding from the GO Virginia Region 3 Council and the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC) in support of a business site development […]
Region 3 Grant Supports Work-Based Learning
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) was recently awarded over $581,000 to lead ExperienceWorks, a work-based learning (WBL) system that leverages GO Virginia Region 3 and Tobacco Region […]
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Investment Strategy Report
This report was commissioned by the GO Virginia Region 3 Council to provide an actionable roadmap for growing the Southern Virginia economy through entrepreneurship and innovation. Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation […]
Notice of Growth & Diversification Plan Input Sessions
GO Virginia Region 3 announces a series of Stakeholder Input Sessions as part of the 2021 update of its Growth & Diversification Plan. Members of the public are invited to […]
SOVA Innovation Hub and Longwood secure GO Virginia grant to boost regional entrepreneurship
A major new grant award announced today will lay the foundation for a long-term economic recovery from the pandemic’s effects by focusing on entrepreneurship training, youth entrepreneurship, and increasing access […]