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Economic Development Authority offers relief loans for Augusta County businesses

  VERONA, VA – The County of Augusta Economic Development department and the Augusta County Economic Development Authority are offering an interest-free, emergency relief loan program for county businesses who are suffering from loss of business due to COVID-19 related conditions. The loan program funds are provided by the Economic Development Authority (EDA), and the […]

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Governor Northam Announces International Tourism to Virginia Reaches Record Level

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s international tourism visitation surpassed 1.1 million in 2018, with overseas visitors spending a record $2 billion. Since 2009, Virginia has witnessed a 22 percent increase in international visitation, welcoming an additional 200,000 visitors to the Commonwealth. Between 2017 and 2018 alone, Virginia saw a 5 percent increase, exceeding […]

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Augusta County wins achievement award for The Trails at Mill Place

News Leader By Claire Mitzel VERONA — Augusta County recently won an achievement award from the Virginia Association of Counties for its creation of The Trails at Mill Place. The county was one of 26 to win a VACo achievement award. The trail’s opening in September 2018 gave Augusta County residents a two-thirds mile paved walking trail in […]

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Bloomaker brings production in-house

WAYNESBORO  – Bloomaker, www.bloomaker.com, a U.S. market leader in amaryllis and potted tulips, will bring its production of amaryllis bulbs in house for quality-control purposes after previously relying on third-party suppliers for sourcing, planting and harvesting. The company will source the bulbs from its farm in Peru, where 50% of the world’s amaryllis crops are […]

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Augusta County Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program

RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of an Augusta County company, DASCOM Americas SBI LLC, into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. The VALET program assists companies in the Commonwealth that are committed to international exporting as a growth strategy. To participate, each business must […]

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