The Economic Development and Tourism Departments from Staunton, Augusta County, and Waynesboro (SAW) are collaborating with eight other community organizations to share resources and information relating to the COVID-19 crisis. Known as the SAW MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) Recovery Task…
Waynesboro, VA - The City of Waynesboro invests annually in tourism-oriented business endeavors, events and projects through their grant program, “Building Opportunities to Support Tourism (BOOST).” City businesses and organizations are invited to apply for up to $2,500 to support…
The Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board has received Rapid Response funding from the Governor, though the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, to assist employers eligible to remain open during this emergency. Funds are reserved for small businesses (250 employees or…
The Paycheck Protection Program is specifically designed to help small businesses keep their workforce employed. The U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration expect to have the program operational by Friday, April 3rd so that businesses can go to…
The Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board has received Virginia Rapid Response funding to prevent or minimize the duration of unemployment resulting from COVID-19. The board will award 18 grants of up to $5,000 to regional small business employers eligible to…
Programs offering digital gift cards In these uncertain times, we understand that restaurants and other small businesses are struggling. You have all had to make drastic changes to your business models in the last week or so, and some of…
We recognize this is likely one of many messages you have recently received from organizations regarding the global coronavirus outbreak. While this event is causing numerous uncertainties seen in the global marketplace, we know it is affecting our small businesses…
Updates from Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association Hotels: Do you want to make space available to local, state, and federal government? Local government and public health officials are seeking hoteliers who are willing to enter into temporary leases for…
WAYNESBORO, VA-- Raven Industries, Inc. of Sioux Falls, SD announced today that its Engineered Films Division is expanding its fabrication operations to the East Coast of the United States with the opening of a facility in Waynesboro, VA. The facility…
WAYNESBORO, VA- At the regularly scheduled City Council meeting of December 9, 2019, City Council approved a resolution providing $1,000,000 in incentives to the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) to build a “Waynesboro Campus” in downtown. The package includes…
