WAYNESBORO – Data released by the United States Travel Association (USTA) reveals that all regions in Virginia posted an increase in tourism revenue last year. According to the US Travel Association, tourism in Virginia generated $25 billion in travel spending.…
WAYNESBORO, VA- Grow Waynesboro is pleased to announce the final grant awards for four local businesses, helping them to create jobs and build a culture of entrepreneurship in Waynesboro. This marks the third year of the Grow Waynesboro initiative and…
WAYNESBORO – This September, the City of Waynesboro’s Small Business Development initiative, Grow Waynesboro, will award $20,000 in grants for start-up businesses in Waynesboro. The awards will be announced at a celebration and presentation symposium, dubbed Pitch Night, on September…
WAYNESBORO – The City of Waynesboro Economic Development and Tourism office has been awarded a $50,000 Marketing Leverage Program grant from Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) for Divinely Placed: Marketing the Waynesboro Experience. Blue Ridge Bucha received an award of $5,000…
WAYNESBORO, VA- At the regularly scheduled City Council meeting of August 13, 2018, 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…
WAYNESBORO – 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 were invited to apply for up to $3,000 to support eligible activities…
WAYNESBORO – The City of Waynesboro will host Dr. Vincent Magnini, author and Associate Professor at Virginia Tech who will lead a seminar focused on “Delivering Memorable Experiences Downtown” on August 20, 2018 at 9:00 AM at the Charles T.…
HARRISONBURG (June 15, 2018) – GO Virginia Region 8 announced today that funding for the public-private Cyber Security Workforce Development and Jobs Program submitted in round four of project grants to the state GO Virginia Board has been approved. This…
VERONA VA- Today, the Offices of Economic Development for the Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro as well as Augusta County release the outcome of a collaborative project, a 10-Year Strategic Plan for Career and Technical Education. The goal of finding…
WAYNESBORO – Local entrepreneurs planning to launch a Waynesboro business by March of 2019 will now be eligible for up to $10,000 in start-up grants to be awarded by the City’s small business development initiative, Grow Waynesboro. The most important requirement…
