Chesterfield Economic Development

?? Our employees are consistently going above and beyond in their job duties. For Chesterfield County Economic Development Director H. Garrett Hart, III, CEcD, it was noticed at the state level. Hart earned the Cardinal Award recognizing his leadership in economic development, outstanding professional accomplishments and exceptional service to Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA). Congratulations to Garrett! . . . #Cfield #ChesterfieldVa #ChesterfieldVirginia #economicdevelopment Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA) Chesterfield County Economic Development Board

Last week, Plenty? opened the doors for the first time to our farm in Richmond, VA and heard from luminaries of the private and public sector including Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Secretary Caren Merrick, Representative Carrie Coyner, Secretary Matthew Lohr, Driscoll's Sandor Nagy, Walmart's Martin Mundo, and of course, Plenty's own CEO Arama Kukutai. Wish you could have been there? Watch this video to hear about how Plenty is bringing jobs, innovation, and ?? strawberries to the East Coast (even in the dead of winter)! https://lnkd.in/gZbwBNpu

Join Chesterfield Economic Development as we celebrate National Manufacturing Day! This event is free and open to all that are interested in learning more about modern manufacturing, the various careers they provide, and gain valuable knowledge from the expert panel of local manufacturers in Chesterfield County. Register today at https://lnkd.in/eiKxZC9M

#ICYMI: Plenty? opened the doors to the world's first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale in Chesterfield County. The vertical farm is designed to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually in less than 40,000 square feet by growing vertically on 30-foot-tall towers. Chesterfield Economic Development Greater Richmond Partnership

Over the next decade, 3.8 million new manufacturing workers will be needed in the U.S.A. October 4th is national Manufacturing Day! Manufacturing Day Come learn more about the manufacturing industry as a career choice from local manufacturers. Please register as seating is limited. #workforcedevelopment #workforcepipeline #manufacturing #MFGDay24

ICYMI! Congratulations again to Chesterfield County Economic Development Director H. Garrett Hart, III, CEcD, for earning the Cardinal Award recognizing his leadership in economic development, outstanding professional accomplishments and exceptional service to VEDA.

Let’s go build some data centers! https://lnkd.in/eRunDtRT

Another amazing week draws to a close at Chirisa Technology Parks with the news that we have added a new 104 acre site beside our existing campus in Meadowville Technology park. Together with our partners PowerHouse Data Centers we will continue to transform the area to become a center of excellence for the next generation of Generative AI ready facilities and advanced cloud compute. https://lnkd.in/ejy8x6f4

Congratulations to a wonderful mentor on well deserved recognition! This doesn’t mean you get to retire yet H. Garrett Hart III, CEcD, HLM. We still have a lot to accomplish in Chesterfield County!

VEDA is proud to announce that today, at the 2024 Fall Conference, we awarded our most prestigious honor - the Cardinal Award - to Chesterfield County Economic Development Director H. Garrett Hart, III, CEcD. The Cardinal Award recognizes leadership in economic development, outstanding professional accomplishments and exceptional service to VEDA. Garrett has spent more than 30 years assisting in job creation and increased capital investment in the Commonwealth of Virginia, highlighted by projects like Amazon, Capital One, Colonial Downs and Sabra Dipping Company. One of his most recent and notable economic development successes came this past June, when the Lego Group announced plans to bring a $1 billion factory to Chesterfield, expected to create 1,760 jobs over the next decade. Garrett began his professional career as the first Town Manager of the Town of Louisa, then becoming the County Administrator of New Kent County, Marketing Manager for the Virginia Peninsula Economic Development Council and Corporate Vice President of McKinney & Company before coming to Chesterfield. In addition to being a Founding Member and current Treasurer of VEDA, he is also a past Chairman, Board Member and honorary Life Member of the Southern Economic Development Council. He holds the designations of Certified Economic and Community Developer from the International Economic Development Council. Garrett’s nomination letter perhaps said it best: “he enjoys serving the communities he has worked for but also understands that economic development is a team sport. His resume is dotted with service to regional, state and industry-specific organizations. He is passionate about training and mentoring the next generation of leaders in our industry and always looks for opportunities to tell the story of how what we do matters to our communities.” Congratulations, Garrett!