The Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission is a 28-member body created by the 1999 General Assembly. Its mission is the promotion of economic growth and development in formerly tobacco-dependent communities, using proceeds of the national tobacco settlement. To date, the Commission has created tens of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in Southern and Southwest Virginia.
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7/29/24 Tobacco Commission Launches Economic Development Workforce Housing Incentive Pilot Program
TOBACCO COMMISSION LAUNCHES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE HOUSING INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAMUP TO $2 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECTS IN SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Developed with feedback from staff of Virginia Housing and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, the Economic Development Workforce Housing Incentive Pilot Program is designed to make the Commission’s footprint more attractive for economic development by directly addressing a major concern of expanding employers: insufficient housing for their workforce.
Read More6/24/25 Tobacco Commission Launches Second Round of Energy Ingenuity Fund
TOBACCO COMMISSION LAUNCHES SECOND ROUND OF $12 MILLION ENERGY INGENUITY FUNDUP TO $12 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR HIGH-IMPACT ENERGY PROJECTS IN SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
The Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission is now accepting applications for the second round of its Energy Ingenuity Fund.
The Energy Ingenuity Fund builds on the Commission’s 25 year track record of funding innovative economic development initiatives in Southern and Southwest Virginia. Just as early investments in broadband and site readiness are paying dividends for rural Virginia,
Read More5/22/24 Tobacco Commission Meets in Lee/Wise Counties.
TOBACCO REGION REVITALIZATION COMMISSION MEETS IN LEE AND WISE COUNTIES COMMISSION APPROVES 11 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA PROJECTS, 8 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA PROJECTS AND 11 WORKFORCE FINANCIAL AID REQUESTSCOMMISSION APPOINTS THE HONORABLE FRANK RUFF AS CHAIRMAN AND DELEGATE WILL MOREFIELD AS VICE-CHAIR
Ewing, VA – The Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission held its second of three scheduled meetings for the year on Wednesday, May 22nd, in Ewing with Committee meetings held the day prior in Wise. The Commission was hosted by Lincoln Memorial University at their DeBusk Veterinary Teaching Center.
Read More1/17/24 Tobacco Commission Launches Energy Ingenuity Fund
TOBACCO COMMISSION LAUNCHES ENERGY INGENUITY FUND
UP TO $12 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR HIGH-IMPACT ENERGY PROJECTS IN SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
The new Energy Ingenuity Fund builds on the Commission’s 25 year track record of funding innovative economic development initiatives in Southern and Southwest Virginia. Just as early investments in broadband and site readiness are paying dividends for rural Virginia, this program’s energy sector investments are expected to create not just new jobs and investment in rural Virginia,
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