The Economics of Outdoor Recreation Article
Did you know Americans spend $646 billion on outdoor recreation each year? Or that outdoor recreation generates $3.9 billion in annual wages and salaries...
2017 Impact of Tourism Report Article
Tourism has been important to RVA in 2016-2017. Between, the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, and the City of Richmond have seen...
Juvenile Justice in Virginia Article
Indicators: Juvenile Justice Virginia school systems lead the nation in the highest number of student referrals to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), as of 2016 this...
2017 Housing Impact Report Article
Collaboration at Work: Local Universities Partner to Generate Housing Impact Study In an effort to foster economic growth and bolster families and communities, Governor...
Interactive Map: Creative Work Force State Profiles Article
We absolutely love this interactive map and dashboard on the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies’ website. The maps, which displays data from a...
VCU Impact Study Article
Virginia Commonwealth University certainly plays a large role as an anchor institution in our community. But did you know that it also has a...
Collaboration at Work: Cobbs Creek Reservoir Article
The Cobbs Creek Reservoir is a $280 million project by Henrico County to create a 15 billion-gallon freshwater reservoir, in order to better serve the...
Impact of Tourism Article
Tourism has been important to RVA in 2015-2016. Last year, visitors spent $2.2 billion in the Richmond Region. “Tourism is one of those things...
Collaboration At Work: I Am Tourism Ambassadors Article
Last year, 7 million people came to visit our region, bringing $2.19 billion into our local economy! Tourism depends on each one of us:...