Igniting a new corridor of innovation

Startup World Cup regional competition took place in Virginia for a second year in a row. The regional event took place in Virginia Beach, which was a major win for Hampton Roads and Virginia and a testament to the region’s and state’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem.

PCs for People, the nation’s largest nonprofit computer refurbisher, is bringing its mission to close the digital divide to the Richmond area-Hampton Roads megaregion.

Imagine being able to bike, run, or even walk from Ashland or Petersburg in the Richmond region all the way to Colonial Williamsburg and then onto Fort Monroe on the Peninsula or across the James River to the Virginia Beach oceanfront.

That vision is closer than ever.

Tune in to a webinar on Wednesday December 4 to learn about LS Greenlink USA’s planned $680 million investment in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chesapeake that will bring a massive 660-foot tower – the tallest building in Virginia.

The webinar also will highlight the growing offshore wind industry in Hampton Roads.

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Broadband manages a portfolio of nearly $2 billion in combined state and federal grants to close the digital divide in Virginia, including local and private investments on broadband infrastructure projects across the state. The agency also will manage an additional  $1.5 billion in federal funding from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and $18 million in Digital Equity Act program that will support access, affordability, and adoption. 

Hampton Roads is emerging as a hub for hydrogen innovation. Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Newport News is spearheading the Hydrogen Tech Center initiative, a collaborative hydrogen research and demonstration project that aims to better define and showcase how clean hydrogen and other emerging technologies could play a role in the region’s energy mix.