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Board discusses tying site investments to housing plans after governor's Executive Order 42
Summary
Go Virginia board members discussed a state executive order encouraging economic-development site investments to include local housing plans; staff will work with agencies and return recommendations at the March meeting.
Board members at the Nov. 20 Go Virginia State Board meeting discussed an executive order from the governor urging that industrial and economic development site investments be paired with local housing strategies so new jobs can be accommodated by available housing.
Deputy Secretary Maggie Beal of the Virginia Secretariat for Commerce and Trade said the governor asked state economic development investments to consider "having housing plans as part and parcel of grant applications for industrial development to ensure that housing development for those workers will be…
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