‘Virginia’s fourth economic engine’: Effort to connect Southwest and Southside localities makes progress

‘Virginia’s fourth economic engine’: Effort to connect Southwest and Southside localities makes progress

Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads — the state’s two largest metro areas — are losing jobs, and Virginia as a whole is seeing some of the slowest economic growth in the country, according to statewide economic reports that came out in October.  This means it’s time for Southwest and Southside Virginia to shine, said Rachel Yost, executive director of the Blue Ridge Innovation Corridor, an emerging organization that aims to promote the economic …