LINKS OF INTEREST
Economic Development and Incentives
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Virginia Department of Business Assistance
Community Development Block Grants
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
Virginia Employment Commission
Virginia Jobs Investment Program
LENOWISCO Planning District Commission
Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission
Dickenson County
Lee County
Russell County Chamber of Commerce
Russell County Industrial Development Authority
Scott County Chamber of Commerce
Scott County Economic Development / Chamber of Commerce
Tazewell County
Tazewell Area Chamber of Commerce
Wise County
Wise County Chamber of Commerce
City of Norton
Buchanan County IDA
St. Paul, Virginia
Utilities
Appalachian Power
Old Dominion Power / Kentucky Utilities
Powell Valley Electric Cooperative
Tennessee Valley Authority
Verizon Communications
Sprint
Scott County Telephone Cooperative
Recreation
Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority
Virginia Tourism
Breaks Interstate Park
Spearhead Trails
Trailhead ATV Resort
Foxtail Orchards Cabins & Campground
Sugar Hill Brewing Company
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Natural Tunnel State Park
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Historic Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park
Barter Theatre
Virginia Highlands Festival
Bristol Motor Speedway
William King Museum of Art
Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Transportation
Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Bluefield / Mercer County Airport
Tazewell County Airport
Lonesome Pine Airport
Virginia Highlands Airport
Virginia Department of Transportation
Norfolk Southern Corporation
CSX Transportation
Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens (AASC)
Four County Transit
Education
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Bluefield College
Appalachian School of Law
Appalachian College of Pharmacy
Southwest Virginia Community College
Mountain Empire Community College
Old Dominion University (Teletechnet)
Bluefield State College
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
Emory & Henry College
King University
Virginia Highlands Community College
Concord University
Lincoln Memorial University
East Tennessee State University
Virginia Tech
Radford University
Northeast State Technical Community College
Wytheville Community College
Alice Lloyd College
Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research
Virginia Department of Education
Other Agencies
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority
P.O. Box 1060
527 East Main Street
Lebanon, Virginia 24266
Phone: 1-800-735-9999
Email: mail@e-region.org
QUICK OVERVIEW
Southwest Virginia's e-Region is marketed by the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority - VCEDA - a regional economic development organization created by Virginia's General Assembly in 1988 to enhance and diversify the economic base of the seven-county, one-city, coal-producing region in southwestern Virginia. Since its creation, VCEDA has helped create more than 20,000 jobs.