This page is designed to bring you the most current information of interest to the business community in Virginia's Westmoreland County.

Westmoreland County Economic Development Overview
Just released Westmoreland County's marketing PowerPoint presentation promoting the County's Economic Development Overview is a comprehensive fact-filled case for enterprises interested in setting up a business in the County. The 36 page presentation starts with a county economic profile, follows with demographics, industry areas of potential development, existing infrastructure, HubZone status, industry and workforce profiles and a summary.

You can download the Westmoreland County Economic Development Overview PowerPoint presentation in WinZip. File size is approx 12.3 MB - decompress the archive and double-click the Westmoreland County PPT 2004.ppt to run the presentation.

Westmoreland County Economic Development Activity Report
The Board of Supervisors adopted the current Westmoreland County Economic Development Strategy on December 10, 2001. This plan defined County economic development as the process of “providing employment opportunities and economic growth while preserving our heritage and natural beauty.” The Strategy sets forth program areas to accomplish the Strategy.

The Board engaged a professional economic development consultant in 2001 to assist the County Administrator with marketing the three areas of the Economic Development Strategy; Existing Industry Development, Recruitment and Marketing and Product Development.

The Board directed that an annual report of measurable tasks and accomplishments be prepared by the consultant for each economic development program area outlined in the Strategy. Read the highlights and activities of the report in PDF format.... [ 35 KB ]

The Westmoreland HubZone
The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program is a "place-based" federal contracting program for small businesses. Because of Westmoreland's proximity to several government agencies, businesses already in and businesses relocating in the County can substantially improve their bidding success and contract profitability by taking advantage of SBA's HubZone program. Check out these substantial economic advantages.

Homeland Security - Business Resource List
Homeland Security is especially important in the business community where the concerns are based on the delivery of products and services for your neighborhood and your nation. Although the scope of the issue can be daunting, businesses need to be prepared to ensure the safety of their employees and the ability to continue operations. The Honorable John H. Hager, Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness, delivered the address on prevention, preparedness and vulnerability reduction for businesses and included this resources List for Businesses.