The Southern Virginia GO Region 3 Executive Committee and Council will hold business meetings on Wednesday, July 25, for the purpose of reviewing Project Applications and to conduct general business. Both meetings will be held in the firstfloor conference room of the Halifax County IDA, 1100 Confroy Drive, South Boston. The Executive Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. and the Regional Council will meet at 1 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public. GO Virginia is the Commonwealth’s emerging economic development initiative. The mission of GO Virginia is to encourage collaboration among business, education and government in each region, on activities that will enhance private sector growth and opportunity, economic competitiveness, and alignment of workforce development programs with the needs of the employers in the regions.

GO Virginia is managed within nine regions of Virginia. Southern Virginia GO Region 3 includes the counties of Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Nottoway, Prince Edward, Lunenburg, Buckingham, Cumberland, Charlotte, Amelia and the Cities of Martinsville and Danville.