Governor Terry McAuliffe announced $65,000 in Virginia Main Street program grant funding for five projects in the towns of Bedford and Blackstone, and the cities of Fredericksburg, Franklin and ...

HAMPTON, Va. — Two Hampton Roads neighborhoods have reached a significant milestone in maintaining the economic development of small, locally owned businesses in their respective communities. Phoebus ...

Sprucing up main streets got a little easier for some Virginia communities — including Abingdon and Bristol — with the announcement Thursday of $172,000 worth of Virginia Main Street grants. The money ...

Two Peninsula communities will get access to state resources and additional grant opportunities, thanks to their involvement with the Virginia Main Street Communities program. Gov. Glenn Youngkin ...

Staunton lost its national Main Street accreditation for 2024 due to falling behind on required reporting. The city still maintains its state-level Virginia Main Street designation while it works ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — While a new state law will force some large online retailers to collect Virginia sales taxes, it won’t provide a lot of relief along Main Street in Lynchburg — or main streets ...

The Virginia Main Street program is celebrating 25 years of entrepreneurship and investment in Virginia's main streets and downtown areas. It has helped create more than 4,900 businesses, attracted ...

Staunton still has its state-level Virginia Main Street designation but lost its federal Main Street accreditation earlier this year. Courtney Mailey, Virginia Main Street state coordinator and ...