The Southern Virginia GO Region 3 Executive Committee will hold its monthly business meeting on Aug. 28, to conduct general business including updates from the 2019 operating committees, project pipeline review, appointments for operating committee Chairmen and personnel issues. The meeting will be held at the offices of the Halifax County IDA, 1100 Confroy Drive, South Boston. The Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public; a Closed Session may be part of the agenda.

GO Virginia is the Commonwealth’s capacity-building 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.