Monday, April 08, 2013

Virgina, Utah Team Up On Mission to California, Asia

Gov. Bob McDonnell, several cabinet secretaries and a team of Virginia economic development officials will embark Wednesday, April 10 on a 16-day job creation and economic development marketing mission to Los Angeles, San Francisco, China and Japan before concluding on April 26.

In California, the governor will partner with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert in California to co-market Virginia and Utah to companies that might be looking to expand in the U.S. Both states have similar assets and target industries, and are ranked the top two Best States for Business according to Forbes.com. This partnership allows Virginia and Utah to jointly offer companies options in their growth strategy, which could include an East Coast or Mountain West location depending on their specific needs. More here.

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