
U.S. Treasury awards grant funding to Staunton Creative Community Fund
The Staunton Creative Community Fund was awarded $125,000 from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

The Staunton Creative Community Fund was awarded $125,000 from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

The Staunton Creative Community Fund has partnered with the non-profit Kiva Zip to expand their loan offerings for small business in the Shenandoah Valley.

Shenandoah Processing LLC, a newly-formed, locally-owned company located in Harrisonburg, will reopen a former Pilgrim’s Pride poultry processing facility and create 102 new full-time equivalent positions.

As the results roll in from a two-year Shenandoah Valley Regional Energy Efficiency Strategy developed and executed by the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, the program is being touted by Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Projects Coordinator, Ron Hachey, as a “shining star” among other state energy efficiency projects.

DuPont Community Credit Union saw continued growth at the end of the second quarter of 2012 for total lending. The credit union also showed growth in real estate loans for the second quarter
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund will participate in the first cohort of Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) fellows and host communities.
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund (SCCF) announces the return of The Startup Experience to the Shenandoah Valley.
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund is joining forces with the Virginia Innovation Collective to host The Entrepreneur Experience in Buena Vista March 3-5.

Shenandoah Community Capital Fund launched a story campaign this month to highlight what it means to be an entrepreneur in the Shenandoah Valley.
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund hosted the first ever Shenandoah Valley Entrepreneurship Summit at the Staunton Innovation Hub on Sept. 12-13.
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