Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot
The city of Chesapeake has received $35 million in state funding to improve utility connections for a 1,420-acre tract of farmland along U.S. Route 17 in southern Chesapeake zoned for an industrial megasite. The state funding will help progress the site into “shovel ready” status for largescale development. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot) 
A strong inventory of project-ready sites is a competitive advantage to help Virginia drive economic growth, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Caren Merrick writes in a guest column.
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