RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia can return to its former glory as one of the great growth states in the nation, Stephen Moret, Ed.D., President and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), said emphatically Wednesday, Feb. 1 during his keynote address at the annual Rural Caucus Reception and Dinner. And every region – even the most rural ones – can be part of that growth, he said, pledging to make VEDP as focused on the growth of “Virginia’s horseshoe as the urba