RICHMOND, Va. – The Center for Rural Virginia is pleased to announce that its Executive Director, Kristie Helmick Proctor, has been appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of its parent authority, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority (IEIA). Kirk Cox, the Republican Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, provided Proctor’s appointment to the Board. “I’m d

Featured speakers and presenters have been announced for next month’s Governor’s Summit on Rural Prosperity. The event, which takes place October 21-22, 2018 at The Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center in Staunton, will be headlined by a keynote from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. Hosted the Virginia Rural Center, the annual summit brings together local, state and private sector representatives from across Virginia to discuss innovative initiatives occurring in rural