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VIEDA office on St. Thomas will be closed to the public on May 6

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U. S. Virgin Islands – May 6, 2022 – The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) alerts the general public that due to a reported positive COVID-19 case, the VIEDA office in the St. Thomas-St. John district will be closed on Friday, May 6, 2022 until further notice.

VIEDA staff will continue to work remotely to serve the USVI community, its clients and stakeholders while continuing to promote opportunities for economic growth, job creation, and wealth generation in the Territory.

Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority announces Recognition of IEDC's 2022 Economic Development Week

 

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI – May 5, 2022 – The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) marks the week of May 9 to May 13, 2022 as the next Economic Development Week. During this week, communities across North America will celebrate and recognize the contributions made by professional economic developers to create more economically vibrant and livable communities.

VIEDA’s Enterprise Zone Commission to relaunch estate planning conference on May 4 in the USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – May 3, 2022 – To help reduce the amount of vacant buildings within the U.S. Virgin Islands’ enterprise zones that need to be revitalized, the general public - especially residents and business owners of properties within the enterprise zones of Christiansted, Frederiksted, Savanne-Downstreet and Garden Street-Upstreet - will have the opportunity to learn about estate planning.

VIEDA partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration, V.I. Small Business Development Center for the 2022 U.S. SBA National Small Business Week activities in the USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands – May 3 , 2022 -- The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) will participate in the “Women in Business Expo 2022” on Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 10AM to 3PM during the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week 2022. This in-person expo will be held at the V.I. Small Business Development Center (VISBDC) Training Facility at 8666 Lindberg Drive, St.

“Made in the USVI” Pop Up Shop to re-open April 25 during V.I. Carnival festivities on St. Thomas

     
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
 – April 21, 2022 -- The Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC), an entity of the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA), in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Council on the Arts (VICA), an agency within the V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources, will re-open the doors of the popular “Made in the USVI" Pop-Up Store during the Virgin Islands Carnival season on St. Thomas.

Messages of passion, purpose headline VIEDA’s Women’s Business Workshop

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – April 20, 2022 -- The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) wrapped up their partnership with Women Striving for Success, Inc. (WSFS, Inc.), for the 2022 in-person Women’s Empowerment Conference with a workshop for women in business and teen girls on the entrepreneurship/business track.  The VIEDA hosted a Women’s Business Workshop on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the V.I. Small Business Development Center on St.

VIEDA Board of Directors to hear matters at Public Hearing, Governing Board Meeting on April 12

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – April 7, 2022 — On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 beginning at 9AM AST, the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) Board of Directors will meet for a Public Hearing for the V.I. Economic Development Commission (VIEDC) and a Governing Board Decision Meeting for the VIEDC, VIEDA and the Economic Development Bank.

VIEDA to co-sponsor 2022 Women’s Empowerment Conference, host entrepreneurship event for women, teen girls

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – March 28, 2022 -- The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) is co-sponsoring the in-person 2022 Women’s Empowerment Conference hosted by Women Striving For Success, Inc. on Tuesday, March 29, 2022  at The Ritz-Carlton hotel on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.