Region Eight

Contact:

Deborah Flippo

Region Eight includes the counties of Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the cities of Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro and Winchester.

Current Projects

Region Eight’s current projects can be found at the link below.

Current Projects

REGION EIGHT SNAPSHOT

Population: 552,847

Average Annual Wage: $45,795

Unemployment Rate: 2.4%

Targeted Industries:

Financial and Business Services

Light Manufacturing

Healthcare

IT and Communications

Transportation and Logistics

Value-added Food-related Manufacturing

Biomedical/Biotechnical

Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission

Led by Brandon Davis

https://govirginiaregion8.org/

Jon Alger
Devon Anders
Emily Beck
Kim Blosser
Kathlynn Brown
Robin Crowder
John Downey
Ashley Driver
Joanie Eiland | Vice Chair
Tracy Fitzsimmons
Mike Goertzen
Conrad Helsley
Chiedo John
Mike Keyser
Diar Kaussler
John King
Chris Kyle | Chair
Lai Lee
Connie Loughhead
Keith May
Mark Merrill
Kathy Moore
Yolanda Shields
Terry Short
Jeff Stapel