The agencies in the Commerce and Trade Secretariat promote statewide economic growth. They provide programs that attract and retain business, foster tourism, promote the state's film industry, address the need for moderate-and-low income housing, assist small and disadvantaged businesses, regulate occupations and professions, ensure safe workplaces, and pursue international markets for Virginia products; they also develop and conserve energy and mineral resources, administer the unemployment compensation program, and finance infrastructure projects for communities.
Highlights of Key Objectives
- Increase housing affordability.
- Reduce economic disparity among Virginia communities.
- Reduce workplace fatalities.
- Increase the employment of job seekers.
- Increase the number of apprentices.
- Complete timely investigation and resolution of complaints.
- Complete timely payment of unemployment insurance benefits.
- Assist companies making investments, creating and retaining jobs, and increasing international sales.
- Eliminate accidents, injuries and fatalities at mineral and fossil fuel sites.
- Issue business and individual licenses in a timely manner.
- Increase financing for small businesses.
- Increase film and video production spending.
- Help grow the revenues of small, women and minority businesses.
- Eliminate adverse environmental conditions and public safety hazards at mineral and fossil fuel sites.
- Increase tax revenue from pari-mutuel wagering.
- Reduce state government energy costs.
Commerce and Trade
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