CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands –– January 27, 2015 - A public hearing for the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority's (VIEDA) Economic Development Commission will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the boardroom of the VIEDA’s office at 8000 Nisky Shopping Center, Suite 620, St. Thomas, USVI; and via video conference feed at the William D. Roebuck Industrial Park, No. 4 Negro Bay, Building No. 2, in Frederiksted, St.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands –– January 26, 2015 -- The V.I. Economic Development Authority, along with its subsidiary the Economic Development Commission, will be holding a Governing Board Decision Meeting on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. to resolve compliance matters for these businesses: VI Analytics, LLC; Bellicose VI, LLC; Goddard Catering Group St. Thomas Corporation; Virgin Islands Paving, Inc.; and Contractors Concrete & Building Supplies, Inc.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – January 23, 2015 - V.I. Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) announces that the William D. Roebuck Industrial Park is currently experiencing technical difficulties with its main telephone line at 340.719.2037. Efforts are currently being made by the telephone company to resolve the problem.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – January 2, 2015 - The V. I. Economic Development Authority (“VIEDA”), through its Economic Development Commission's Board of Directors (hereafter the "EDC Board"), held its final regular public hearing and decision meeting for 2014 to consider one application for tax exemption benefits and decide on compliance matters pertaining to five businesses and on application matters concerning 13 businesses.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - December 28, 2014 - The V.I. Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) will be holding a special Board Meeting to ratify administrative matters that are time-sensitive for action on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the VIEDA’s office at 8000 Nisky Shopping Center, Suite 620, St. Thomas, USVI, and via video conference feed at the William D. Roebuck Industrial Park at No. 4 Negro Bay, Bldg. No. 2, in Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI. All interested persons are notified in accordance with law.

Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr. recently convened a meeting of the Virgin Islands Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Committee to receive formal presentations related to the Targeted Competitive Industry Study by Jon Roberts of TIP Strategies, Inc. and the 2015 CEDS Plan Report by Lauritz Mills of Sygma PCS. The meeting was held at Government House on St. Thomas. The CEDS consists of plans and projects that are to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) for possible federal grant funding support.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – December 17, 2014 – Percival E. Clouden, chief executive officer of the V.I. Economic Development Authority, announces the following:

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – December 8, 2014 – The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix will be closed on Friday, December 12, 2014 to allow the VIEDA's staff to participate in the VIEDA's Employee Service Awards activities.

Both offices will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, December 15, 2014 at 8:00 a.m.

The VIEDA regrets any inconvenience this may have caused.

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