Congratulations to the Bedford County Public Schools on receiving the 2013 Creating Excellence Secondary Business and Industry Partnership Award from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education for the Career Internship Program on June 13, 2013 in Richmond, Virginia. See full news release here.

The New London Cannery is open to the public for the growing and preserving season and you don’t have to be a Bedford County resident to utilize this facility. For more than 50 years Bedford County has operated a community cannery for the benefit of gardeners who want to preserve their harvest. The cannery is

The Bedford County Office of Economic Development is pleased to announce that we have launched a new website aimed at providing information that site selectors and new businesses need when making decisions to locate or expand a business.

Governor Bob McDonnell has declared June 3 – 7, 2013 as Business Appreciation Week in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Governor Bob McDonnell announced on May 8 the recipients of fiscal year 2013 planning grants from the Governor's Agriculture & Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) and Bedford County will benefit.

Farmers and producers can proudly display the Bedford Grown logo to signify any of their products that are grown or raised in Bedford County.

The Bedford County Agricultural Economic Development Advisory Board (Ag Board) announced the winner of the Coyote Lottery program.

The Bedford Historical Society is conducting a survey of farms, barns, and other agricultural outbuildings in Bedford City and County as part of our “Barns of Bedford” project.

The commercial nuclear energy subsidiary of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (b&W) will invest more than $16 million...