Village Bank

Tom Winfree,
President & CEO
Chesterfield County

Company Challenge

As a growing company, Village Bank operates fifteen branches in the Greater Richmond region, with eight in Chesterfield County. Over time Village Bank has needed to expand its facilities in order to meet consumer demand. Thanks to the support of a local Business First representative from Chesterfield County, navigating the government process was a little easier — particularly with the approval process and construction of Village Bank’s 80,000 square foot office building in 2008.

Business First Solution

"Business First-Chesterfield was very helpful to us as an ombudsman by communicating and helping us get through the government process during our latest expansion project. Since that time they've also been helping us find tenants for the parts of our new Watkins Centre headquarters building that are for lease. Sometimes people don't realize that there are resources out there that they can take advantage of — Business First-Chesterfield is that resource. One of the things I would recommend to any business in our community is to participate in the Business First program and get actively involved. You'll learn and benefit from that involvement."

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