Rappahannock Community College’sWorkforce and Community Development Office, in partnership with Chesapeake Environmental Communications, recently won the Community Economic Development Award, in the over-100,000 population category, from the Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC), which covers the southeastern United States from the District of Columbia to Texas.
This honor recognizes the success of the Watermen Tourism Training Program, a project that combines community development, business retention and expansion, and community involvement throughout the Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula region.