The Town of Chilhowie continues to be the little town that could! The Town has been awarded $450,000 through the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund to support a comprehensive flood preparedness study aimed at reducing future flood risk and improving community resilience. The grant includes a required local match of $50,000, bringing the total project investment to $500,000. The study
he Lynchburg Region will host Virginia’s Emerging Industry Summit: Data Centers – Siting & Readiness Workshop on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, bringing together local elected officials, planners, economic developers, business leaders, and industry experts for a comprehensive look at one of Virginia’s fastest-growing economic sectors. Coordinated by Hurt & Proffitt, McGuireWoods, the Central Virginia Planning District Commission, and the Lynchburg
H&P (Hurt & Proffitt), an award-winning engineering and surveying firm headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, announced today that it has hired its 50th new employee of 2025. This milestone brings the firm’s total team size to nearly 200 professionals across its seven offices throughout Virginia. The strong growth in hiring reflects H&P’s continued success across multiple business lines, driven by new
H&P (Hurt & Proffitt), a leading employee-owned engineering and surveying firm headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, has been selected to provide engineering, surveying, and environmental services for the upcoming renovation and expansion of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM) on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus working as a partner with Page, now Stantec, Architecture & Engineering.
H&P (Hurt & Proffitt) the employee-owned engineering and surveying firm based in Lynchburg, has been selected to deliver comprehensive civil engineering, surveying, geotechnical, and construction materials testing services in Damascus, Virginia, as part of ongoing recovery and resilience efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation across Southwest Virginia. About Damascus, VANestled in Washington County within the Blue Ridge Mountains,
In 2020, Amherst County Service Authority (ACSA) approached Hurt & Proffitt (H&P) regarding a bank restoration opportunity on the James River. Through this partnership, H&P and ACSA were able to take preventative measures to maintain the beauty and safety of this embankment.