Wythe County and the Joint IDA have received numerous accolades
- Joint IDA receives 2010 Virginia Chamber of Commerce Torchbearer Award for Progress Park
- Joint IDA Executive Director Receives International Economic Development Council (IEDC) New Economic Developers Award
- Joint IDA is runner-up for 2004 Excellence in Rural Economic Development Award from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration
- Joint IDA Chairman Steve Irvin wins Virginia Economic Developer’s 2003 Volunteer of the Year Award
- Site Selection Magazine Top Ten Economic Development Groups in the US and Canada
- Two Wythe County Projects named to Plants, Sites, and Park’s Top 25