Joe Hines, PE

Economic Development

Joe Hines specializes in Economic Development and has more than 20 years of experience in planning, designing, funding, construction administration and supervision of both large and small economic development and infrastructure projects. He works for local governments, IDAs, EDAs and economic development organizations developing infrastructure and economic development sites, and possesses an in-depth understanding of how these organizations work.

Joe is a Professional Engineer licensed in Virginia and North Carolina. He is actively involved in many organizations, including Virginia Economic Developers Association, Southern Economic Development Council and International Economic Development Council.

Joe grew up on a farm near Farmville, Virginia, and is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys working on the farm, playing golf, hunting, fishing, water and snow skiing, and attending college football games, all while spending time with family and friends.

Q&A

• First job?  Starting at age 8 I sold mistletoe to local merchants in Farmville, VA to make money to buy Christmas presents for my family.  I did this until I was about 12 when I could start working on the family farm to make extra money
• If you weren’t an engineer, you would be?  A college baseball coach
• Favorite outdoor activity?  Baseball, softball, hiking, water skiing, snow skiing, fixing fence – anything that is outside and physical is great
• Where did you grow up?  On a 500-acre farm near Farmville, VA
• Words you live by?  Two quotes in particular:  “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Sir Winston Churchill and “A winner never quits and a quitter never wins” - words that the late Al Smith used to close his sportscast with – it had extra special meaning as he lost both of his legs in a car accident and spent the remainder of his life wheelchair bound.