Norfolk

Wells Fargo will expand its Customer Support Center in Roanoke County; Amazon will establish a robotics fulfillment center and “last mile” delivery station in Virginia Beach.

Other companies with projects in Virginia include PRINCO LLC, also in Norfolk, SanMar in Hanover County, and STS Group in Salem. In total, these expansions will create more than 1,400 jobs.

World Class Distribution, Inc. will invest $275 million in a 1.2 million-square-foot facility in Caroline County, VA.

Cities and counties are leveraging their locations, skilled workforce, and intermodal services to keep goods moving.

Shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group will retain its Norfolk, VA headquarters, and invest $36 million to expand in Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia.

The specialty construction services company will create 34 new manufacturing jobs in the City of Norfolk, VA.

ADP chose to locate the new facility in Norfolk because of the thriving business climate in the city and Virginia.

In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. We've also included our Global Rankings within this story.

A new 350,000-square-foot steel products manufacturing facility will create more than 200 new jobs.

A shipping bonanza soon will be heading this way from an expanded Panama Canal. Every major port wants to attract the larger vessels, but who will be ready? From the July/August 2013 issue.