Virginia
Green Development: Building A Sustainable Future
Locations in Florida and Virginia have taken a leadership position in facilitating sustainable development. These places are proving that there’s a lot of green to be made by going green. Join us as we take our annual tour.
How Richmond Logistics Firms Are Pivoting During COVID-19
Businesses that will survive the coronavirus pandemic are those that adapt to the challenges and continue to serve existing and new customers.
Food Processing: The Good And The Bad Of It
Two current upward trends show us how consumers are responding to both the power of plants and the power of panic with the demand for food.
H&V Delivering Critical Materials In Fight Against COVID-19
Hollingsworth & Vose, located in Floyd County, VA, is busy making filtration material that is a critical component in Respiratory Protection Equipment being used to fight the COVID-19 virus.
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Leads COVID-19 Crisis Efforts
The Regional COVID-19 Business Support Task Force brainstorms ideas, curates resources, and shares information to address business, employer, and community concerns.
Direct Marketing Company Creating 239 New Jobs In Virginia
Moore will invest more than $31 million to establish the Richmond Print Group, a new venture in Henrico County, VA.
Data Center Industry Locations: Data-Driven Growth
As the demand for data continues to expand exponentially, new data centers are being built on sites closer to consumers (also known as “edge” locations) and modular, pre-fab units are speeding construction.
Honorable Mention Awards: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year
Our most competitive Deal of the Year competition ever yielded a cornucopia of impressive projects that are bringing a bonanza of new jobs to locations across the U.S. Here’s the cream of the crop.
Virginia Economic Review
The current issue of Virginia Economic Review explores the world of Big Data, the explosion of cloud computing and data center investment, and how data is remaking industries and altering the geography of economic opportunity.
Norfolk Southern Supported Nearly $2B In Investment In 2019
Industrial customers across 16 states developed 54 new and 23 expanded rail-served commercial projects which are expected to create more than 1,160 jobs.
Expel, Inc. Will Create 164 New Jobs In Virginia
With help from the Virginia Jobs Investment Program, the cybersecurity company will invest $1.4 million to expand its operations in Herndon.
Macedon Technologies To Create 147 Jobs In Virginia
The software firm will invest $1.65 million to expand its corporate headquarters in Reston, VA.
DuPont Investing $75M In Modernization Of Virginia Plant
The company will modernize and expand its manufacturing and technology operations in Chesterfield County, VA, creating 60 jobs.
Wegmans Investing $175M In Virginia Distribution Campus
The grocery retailer’s new regional distribution operation in Hanover County, VA will create 700 new jobs.
Dredging To Make Virginia East Coast’s Deepest Port Begins
When dredging is complete in 2024, commercial channels serving the Norfolk Harbor will be able to simultaneously accommodate two, ultra-large container vessels.
Israeli Aerospace, Aviation Manufacturer Expanding In Virginia
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. will invest in new headquarters operation and create more than 50 new jobs in Fairfax County, VA.
TST Fabrications Investing $4.1M To Expand In Virginia
The specialty construction services company will create 34 new manufacturing jobs in the City of Norfolk, VA.
Morgan Olson Creating 703 Jobs In Virginia
The manufacturer will invest $57.8 million to establish a new walk-in step van assembly operation in the former IKEA plant in Danville-Pittsylvania County, VA.
Agribusiness: Harvesting Growth In Stormy Weather
Despite a trade war with China that’s clobbering U.S. farmers, locations that have established strong agribusiness and food processing sectors continue to thrive as production moves closer to markets.
Pharmaceutical Product Development Creating 200 Jobs In Virginia
The global contract research organization will invest $63.7 million to expand its bioanalytical lab in Henrico County, VA.