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Va. looks to produce more ‘middle-skilled’ workers
When Tennessee-based Microporous officials visited Virginia in 2022 to scout locations for a new plant, Danville leaders took them to local public schools. That might seem like an unusual field trip, but choosing the right site for a manufacturing operation is not as simple as picking a plot of land anymore, says Julie Brown, vice […]
Northern Va. Year-in-Review: Region looks to tech, bioscience for expansion
The proliferation of data centers in Northern Virginia remains a perennial topic, and while they remained a headline among economic development deals for the region in 2024, they were not the only highlight as parts of the region look to tech and biosciences. Last year started on the coattails of two massive announcements that came […]
StartVA: Va. tech startups lead in fundraising
Before his company opened its Series B funding round last year, Elad Schaffer, co-founder and CEO of Faye, heard from a large venture capital fund. Could he meet with them the next day in San Francisco? It was a 14-hour flight for Schaffer, who lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, but splits his time between there […]
Northern Va. Big Deal: Digital Gateway lawsuits head to appeals court
When the massive Prince William Digital Gateway data center project was approved by county supervisors in December 2023, the project was hailed by some as an economic boon that could support 30,000 new construction jobs and infuse more than $500 million in annual tax revenue in the next two decades. Others saw the project as […]
Eastern Va. Big Deal: Chesapeake’s LS GreenLink plant will have high profile
Soon, the tallest building between Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina, will be located not in an urban center but on the banks of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake. Groundbreaking is expected to begin as early as March on LS GreenLink USA’s $681 million offshore wind subsea cable manufacturing facility, the first in the United States. […]
Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus launches in Alexandria
Virginia Tech’s Walid Saad was used to traveling between the university’s locations in Arlington and Fairfax counties to meet students and teach classes. Saad, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, works at the intersection of wireless networking and artificial intelligence, including using quantum technology to bridge communication gaps between drones navigating complex environm[...]
Done and Dome — Oceanfront venue to open in May
When Three Dog Night takes the stage May 4 at The Dome, the 1970s rock band will help open a new chapter in live performances at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront that it closed more than three decades ago. Known for hits such as “Joy to the World,” the band was the last group to play […]
Could Boeing HQ move be in the cards?
In May 2022, Virginia officials were in a buoyant mood as Fortune Global 500 aerospace and defense giant Boeing announced it would move its world headquarters from Chicago to Arlington County, with then-President and CEO Dave Calhoun having conferred with Gov. Glenn Youngkin months ahead about the move. Nearly three years later, the mood is […]
Greensville ‘bouncing back’ after Boar’s Head plant closure
Nearly three months after Boar’s Head shut down its Jarratt plant, North Carolina-based Carolina Structural Systems announced Nov. 25 that it would spend $5.5 million to build a manufacturing site for custom trusses and similar products in Greensville County, adding 58 jobs. The county’s economic development director, Natalie Slate, calls the announcement a good start […]
New dockworker strike threat looms for Port of Virginia
Shippers in Hampton Roads are bracing for a renewed dockworker strike in mid-January after contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance stalled in November. More than 45,000 dockworkers walked off their jobs for three days starting Oct. 1 at ports from Maine through Texas, including at the Port of […]
