Pharma hub workforce training wins $3.9 million grant
The talent pipeline for the Richmond–Petersburg region’s growing advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotech industries is getting a boost from a $3.9 million federal grant. Announced in mid-January, the U.S. Economic Development Administration‘s Good Jobs Challenge grant was awarded to the Community College Workforce Alliance in Disputanta, a shared division of Brightpoin[...]
Brightpoint promotes Fiege to president
William “Bill” Fiege will be the eighth president of Brightpoint Community College, the Virginia Community College System announced Monday. Fiege will begin his new role on Jan. 2, 2024. Van Wilson has led Brightpoint as interim president since February 2023, after former President Ted Raspiller stepped down from the role to take a job with […]
Civica announces plans for $27.8M lab in Chesterfield
Nonprofit drugmaker Civica Rx is investing $27.8 million to establish a new 55,000-square-foot laboratory in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. The expansion will add 51 jobs, according to a news release. The company will also host a scale-up manufacturing facility run by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medicines for All Instit[...]