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1.4M-sq-ft Target distribution center coming to New Kent
Target plans to build a 1.4 million-square-foot distribution facility in a busy New Kent County industrial park, with construction work expected to start this month, according to local officials. “This substantial investment and the creation of hundreds of high-quality jobs is a tremendous economic boost for our community and region,” Rodney Hathaway, an administrator for […]
Top Five: February 2025 edition
1 | Richmond water crisis shuts down restaurants, businesses Businesses “Dry January” became all too literal in Richmond, where city residents and businesses struggled with a water outage that started Jan. 6, delaying the start of the General Assembly, and leaving the city without water for several days. (Jan. 8) 2 | Buc-ee’s estimates first […]
Buc-ee’s estimates first Va. location to open in June
Leave it to beaver — the behatted mascot of mega-travel center chain Buc-ee’s, that is. Texas-based Buc-ee’s projects it will open its first travel center in Virginia — its 74,000-square-foot Rockingham County location — on June 30, although the opening date is not set in stone, Buc-ee’s Media Coordinator Crissy Gonzales noted in an email […]
Growth in the valley
It can take a village — or a valley — to attract a multinational corporation. Shenandoah Valley economic and workforce development officials combined forces to entice Northrop Grumman to locate a 315,000-square-foot advanced electronics manufacturing and testing facility on a 63-acre site in Waynesboro, a project announced in November 2023. Construction of the $200 million-plus […]
Buc-ee’s eyes Stafford for third Va. location
The most recognized — perhaps only — hat-wearing beaver in the travel center industry is eyeing a third location in Virginia, this time in Stafford County. Texas-based travel center chain Buc-ee’s has submitted a conditional use permit application to Stafford County for a 74,000-square-foot travel center with 120 fueling stations on about 36 acres on […]
Buc-ee’s starts construction on Rockingham center
It won’t be too long before drivers on Interstate 81 in Rockingham County will see a sign bearing a friendly, hat-wearing beaver. Texas-based travel center chain Buc-ee’s started construction on its first travel center in Virginia with a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday. Gov. Glenn Youngkin was there, as well as Buc-ee’s founder and CEO Arch “Beaver” […]
November 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Sept. 15 to Oct. 13 included news about plans for a second Virginia Buc-ee’s mega-convenience center, this time in Rockingham County. 1 | 44 Virginia schools make U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 list The University of Virginia ranked No. 24 among national universities and […]
Buc-ee’s buys land for second Va. location
A second Buc-ee’s Super Center is coming to Virginia along a busy stretch of highway in Shenandoah Valley near Mount Crawford. Buc-ee’s Mt. Crawford LLC purchased 21.3 acres located at the intersection of Interstate 81 and Friedens Church Road in Rockingham County from Lispen LLC for $6.6 million, Norfolk-based S.L Nusbaum Realty announced Tuesday. Plans […]
September 2023 Top Five stories
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from July 15 to Aug. 15 included news about Buc-ee’s planning to build a mega-convenience store in Rockingham County in 2025. It would be the chain’s second Virginia store, following a New Kent County store also slated to open in 2025. 1 | Plans revealed for […]
Plans revealed for second Buc-ee’s Va. location
Buc-ee’s appears to be planning its second Virginia location, this time along Interstate 81 in Rockingham County near Mt. Crawford. According to a post on the county’s Facebook page, Buc-ee’s, the Texas-sized travel center chain, has applied for a special use permit for review and approval of a proposed sign plan. The Texas-based retailer is […]
Buc-ee’s to open in New Kent by 2025
It’s official. Buc-ee’s, the Texas-size travel center chain, completed its purchase of property in New Kent County and will open its first Virginia location in the next two years, with three more slated across the state, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. said in a news release. A groundbreaking date for the New Kent site has not […]
