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May 14, 2025

QualiChem to invest $9M in Salem expansion

Salem-based metalworking fluids manufacturer QualiChem will invest $9 million to expand its operations with a new 48,550 square-foot facility and will create 12 jobs, according to a May 13 announcement.

May 8, 2025

Virginia launches accelerator for $250M+ economic development projects

Virginia’s Made in Virginia Accelerator program announced May 8 accelerates large-scale projects with a $250M+ capital investment and 500+ jobs, offering expedited permitting and coordination among state agencies.

A construction worker made of Lego bricks. Photo by Kira Jenkins/Virginia Business
May 8, 2025

Lego to build $366M Prince George County warehouse

Lego will invest $366 million in a new warehouse in Prince George County, creating an estimated 305 jobs and expanding its U.S. logistics and distribution network.

A map of VGR's region showing the incorporation of Emporia, Greensville and Brunswick. Image courtesy Virginia's Gateway Region
Apr 11, 2025

Virginia’s Gateway Region adds three localities to footprint

Virginia’s Gateway Region Economic Development Organization announced Thursday that its board of directors voted three additional Virginia localities — the city of Emporia, along with Greensville and Brunswick counties — into its geographic footprint. Based in Colonial Heights, the VGR is a private nonprofit economic development organization that works closely with the Virginia Economic [...]

Workers gather around a man in a blue suit.
Apr 3, 2025

Supply chain co. plans $10M expansion in Pulaski

The Patton Logistics Group, a U.S. supply chain company, plans to expand with a $10 million, 100,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Pulaski County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. This is the company’s second expansion in four years in Pulaski County and will allow Patton Logistics Group to expand its customer base across the Southeast, […]

A Neptune statue overlooks a walkway in the center of the photo. A hotel is visible on the right side.
Mar 7, 2025

Defense optics manufacturer to open Virginia Beach facility

Vidarr, which makes night vision goggles and other defense optical equipment, will invest $2.69 million over the next three years to open a manufacturing facility in Virginia Beach, a project estimated to create 40 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The New Hampshire company’s manufacturing facility is moving into a 16,410-square-foot building located at 2656 […]

Jan 27, 2025

Pharma company to invest $54.2M in Richmond R&D facility

Pharmaceutical company Haleon will invest $54.2 million to upgrade its research and development facility in Richmond and launch an internship program in partnership with state government and Virginia Commonwealth University, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The physical upgrades at the facility, located at 1211 Sherwood Ave., will allow United Kingdom-based Haleon to accommodate new technolog[...]

Jan 2, 2025

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 […]

Dec 30, 2024

Micron to invest $2.17B in Manassas expansion

Semiconductor company Micron Technology will invest up to $2.17 billion to expand its Manassas manufacturing facility, creating an expected 340 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Micron will modernize the plant at 9600 Godwin Drive to produce dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips for automotive, aerospace, defense and industrial markets, according to a news release from […]

Data Centers
Dec 10, 2024

Developer plans $3B data center in Appomattox County

A Connecticut developer plans to build a $3 billion data center on a 452-acre site in Appomattox County. AVAIO Digital Partners announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement with the Appomattox County Economic Development Authority to purchase the industrial site. “This project in Appomattox County exemplifies our strategy of expanding Virginia’s thriving data center industry […]

A United Airlines Airbus A321neo. The plane is in flight, pictured against a clear sky, and bearing the United logo. Photo courtesy United Airlines
Nov 25, 2024

United begins building $16M training center in Fairfax County

United Airlines has started construction on a $16 million inflight training center in Fairfax County, the county’s economic development authority announced Monday. The 20,000-square-foot facility near the airline’s hub at Washington Dulles International Airport, which straddles the Fairfax and Loudoun county lines, is expected to open in 2025. “We are excited and honored that United [...]

An aerial view of Super Radiator Coils' Chesterfield County facility. Photo courtesy Super Radiator Coils
Nov 15, 2024

Specialty coils manufacturer to expand in Chesterfield

Super Radiator Coils, an engineering and manufacturing company based in Minnesota, will invest $22 million to expand in Chesterfield County, creating an estimated 160 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s office announced Friday. The company will upgrade machinery and add about 80,000 square feet to its existing approximately 160,000-square-foot facility at 451 Southlake Blvd. The plant has […]

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