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Hampton Roads seeks opportunities amid federal policy changes
Hampton Roads leaders warn of risks from tariffs, defense cuts and energy policy while seeing growth in military tech and industry.
Hampton Roads projects under construction or recently delivered
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk In May, Bon Secours opened its three-story, 100,000-square-foot Harbour View Medical Center in Suffolk. The facility, which adjoins the existing Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View, came with a price tag of about $85 million. Harbour View Medical Center, which includes 18 private inpatient rooms and four […]
Danville invests $3 million to prep Coleman site
In July, Danville City Council members OK’d an infusion of funding for 158 acres on Gypsum Road known as the Coleman site, which is being readied for industry. In July, council members unanimously agreed to move $3 million from the city’s gas fund to its economic development fund to meet grant matching requirements. City officials […]
Data centers stir debate in Frederick
After rejecting two major data centers, Frederick County supervisors back a fact sheet to study impacts on land, utilities, jobs and revenue.
Area Development ranks Virginia No. 1 for workforce training
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program has been ranked the top workforce training program in the nation by Area Development magazine.
Amentum to add 3,000 UK jobs
Amentum announces plans to add 3,000 U.K. jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain.
Scout Motors invests $300M in South Carolina supplier park
Scout Motors adds $300M investment in Blythewood · New supplier park will create about 1,000 jobs · Project boosts total economic impact to nearly
ABB announces $28.5M expansion in Henrico, adding 100 jobs
ABB will invest $28.5 million to expand operations in Henrico County, creating more than 100 jobs in the next three years.
Nightingale Ice Cream cancels expansion plans
Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches has canceled plans for a $5.8 million expansion into a new Richmond facility.
Arlington pays Amazon HQ2 incentives for first time
For the first time since approving Amazon’s HQ2 incentive package, Arlington County will finally pay Amazon a check — more than $81,000.
Economic Development 2025: WINN, CHRISTINA
Before taking the reins in Prince William County in 2019, Winn was director of Arlington Economic Development‘s Business Investment Group, where she played a major role in recruiting Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast headquarters. Under her leadership, Prince William last year reported 51 project wins (including new projects, expansions and redevelopments) representing mor[...]
Economic Development 2025: RIZER, BUDDY
After a career as a radio DJ, Rizer reinvented himself as an economic developer. He has headed Loudoun County’s economic development for 18 years and is best known for helping build the county’s Ashburn area into Data Center Alley, marketed as the world’s largest concentration of data centers. Loudoun collects nearly $1 billion dollars in […]
