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Aerospace engineering firm announces $2.5M expansion in Fauquier
Missile and rocket propulsion engineering firm SPARC Research is investing $2.5 million to establish a 20,000-square-foot office and manufacturing facility on 4.5 acres near its current location in Warrenton, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The expansion, which will increase SPARC’s engineering capabilities and establish a manufacturing facility for rocket motor components, [...]
AMPAC expanding Petersburg operation, adding 156 jobs
AMPAC Fine Chemicals plans to grow its Petersburg manufacturing facility, investing $25 million and creating 156 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. AMPAC manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and is a partner with Richmond-based Phlow Corp., Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medicines for All Institute and nonprofit drugmaker Civica Inc., on a federally funded, $354[...]
Valve manufacturer announces $1.9M expansion in Norfolk
Norfolk-based Dante Valve Co. will expand its operations with a $1.9 million investment, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced today. The family-owned business, which marked its 60th anniversary last year, is an international manufacturer and distributor of pressure-relief valves and related products — primarily for submarines, aircraft carriers and other naval vessels. The U.S. Navy is [&hellip[...]
Fairfax County tech company adding 162 jobs
A fast-growing technology solutions company will invest $1.75 million to expand in Fairfax County, creating 162 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced today. The company, Ridgeline International Inc., offers technology solutions for the federal government, commercial and nonprofit sectors. It said the expansion aims to increase its ability to provide security solutions. Founded in 2015, [&hel[...]
Staunton manufacturer to expand, create 31 jobs
Ryzing Technologies LLC, a designer and manufacturer of textile-based engineering solutions, will expand its facility in Staunton, creating 31 jobs, according to an announcement Friday from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. Ryzing is investing $149,000 in the expansion of the facility, which specializes in engineered textiles, rigid inflatable structures, and rapid prototyping. Its customer base incl[...]
Rockingham County produce stand expands to 27-acre facility
Mount Crawford-based Overlook Produce and Farm Adventures will invest more than $850,000 to construct a produce packing facility and retail market pavilion on a 27-acre site in Rockingham County, according to an announcement Wednesday from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. Located off Interstate 81’s Exit 240, the facility will replace Overlook Produce’s roadside produce stand and […[...]
CoStar Group expands presence in Richmond
Commercial real estate information and analytics company CoStar Group Inc. announced Tuesday it has subleased an additional 51,000-square-foot office space in Richmond. More than 200 staff members are expected to be based on the ninth, 10th and 11th floors of the Riverfront Plaza East Tower at 951 East Byrd Street, less than a mile from […]
Richmond convenience store operator to acquire 61 locations in Mich., Ohio
Richmond-based convenience stores owner and operator GPM Investments LLC announced Monday it has signed an agreement to acquire 61 ExpressStop convenience stores with gas stations in Michigan and Ohio. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition will add to GPM’s existing 165 stores in Michigan and nine in Ohio. GPM Investments is […]
HRBT tunnel boring machine’s name will be ‘Mary’
Chosen from several entries submitted by Hampton Roads area middle school students, the massive underwater tunnel boring machine (TBM) that arrives later this year to dig new tunnels for the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project will be named Mary, in honor of Mary Winston Jackson, a NASA scientist depicted in “Hidden Figures.” St. […]
Northam announces $3.6M expansion of Eaton in Henrico
Power management manufacturer and supplier Eaton Corp. plc will invest $3.6 million to move production from California to its facility in Henrico County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The move will create 80 jobs through the expansion of the Henrico facility’s production capabilities and the addition of new lines for electrical component manufacturing. Eaton, an […]
Norfolk shipping, logistics company to create 400 jobs through $36M expansion
Shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group will keep its North American headquarters in Norfolk and invest $36 million to expand its Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia operations, creating more than 400 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The French company opened its first Virginia office in 2002 in Virginia Beach and in 2005 moved […]
Information systems developer to add 296 jobs in Fairfax County
Information systems developer Kreative Technologies LLC will invest $1.5 million to quadruple its current Fairfax County workforce, adding 296 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The company currently employs 67 people at its 4114 Legato Road location in Fairfax County. Kreative Technologies provides information systems design, development, integration and sustainment for the federal healt[...]
