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Dec 1, 2020

Grayson County food manufacturer announces $1.5M expansion

Organic meat snack brand Grayson Natural Farms LLC will expand its Grayson County operation by 35,000 square feet through a $1.5 million investment, creating 40 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Grayson Natural Farms produces Landcrafted Food, which are grass-fed, organic meat snacks. Its smokehouse and production operation is currently located at 226 Industrial Lane. […]

Equinix DC21 data center in Ashburn. Photo courtesy Equinix
Nov 24, 2020

Equinix announces $95M Ashburn data center expansion

Redwood City, California-based digital infrastructure company Equinix Inc. has opened a new $95 million data center on its existing Ashburn campus, giving the company additional capacity. The two-story data center is designed for both large and small deployments. The $95 million first phase includes more than 41,000 square feet of colocation space, which will total […]

Nov 24, 2020

Shenandoah Valley Organic to create 110 jobs in Harrisonburg

Shenandoah Valley Organic, a family-owned organic chicken company, will establish a second, 75,000-square-foot facility in Harrisonburg, increasing production capacity and retail packaging abilities. The expansion will create 110 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Founded by sixth-generation farmer Corwin Heatwole, Shenandoah Valley Organic mission is to partner with independent family fa[...]

Nov 17, 2020

Packaging manufacturer announces $68M expansion in Louisa, Wythe

Packaging manufacturer Klöckner Pentaplast Group (kp) will invest $68 million to expand its facilities in Louisa and Wythe counties, creating 54 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Founded in 1965 Montabaur, Germany, Klöckner Pentaplast Group manufactures packaging for pharmaceutical, medical device, food, beverage and card clients. The company has operations in 18 countries and employs [...]

Rendering of new Iowa facility. Courtesy BAE Systems
Nov 6, 2020

BAE Systems announces $100M investment in Iowa facility

Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. announced Thursday it is investing more than $100 million to construct a facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for its newly acquired navigation and sensor systems business, which makes mission-critical military GPS products. “Our world-class military GPS business is built on the rich talent pool in Greater Cedar Rapids,” John […]

Oct 29, 2020

Revalation Vineyards toasts $2.3M winery expansion

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that Revalation Vineyards will invest more than $2.3 million in an expansion, building a wine production facility, tasting room and event space in Madison County. The expansion will create five jobs.  Home to 312 wineries, Virginia is the sixth-largest wine region in the United States, according to Northam’s office. The […]

Oct 27, 2020

McLean staffing firm opens first Canadian office

McLean-based staffing company Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS) announced Tuesday it has opened its first Canadian office in Ontario. DISYS has been doing business in Canada since 2014, but this will be the company’s first physical office in the Great White North.  “Having a physical location in a prestigious area of downtown Toronto will give […]

Oct 7, 2020

Md.-based tech company opens NoVa lab

Greenbelt, Maryland-based tech company Paradyme Management Inc. announced Wednesday it has established an IT lab, Paradyme Labs, in Tysons.  The lab will serve as a hub for team and customer collaboration and as an operations space for recruiting, training, sales and engineering. The expansion allows for more space for Paradyme, which has nearly doubled the […]

Oct 7, 2020

Plasser American Corp. announces $52.6M Chesapeake expansion

Railway equipment manufacturer Plasser American Corp. will invest $52.6 million to expand its operations in the city of Chesapeake, creating 98 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday.  Plasser American Corp., which manufactures railway construction and maintenance equipment, will add a 45,000-square-foot, three-story office building and an 82,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The comp[...]

Sep 28, 2020

Hitachi AAB Power Grids expanding in Bland County

Hitachi ABB Power Grids will invest $6.2 million to upgrade equipment and increase manufacturing capacity at its operations in Bland County, where it is the county’s largest private-sector employer. The expansion will add 40 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. “Hitachi ABB Power Grids has made tremendous contributions to Southwest Virginia and the commonwealth for […]

Jul 15, 2020

Va. Beach manufacturing company investing $15.8M in expansion

Virginia Beach-based Acoustical Sheetmetal Co. (ASC) will invest $15.8 million to expand its operations, adding a 100,000- square-foot facility and creating 200 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday.  ASC manufactures sound-reducing and weather-protective enclosures for onsite power generation equipment, such as control rooms, house generators, pumps, compressors, switchgear and HVAC equip[...]

The Hershey Co. is investing $135 million to expand its Stuarts Draft factory. Photo courtesy The Hershey Co.
Jun 30, 2020

Hershey announces $135M Augusta County expansion

The Hershey Co. will invest $135 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Augusta County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The 90,000-square-foot expansion of the Stuarts Draft facility will create 110 jobs. Hershey Chocolate of Virginia Inc. has operated in Augusta County for more than 30 years, employing more than 1,000 workers. The Augusta County […]

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