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$300M vertical farming campus coming to Chesterfield
Sep 14, 2022

$300M vertical farming campus coming to Chesterfield

A $300 million indoor vertical farm campus — billed as the world’s largest — is coming to Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. San Francisco-based Plenty Unlimited Inc. is expected to produce 300 jobs over the next six years in a multiphase project. The first farm, expected to be completed in […]

Sep 13, 2022

ManTech stockholders approve $4.2B sale to Carlyle Group

ManTech International Corp. stockholders have approved the Herndon-based tech contractor’s sale to The Carlyle Group for approximately $4.2 billion. Stockholders green-lighted the sale during a Sept. 7 special meeting, subject to customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close this week. “We thank our stockholders for their strong support of this transaction,” said Man[...]

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Sep 8, 2022

Civica announces plans for $27.8M lab in Chesterfield

Nonprofit drugmaker Civica Rx is investing $27.8 million to establish a new 55,000-square-foot laboratory in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. The expansion will add 51 jobs, according to a news release. The company will also host a scale-up manufacturing facility run by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medicines for All Instit[...]

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs a hood as Carvana General Manager Robert Sheets steadies it at Carvana's inspection facility in Chesterfield County. Del. Carrie Coyner and Chesterfield Supervisor James Holland stand to the governor's right.
Aug 31, 2022

Chesterfield Carvana facility opens with 240 employees

Fortune 500 used car online retailer Carvana Co. is more than halfway to its 400-employee hiring goal for its $25 million, 191,000-square-foot Chesterfield County inspection center, General Manager Robert Sheets said Wednesday at the center’s ribbon cutting. Carvana has hired 240 employees and expects to reach 400 workers when it begins full production later this […]

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Jul 28, 2022

Breaking rank

What a difference a year makes. On July 13, 2021, against a backdrop of ships blasting their horns and spraying water in celebration at the Port of Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminals, Gov. Ralph Northam sat for a harborside interview with CNBC, which had just named Virginia the nation’s best state for business for an unprecedented […]

During a June 15, 2022, news conference at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that the Lego Group plans to build a $1 billion toy factory in Chesterfield County. Cover rendering courtesy Lego Group; Youngkin photo by Shaban Athuman/AP Images
Jul 28, 2022

Youngkin, CNBC see room for growth in Va.

In July, Virginia ceded the top spot in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business rankings to neighboring North Carolina, with Virginia taking third place in the annual list. Virginia had previously held the No. 1 slot for a record-breaking two years — a feat no other state has matched in the coveted award’s 15-year history. […]

Richmond’s Maymont wins $8M tourism grant
Jul 19, 2022

Richmond’s Maymont wins $8M tourism grant

Updated July 20, 2022 Maymont Foundation, which maintains and runs Richmond’s Maymont park, was awarded an $8 million federal grant Tuesday to promote regional tourism, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced. With an additional $2 million in matching funds from the foundation, the EDA grant will be used for infrastructure improvements to [&helli[...]

The Virginia House of Delegates reconvened for a June 1 special session to resolve a state budget impasse. Photo by AP Images/Daniel Sangjib Min
Jun 28, 2022

Balancing act

The Virginia General Assembly returned to a familiar configuration in 2022, legislating with a Republican-majority House of Delegates and Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate for the seventh time since 2000. But while the partisan split was old hat, much else about the session was new, taking place two years into the global COVID-19 pandemic and occurring after […]

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Jun 27, 2022

Coffee roaster to invest $29M to expand Suffolk facility

Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, the North American operating unit of the Italian coffee roaster Zanetti Beverage Group, will invest $29.1 million to consolidate and expand operations at its Suffolk roasting facility, a project expected to create 79 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. “Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA’s continued expansion in Virginia speaks volumes about the […]

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Jun 23, 2022

Hanley Energy to add 343 jobs in Ashburn

Irish energy management company Hanley Energy will invest $8 million to expand its Hanley Energy Electrical division in Loudoun County, a project expected to create 343 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Hanley Energy will open a facility at 44381 Russell Branch Parkway to serve the data center market in Ashburn with equipment installation and […]

Lego to build $1B factory in Chesterfield
Jun 15, 2022

Lego to build $1B factory in Chesterfield

It’s highly unlikely that it will be built from brightly colored plastic bricks, but the Lego Group will be bringing a $1 billion toy manufacturing plant to Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, creating more than 1,760 jobs, the company and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday during a press conference at the Science Museum of […]

Boeing partners with Va. Tech on veterans’ center
Jun 13, 2022

Boeing partners with Va. Tech on veterans’ center

When Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus opens in Alexandria in 2024, it will include a hub to connect veterans and their families with career resources and employment opportunities. It will also carry the name of one of the commonwealth’s largest defense contractors, The Boeing Co. The Boeing Center for Veteran Transition and Military Families, […]

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