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DuPont Spruance plant worker dies from coronavirus
An employee of the DuPont Spruance plant in Chesterfield County has died from COVID-19, the company announced Thursday. Earlier this week, the company confirmed that five plant employees, including the employee who died, had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant has employees working around the clock to produce material used to make personal protective equipment, […]
Richmond’s Liqui-Box completes $585M DS Smith plc acquisition
Richmond-based packaging company Liqui-Box Corp. completed its acquisition of London-based international packaging business DS Smith plc’s plastics division to create a combined company with 35 manufacturing facilities and approximately 3,000 employees, the company announced Thursday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but media reports last fall stated that the United Kingdo[...]
Water heater manufacturer will create 180 jobs in James City County
Navien Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of a South Korean manufacturer of water heaters and boilers, is setting up shop at the former Lumber Liquidators building in James City County, creating 180 manufacturing jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. This is the first U.S. manufacturing operation for KD Navien, which is headquartered in Seoul, and the […]
BWX Technologies awarded $1B nuclear propulsion contract
A subsidiary of Lynchburg-based nuclear fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) was awarded approximately $1 billion in contracts from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program for the manufacturing of naval nuclear reactor components, the company announced Monday, bringing the company’s naval nuclear propulsion contracts up to nearly $4 billion. BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Inc. will [...]
Custom Truck One Source adding 61 jobs in Bedford County
Custom Truck One Source will expand its manufacturing business in Bedford County, investing $2.6 million and creating 61 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company plans to double production at its specialized truck and heavy equipment plant in Bedford’s Forest area to meet growing demand. “Custom Truck One Source has been […]
Packaging company set to invest $6.5M in Henrico County plant
Austin, Texas-based packaging manufacturer ePac Flexible Packaging will invest $6.5 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Henrico County, creating 35 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. ePac Flexible Packaging was founded in 2016 and produces finished pouches and rollstock. The manufacturer invested $100 million last November in HP Indigo 20000, a commercial digital printing [&he[...]
Henrico County manufacturer purchases North Dakota company
Henrico County-based manufacturer Alchemco recently acquired a North Dakota waterproofing technology company, TechCrete LLC, in a move expected to create 15 to 20 jobs, according to Alchemco. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Alchemco, which produces products to clean, repair and waterproof concrete and masonry, expects the addition to generate $50 million in […]
Mack Trucks plant in Roanoke County to create 250 jobs
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that Mack Trucks will create 250 jobs at a Roanoke County facility building a new line of medium-duty trucks. The company, part of the Volvo Group, plans to invest $13 million in the project, according to state and county officials. The plant, to be known as Mack’s Roanoke Valley Operations […]
Here’s the tea: Traditional Medicinals to invest $29.7M in Franklin County
Rohnert Park, California-based wellness tea company Traditional Medicinals Inc. will invest $29.7 million to establish its East Coast operation, an herbal tea manufacturing and processing plant, in Franklin County’s Summit View Business Park, creating 56 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The company will build a 125,000-square-foot facility for production of its organic and herbal [...]
Olive oil manufacturer pays $5M for Suffolk plant
International olive oil manufacturer Acesur USA LLC purchased an 87,870-square-foot, two-story manufacturing facility in Suffolk for $5.025 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Thursday. Acesur has been producing, packaging and marketing olive oil since 1840 and is headquartered in Dos Hermanas, Seville, Spain. It bottles olive oil brands such as Coosur and La Española […[...]
DuPont Spruance facility plans $75M expansion in Chesterfield
Technology-based materials producer DuPont de Nemours Inc. will invest $75 million to expand and modernize its Kevlar manufacturing plant in Chesterfield County over the next several years, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The DuPont Spruance factory employs 2,000 people and will add 60 more jobs as a result of the expansion. The plant, which opened […]
