Trump 2.0 could impact state business climate
For millennials and hipper Gen X-ers, here’s a question: Are you feeling like the “This is fine” dog in the burning kitchen? And for the Boomers, can we offer you the image of a frog sitting in a pot of quickly heating water? Even if neither image makes sense, this much is clear: There’s a […]
Kaine, Warner respond to Trump White House rescinding spending freeze memo
The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded a controversial memo issued Monday that froze spending on more than $3 trillion in federal financial assistance, including grants and loans backing economic development and infrastructure projects across the nation. In the two-sentence memo issued Wednesday, Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the Office of Management and […]
Micron to invest $2.17B in Manassas expansion
Semiconductor company Micron Technology will invest up to $2.17 billion to expand its Manassas manufacturing facility, creating an expected 340 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Micron will modernize the plant at 9600 Godwin Drive to produce dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips for automotive, aerospace, defense and industrial markets, according to a news release from […]
Micron gets $275M in federal funding for Manassas expansion
Micron Technology is set to receive up to $275 million in federal funding to expand its manufacturing plant in Manassas, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a preliminary, nonbinding agreement for the funding as part of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, legislation Warner co-wrote. […]