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PrePOPsterous Gourmet Popcorn owner Tisha McCoy-Ntiamoah participated in the B-Cubed program. Photo by Norm Shafer
Jan 30, 2022

B-Cubed program aids minority-owned businesses

A minority business assistance program in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County has helped 15 businesses and disbursed $21,700 in grant money in its first year of operation. With $200,000 in state and federal grant awards announced in October 2021, organizers of the Black- and Brown-Owned Business Growth Program, known as B-Cubed, hope to attract more business […]

Sep 30, 2021

Italian meat company bringing 150 jobs to Rockingham County

Italian cured meats manufacturer Veronesi Holding S.p.A., a Gruppo Veronesi company, will invest approximately $100 million to establish its first U.S. production facility in Rockingham County, creating an estimated 150 jobs over the next four years, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The facility will be located on 75.8 acres in the Innovation Village @ Rockingham […]

Sep 23, 2021

Virginia Industrial Plastics to grow in Rockingham, adding 92 jobs

Virginia Industrial Plastics Inc. will invest more than $6.5 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Rockingham County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The plastic thermoforming and fabrication company will add 92 jobs with the expansion. Virginia Industrial Plastics makes products designed to serve markets such as meat processing, leisure, medical, commercial, transportation, indus[...]

Matt Ryan. Photo courtesy Shenandoah Growers
Jun 30, 2021

Shenandoah Growers taps ex-Starbucks exec as new CEO

Rockingham County-based indoor agriculture company Shenandoah Growers Inc. has appointed former Starbucks Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Matthew Ryan as the company’s new CEO. And Mike Buckley, former senior vice president of business for Postmates, has been hired as Shenandoah Growers’ chief financial officer, the company announced Wednesday. Former Shenandoah Growers CEO Tim Heydon, wh[...]

Jun 22, 2021

Shenandoah Growers taps new chief science officer

Tessa Pocock has been named Shenandoah Growers Inc.’s new chief science officer effective immediately, coming to the Rockingham County-based indoor agriculture company from San Francisco-based Plenty Unlimited Inc., where she was director of lighting optimization. Pocock, who holds a Ph.D. in environmental stress biology and master’s degrees in plant biochemistry and biology from Weste[...]

Apr 14, 2021

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 […[...]

Apr 1, 2021

Shenandoah Growers picks new COO

Shenandoah Growers Inc. has hired former Walmart executive Cameron Geiger as the company’s chief operating officer, it announced this week. The Rockingham County-based agricultural products company says Geiger will help lead the company’s next phase of growth. Geiger, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1989 — the year Shenandoah […]

Mar 17, 2021

$5M donation establishes Bridgewater’s School of Arts and Humanities

A 1962 alumna of Bridgewater College has made a $5 million donation that will establish the Bonnie Forrer and John Harvey Rhodes School of Arts and Humanities, named for the donor and her late husband. The private college’s first named and endowed school will combine its existing communications, fine arts and literature divisions with its […]

Jan 29, 2021

Rockingham County gets a little sweeter

Smiley’s Ice Cream will invest more than $1.15 million to build a new ice cream manufacturing facility and retail store in Rockingham County, creating eight jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The homemade-style ice cream producer will source an additional 18,000 gallons of Virginia-produced dairy and 2,500 pounds of Virginia-grown fruits during the next three […]

Pure Shenandoah will become the first participant in the Virginia’s Finest trademark program to source the hemp used in its products.
Dec 28, 2020

Industrial hemp company to locate in Rockingham

Using the trade name Pure Shenandoah, Elkton-based Shenandoah Valley Hemp LLC will invest nearly $3.3 million to establish an industrial hemp fiber processing and cannabidiol (CBD) oil extraction facility in Rockingham County, creating 24 jobs. The company has committed to purchasing 100% of its industrial hemp from Virginia growers, resulting in nearly $5 million in […]

Nov 19, 2020

Dynamic Aviation to expand, creating 207 jobs in Rockingham County

Bridgewater-based Dynamic Aviation Group Inc. plans to invest $47.9 million in expanding its operations in Rockingham County, creating 207 jobs, the governor’s office announced Thursday. The company, which is among Rockingham’s top employers, employs 750 people and operates in 11 countries. Its Bridgewater facility includes a heavy maintenance and modifications center, an engine shop a[...]

Elkton Plaza. Photo courtesy Colliers International
Jul 24, 2020

Elkton shopping center sells for $5M

A shopping center in Elkton has sold for $5 million, Colliers International’s Virginia Retail Investment Team announced Thursday. The 90,943-square-foot Elkton Plaza was sold by an affiliate of Kodiak Properties LLC to Elkton Plaza LLC. The shopping center — 82% leased at the time of the sale — is anchored by Food Lion and Walgreens […]

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