Pharma company invests $1.5M on Prince William expansion
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Granules Consumer Health, a subsidiary of Granules India, will invest $1.5 million into expanding its operations in Prince William County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The company plans to install new manufacturing lines at its existing Manassas facility, with an aim of creating nearly 100 new jobs. “Granules’ decision to expand their operations [&h[...]
Marble Systems to build facility in Caroline County
A Fairfax County-based stone products manufacturer and distributor, Marble Systems, will invest $9.7 million on a warehouse and distribution center in Caroline County, creating an estimated 59 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. Virginia competed with South Carolina, New Jersey and Georgia for the project, which will also include cut stone and stone product manufacturing […]
Currie Medical to expand in Norfolk
Currie Medical, a medical device manufacturer, plans to invest $1.22 million to expand its operations in Norfolk, creating an estimated 60 jobs, the governor’s office announced Friday. Based in Franklin, Tennessee, Currie Medical will lease a 30,000-square-foot building at 3701 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. in Norfolk, where it will house its medical device reprocessing operation […]
Manufacturer plans $5M expansion in Scott County
VFP, a manufacturer of enclosures used to protect critical infrastructure, will invest $5 million to expand its Scott County facility, a move expected to create 50 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The expansion will allow VFP to respond to a growing data center market. “Virginia’s robust data center industry relies on manufacturers like VFP, […]
Pump, valve manufacturer to expand in Henrico
KSB USA/North America, a Henrico County-based pump and industrial valve supplier, will invest $25 million to more than double the square footage of its facility there, a project expected to create 32 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. As part of the expansion, KSB will add another loading dock office space and update its shipping […]
Va. localities win $126M in grants for industrial sites
Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week announced $126 million in Virginia Business Ready Sites Program development grants to fund work on 23 industrial sites in the commonwealth. Virginia’s growing inventory of project-ready sites was a factor in CNBC naming the commonwealth America’s Top State for Business in July, Gov. Youngkin noted in a Thursday news release. […]
Liebherr to expand Newport News-Hampton facility
Newport News-based Liebherr Mining Equipment will invest $72.3 million to expand a plant at the border of Newport News and Hampton, creating an estimated 175 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. “We thank Liebherr, an international leader in mining equipment manufacturing, for its commitment to the commonwealth of Virginia,” Youngkin said in a statement. “Liebherr […]
Va. ranked No. 1 in customized workforce training by Business Facilities
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program has taken the top spot in site selection industry publication Business Facilities’ ranking of states’ customized workforce training for the second year in a row. Business Facilities is a magazine geared toward corporate site selectors and site selection consultants. The publication released on Monday the top states for a few […]
Condair invests $57.2M on new Chesterfield County plant
Switzerland-based Condair Group, a manufacturer of commercial and industrial humidification systems, will invest $57.2 million to establish a new production facility in Chesterfield County that is expected to create 180 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. The company will convert a pre-existing warehouse facility on 1410 Willis Road into a manufacturing facility, according to Horace [&h[...]
Specialty gift manufacturer establishes $1.4M Harrisonburg operation
Boxer Gifts, a British manufacturer of specialty, often wacky gifts, including the “poo timer” and “old age emergency pants,” will invest $1.4 million to establish its first U.S. light manufacturing, distribution and wholesale operation in Harrisonburg, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. The project is expected to create 15 jobs. “After selling fun gifts in the […]
L3Harris announces $41.2M Orange County expansion
Florida-based aerospace and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies announced on Thursday a $41.2 million expansion and modernization of its Aerojet Rocketdyne facility in Orange County, with plans to add 80 employees. Over the next three years, L3Harris also plans to construct new facilities and buy new equipment for the facility, according to a statement from the […]
Food storage company to invest $77.5M in Suffolk facility
New Jersey-based cold and dry storage services provider FreezPak Logistics will invest $77.5 million to build a Suffolk facility, a project expected to create 80 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. FreezPak will build a 245,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Suffolk to serve the mid-Atlantic region. The 80 new jobs will be in warehouse operations […]