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Economic Development

Oct 14, 2021

Sugar alternative company to create 64 jobs in Albemarle County

Virginia sugar alternatives company Bonumose Inc. will invest $27.7 million to expand in Albemarle County in a partnership with The Hershey Co. to research and develop reduced or zero sugar chocolate products, creating 64 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. Bonumose will move into 36,000 square feet in the former State Farm building to increase […]

Oct 7, 2021

Spacelink to add 41 jobs with Fairfax expansion

McLean-based satellite telecommunications company SpaceLink Corp. will create 41 jobs by expanding in Fairfax County, allowing it to develop a satellite communications system that will provide data relay services, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “SpaceLink’s expansion in Fairfax County will strengthen the commonwealth’s position as a leader in the aerospace industry,” Northam said in a […][...]

Oct 4, 2021

Medical glove manufacturers to create 2,500 jobs in Wythe County

Connecticut-based Blue Star NBR LLC and Delaware-based American Glove Innovations Inc. will invest $714 million to build a manufacturing facility in Wythe County for producing rubber medical gloves — a joint venture expected to create 2,500 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. The operation is expected to produ[...]

Oct 4, 2021

250 acres on Richmond-Chesterfield border for sale at $79M

The director of Chesterfield County’s economic development office says a “major midtown development” could result from the sale of nearly 250 acres of undeveloped property in the county and the city of Richmond. The two pieces of land are now on the market for $30 million and $49 million, according to S.L. Nusb[...]

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 […]

“Probably the biggest thing on my plate is the redevelopment of the Military Circle corridor,” says Jared Chalk, Norfolk’s economic development director. Three high-profile development partnerships are vying to turn the 74-acre mall site into an arena-anchored mixed-use development. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Sep 29, 2021

A developing picture

As Norfolk prepares for some sizable development projects, city officials don’t plan to forget the strong business base that positioned the area for such investments. “We’re really focused on business expansion and our primary employers,” says Jared Chalk, Norfolk’s director of economic development. “That’s been ou[...]

Sep 29, 2021

Alpine-X opens crowdfunding campaign to public investors

Alpine-X LLC, a McLean-based indoor snow sports company, announced a crowdfunding campaign to open the stock to public investors. The offering — started on crowdfunding site Republic — allows accredited and non-accredited investors to own a piece of the McLean-based company that is planning a national chain of indoor ski res[...]

Sep 28, 2021

German manufacturer bringing 355 jobs to Henry County

Schock GmbH, a German quartz composite sink manufacturer, plans to build an $85 million manufacturing facility in Henry County, creating 355 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Virginia competed with Florida, Georgia and North Carolina for the project, which will occupy a 95,500-square-foot shell building on 14.7 acres i[...]

Sep 28, 2021

Bedford County names new economic development director

Pam Bailey will be the new Bedford County Economic Development director, County Administrator Robert Hiss announced Monday. She had been serving as the interim director. “Pam brings energy, passion and creativity, along with a high work ethic, to this position,” Hess said in a statement. “I’ve been completely impressed w[...]

Sep 23, 2021

Company to build $4.2M facility in Brunswick County

Southern Virginia Vegetable Packing LLC has partnered with Brunswick County Industrial Development Authority, with plans to build a 45,000-square-foot, $4.2 million produce processing and packing facility that is expected to create 40 jobs over three years, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. Old Dominion Organic Farms, a member of Southern Virginia Vegetable Packing, will operate the […][...]

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, industrial, heavy […][...]

Sep 21, 2021

Va. projects get $2.5 million from Appalachian Regional Commission

The Appalachian Regional Commission’s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative is granting three Virginia projects a total of $2.5 million, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. “As our economy recovers from the impacts of COVID-19, it is critical to invest in Appalachia,” Northam said in a statement. “ARC’s POWER initiative will continue […][...]

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