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May 9, 2021

Downtown Culpeper mixed-use property sold for $3.95M

The Waters Place mixed-use property in downtown Culpeper has been sold for $3.95 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced this week. The redevelopment and new building at 201 Waters Place includes 25 residential units and nine commercial spaces. Waters Place sits on half an acre and includes a renovated warehouse f[...]

May 4, 2021

AMPAC expanding Petersburg operation, adding 156 jobs

AMPAC Fine Chemicals plans to grow its Petersburg manufacturing facility, investing $25 million and creating 156 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. AMPAC manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and is a partner with Richmond-based Phlow Corp., Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medicines for All Institute and nonprofit drugmaker Civica Inc., on a federally funded, $354 million contract […][...]

May 3, 2021

Aditxt to produce 300 jobs in Richmond

A biotech company is setting up shop in Richmond and is expected to produce 300 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. California-based Aditx Therapeutics Inc. (Aditxt) has pledged to invest $31.5 million over the next three years in its first AditxtScore Center, a facility that will monitor patients’ immune systems. The company plans to open […]

Apr 30, 2021

Valve manufacturer announces $1.9M expansion in Norfolk

Norfolk-based Dante Valve Co. will expand its operations with a $1.9 million investment, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced today. The family-owned business, which marked its 60th anniversary last year, is an international manufacturer and distributor of pressure-relief valves and related products — primarily for submarines, aircraft carriers and other naval vessels. The U.S. Navy is […][...]

Apr 30, 2021

Fairfax County tech company adding 162 jobs

A fast-growing technology solutions company will invest $1.75 million to expand in Fairfax County, creating 162 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced today. The company, Ridgeline International Inc., offers technology solutions for the federal government, commercial and nonprofit sectors. It said the expansion aims to increase its ability to provide security solutions. Founded in 2015, […][...]

Glen Allen-based residential real estate developer HHHunt Corp.’s Wescott community in Midlothian is just one example of a recent boom in suburban residential construction. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Apr 29, 2021

Moving out

More than a year after the pandemic began, signs point to people moving away from densely populated city centers, says Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors, an industry trade association based in Washington, D.C. The construction industry has taken note. Basu predicts: “This decade will be abou[...]

Apr 29, 2021

Modine expands Va. footprint, will invest $7M in Rockbridge County

Modine Manufacturing Co. will invest $7 million to convert its Rockbridge County warehouse into a manufacturing plant that will produce data center cooling solutions, creating 60 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Modine specializes in building thermal management systems and components and saw $2 billion in revenue last year. Modine has had […]

Apr 28, 2021

Traeger Grills plans $3M facility in Wythe County

Traeger Grills, manufacturer of the world’s top-selling wood pellet grill and signature hardwood pellets product, plans to build a $3 million manufacturing operation in Wythe County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The company plans to purchase wood products exclusively sourced from Virginia and create 15 jobs in Wythe, the governor’s office said. Salt Lake City, […]

Apr 27, 2021

Danville chamber announces winners of first pitch competition

On Monday, the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce announced it had awarded four businesses a total of $50,000 in order to open or expand in Danville and Pittsylvania County as part of the chamber’s new entrepreneurship competition. Called Rev Up Danville Pittsylvania, the entrepreneurship pitch competition was based on the River District Association’s Dream […]

Richmond Raceway aerial view. Photo courtesy NASCAR/Richmond Raceway
Apr 21, 2021

Amazon to create 1,000 jobs with Henrico fulfillment center

Amazon.com Inc. plans to build a multistory, 650,000-square-foot facility robotics fulfillment center at Richmond Raceway in Henrico County, creating 1,000 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The center, which will be built on 119 acres of ancillary land used for overflow parking by the raceway, is expected to[...]

Apr 20, 2021

$59.6M hydroponic operation coming to Va. Beach

Agriculture startup Sunny Farms LLC plans to build a $59.6 million, 32-acre hydroponic operation in Virginia Beach — creating 155 jobs and one of the largest greenhouses on the East Coast, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The facility, which will cover 1.2 million square feet when completed in three years, will be located at […]

Apr 20, 2021

Biotech firm moving to new Richmond location, creating 250 jobs

Grenova Inc., a Richmond-based sustainable biotech company, plans to move to a larger facility in the city, investing $10.6 million and creating 250 jobs over the next three years, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The company is currently located in the Manchester neighborhood but will move to a larger facility across from The Diamond baseball […]

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