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Economic Development

Apr 29, 2024

Crisis in Baltimore

Since the March 26 container ship collision that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, ships previously bound for the Port of Baltimore have been diverted to other ports, including the Port of Virginia. The Singapore-flagged container vessel Dali hit the Key Bridge at about 1:30 a.m. March 26 after issuing a mayda[...]

Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at the announcement of Lego Group's Chesterfield County facility.
Apr 24, 2024

Youngkin to embark on Northern Europe trade mission

Gov. Glenn Youngkin will leave on his third international trade mission next week, visiting Germany, Denmark, Finland and Switzerland, his office announced Wednesday. According to the news release, he will meet with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, along with officials in Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich, Germany; Copenhagen, D[...]

Apr 19, 2024

Norfolk mayor says apartments, hotel could replace MacArthur Center

MacArthur Center mall in downtown Norfolk is expected to be replaced by a major mixed-use development, which could be called “The Anchorage,” featuring a 400-room, military-themed hotel and 518,000 square feet of high-rise residential space, Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander announced April 12 during his State of the Cit[...]

Topsoe logo
Apr 19, 2024

Electrolyzer manufacturer to build $400M plant in Chesterfield

Updated May 1, 2024 Topsoe, a Danish electrolyzer manufacturer, is planning to build a $400 million manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County after receiving $136 million in federal tax credits to help fund construction, the company announced Friday. The plant is expected to create about 150 jobs, according to a news release[...]

Mar 28, 2024

Slow and steady

The Lynchburg region has seen the slowest job growth of any metro area in Virginia over the past three years, according to economic analyses, and it typically has a higher unemployment rate than the state average. But there’s more to the story, some officials say. For instance, the Lynchburg region saw 23 inquiries from econom[...]

Mar 28, 2024

Buchanan County expands industrial park

Economic development is booming inside the Southern Gap Industrial Park in Buchanan County, where the county industrial development authority is spending $4 million to develop a new shell building and a 20-acre industrial site. With support from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority, the park has become a hub for[...]

Mar 22, 2024

JBG Smith pledges 1,000 affordable housing units if arena passes

Developer JBG Smith pledged Friday to preserve 1,000 workforce-affordable housing units in Alexandria near the proposed sports arena and entertainment district, up from its previous promise of 500 units — upping the ante on the controversial project, which has one more chance to succeed this year. The $2 billion public-private[...]

Mar 21, 2024

Va. Beach economic developer to lead Va. Beach Vision

Laura Hayes Chalk is leaving Virginia Beach’s economic development department to become the executive director of Virginia Beach Vision, a business advocacy group in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach Vision announced Tuesday. Chalk, who will start July 10, succeeds Martha McClees, who announced her retirement in November 2023[...]

Mar 20, 2024

Tucker Door & Trim enters Va. with $10M Henrico plant

Tucker Door & Trim, a Georgia-based distributor and manufacturer of doors, windows and specialty millwork for the construction industry, will soon open its first facility in Virginia, creating 50 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. Tucker Door & Trim will invest $10 million in a Henrico County manufacturing an[...]

Mar 14, 2024

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 […]

A banner inside Activation Capital's building in the Bio+Tech Park in Richmond. Photo by Katherine Schulte
Mar 11, 2024

Alliance for Building Better Medicine receives $1M award

The Alliance for Building Better Medicine — a group of public and private pharmaceutical manufacturers and research organizations in Richmond and Petersburg — will receive a $1 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Richmond-based innovation incubator Activation Capital, which convened the alliance four yea[...]

Mar 5, 2024

Modine will invest $18.1M in Rockbridge County expansion

Modine Manufacturing, a manufacturer of cooling equipment for data centers, will invest $18.1 million to expand its Rockbridge County operation, creating an estimated 211 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday.   Wisconsin-based Modine, which builds thermal management systems and components, saw $2.3 billion in net sales in fiscal year 2023, a 12% increase over the previous […]

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