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Eli Lilly Chair and CEO Dave Ricks speaks at a news conference in Richmond on Sept. 16, 2025, announcing the pharmaceutical company's $5 billion investment in a new manufacturing plant in Goochland County. Photo by Katherine Schulte
Sep 16, 2025

Eli Lilly to invest $5B in Goochland plant, creating 650 jobs

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. plans to invest $5 billion in a manufacturing facility in Goochland County expected to create 650 permanent jobs.

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Sep 16, 2025

ABB announces $28.5M expansion in Henrico, adding 100 jobs

ABB will invest $28.5 million to expand operations in Henrico County, creating more than 100 jobs in the next three years.

Statewide home sales, inventories rose in November
Sep 15, 2025

Aug. housing inventory, prices rise across Virginia regions

Housing inventory and sold prices rose last month in Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads and Central Virginia, but home sales declined in Hampton Roads.

Dr. Mitchell Rosner has been appointed to a three-year term as the University of Virginia's executive vice president for health affairs and CEO of UVA Health. Photo courtesy U.Va
Sep 12, 2025

UVA Health interim leader is named permanent CEO

Dr. Mitchell Rosner appointed as University of Virginia's executive vice president for health affairs and CEO of UVA Health, following months of leadership changes.

L to R: Sean Ryan, Jon Newman, Paulyn Ocampo, Lindsay O'Bar and Greg Surber. Photo courtesy The Hodges Partnership.
Sep 12, 2025

Hodges Partnership sold to 4 SVPs

Ownership of The Hodges Partnership will transition within the firm, the Richmond-based public relations firm announced Wednesday.

Post GreenCity, Henrico tries again
Sep 11, 2025

Henrico EDA repurchases GreenCity site

The Henrico Economic Development Authority closed on its repurchase of the site of the failed $2.3 billion GreenCity development on Thursday.

Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches co-founder, CEO and President Hannah Pollack
Sep 10, 2025

Nightingale Ice Cream cancels expansion plans

Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches has canceled plans for a $5.8 million expansion into a new Richmond facility.

UVA Health University Medical Center taps interim CEO
Sep 9, 2025

UVA Health University Medical Center taps interim CEO

UVA Health has tapped longtime health care executive Teresa L. Edwards to serve as interim CEO of its University Medical Center.

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Sep 8, 2025

Fed’s Fifth District sees modest growth

The Federal Reserve’s Fifth District saw its economy grow modestly in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the Fed’s Beige Book.

A rendering of Commonwealth Fusion Systems' planned facility in Chesterfield County. Image courtesy CFS.
Sep 2, 2025

Nuclear fusion company raises $863M, much bound for Chesterfield

Massachusetts-based fusion energy company Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced that it raised $863 million in a Series B2 fundraising round.

Chesterfield zoning update moves forward
Sep 1, 2025

Chesterfield zoning update moves forward

Chesterfield County advances ZOMod, its zoning overhaul aligning rules with growth goals. Final vote set Sept. 17 after public hearing.

AstraZeneca plans multibillion-dollar pharma factory in Virginia
Aug 28, 2025

AstraZeneca to locate pharma plant in Albemarle

AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly & Co. are planning to locate major manufacturing facilities in Albemarle and Goochland counties.

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