Va. Beach’s DroneUp to add 655 jobs - Virginia Business
Aug 24, 2022 · Photo by Katherine Schulte. Virginia Beach-based DroneUp LLC is adding 655 jobs as part of a $27 million expansion that will include establishing a drone testing, training and research and development center at Richard Bland College, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced during a news conference Wednesday at the Executive Mansion in Richmond.
Service Center Metals to expand, add 94 jobs - Virginia Business
Published September 14, 2021 by Katherine Schulte. Photo courtesy Service Center Metals. Prince George County-based aluminum extrusions manufacturer Service Center Metals will spend $101.7 million to build two more facilities in the county, projects expected to create 94 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday.
State launches $70M fund for small businesses, nonprofits
Jul 27, 2020 · As businesses and nonprofits continue to encounter hard times, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday a $70 million COVID-19 relief fund for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Called Rebuild VA, the fund will allocate grants of up to $10,000 to about 7,000 applicants, Northam’s office said in a news release.
Northam expands $70M Rebuild VA program - Virginia Business
Published September 21, 2020 by Sydney Lake. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday that the $70 million economic recovery program Rebuild VA is expanding its eligibility criteria to allow more small businesses to apply for economic relief grants. Under the Rebuild VA program, which launched in August, businesses that received federal CARES Act ...
Crown Holdings to build $145M aluminum can factory in Henry …
Jan 28, 2021 · Yardley, Pennsylvania-based metal packaging tech company Crown Holdings Inc. will establish a $145 million aluminum can manufacturing operation in Henry County, creating 126 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The company will build the 355,000-square-foot facility to be used for aluminum beverage can production in the Commonwealth ...
State’s Rebuild VA program allocated $100M to Va. small businesses
Published December 9, 2020 by Kate Andrews. The state has awarded $100 million in grants to 2,500 Virginia businesses and nonprofits through its Rebuild VA economic recovery fund, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. All available funds have now been fully committed, the governor said in a news release.
Va. Board of Accountancy elects next chair - Virginia Business
Jun 8, 2023 · Wendy Lewis is partner in KPMG's audit practice. Published June 8, 2023 by Katherine Schulte. Wendy Lewis. Wendy P. Lewis, a partner in KPMG LLP’s audit practice, will become chair of the Virginia Board of Accountancy on July 1. Lewis is currently the board’s vice chair; her term as chair will end on June 30, 2024.
Hampton_Roads 2021 – Virginia Business
Sep 30, 2021 · Over the next several years, the Hampton Roads area will need about 8,000 more people ready to take skilled jobs in the maritime industry, officials at the Maritime Industrial Base Ecosystem estimate. Leaders from higher education and other organizations across the Hampton Roads area are stepping up to make sure those positions [...] Sep 29, 2021.
Manufacturing/logistics building coming to Meadowville …
Mar 15, 2021 · A newly announced 353,044-square-foot manufacturing and industrial facility will be the first spec building constructed at Meadowville Technology Park, which is owned by the Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority. The project is being developed by Columbia, South Carolina-based Red Rock Developments and Stamford, Connecticut-based ...
Laminating company to add 42 jobs in Henry County
Published January 15, 2021 by Sydney Lake. Custom laminating company Laminate Technologies Inc. will invest $4 million to expand its Henry County facility in Ridgeway, creating 42 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The company’s manufacturing facility, which opened in 2012, is located at 775 Industrial Park Drive, where an automated ...