Century-old Birdsong Peanuts to modernize Suffolk plant
May 24, 2022 · Suffolk-based Birdsong Peanuts is investing $25.1 million to modernize it Suffolk shelling facility, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. The company plans to refurbish and automate production lines at the Suffolk plant. It is also committing to additional growing opportunities for Virginia peanut producers, a news release said.
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.
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.
CGI Inc. awarded $137M contract to overhaul Va. procurement …
Published February 24, 2021 by Rich Griset. Global IT company CGI Inc., which has its U.S. headquarters in Fairfax, announced Tuesday it has been awarded a $137.8 million contract by the Virginia Department of General Services (DGS) to support “transformational enhancements” to the state government’s eVA online procurement system.
Hampton_Roads 2021 – Virginia Business
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Va. Tech Innovation Campus building opening delayed
Jan 16, 2024 · The opening of the first academic building on Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus has been delayed to spring 2025, the university announced Thursday. Virginia Tech started construction on the first academic building of the $1 billion campus in Alexandria in September 2021 and had planned to open the $302 million building this August.
Alexandria’s QED Investors raises $925M for two new funds
May 23, 2023 · Alexandria-based fintech venture capital firm QED Investors raised $925 million for two new funds, QED announced Tuesday. The funding comes from two capital commitments: a $650 million oversubscribed early stage fund and a $275 million early growth stage fund, according to a news release from QED, a key investor in San Francisco-based personal finance company Credit Karma and Brazilian banking ...