Virginia Business Headlines for March
- A Virginia regional bank
- Tech employment growing in Virginia
- German truck maker takes majority stake in Blacksburg tech firm
- Dominion offering early retirements after merger with S.C. utility
- Fairfax County company to add 120 jobs in expansion
- A $3 billion expansion in Manassas will add 1,100 jobs
- Manufacturer expanding in Southwest Virginia
- Performance Food Group reaches deal to acquire Illinois-based company
- Northern Virginia-based company expanding in Caroline County, adding 100 jobs
- Electrical components maker plans new plant in Chesterfield with 105 new jobs over five years
- Startup wants to turn Hampton Roads into pilot project for harnessing the power of traffic
- Meal delivery startup Territory taps former Amazon exec as its new CEO
- Richmond-based packaging firm Liqui-Box makes acquisition
- Smyth County expansion expected to create 42 jobs
- Defense manufacturer to bring 44 jobs to Rockbridge County
- The Clorox Co. wants to open a manufacturing center in the Valley
- Lime preps for Richmond scooter rollout
- Area crypto startup purchases peer
- Call center expansion creates 600 new jobs in Chesterfield County
- Radford foundry property could become site of new recycling business
- Besides Amazon region saw many other companies relocate or expand during 2018
- Southern VA region recruits companies from a variety of industries
- Undersea cables highlight region’s development opportunities
- Inland port drives economic development in valley
- Quick work keeps endangered mill in operation
Virginia Economy & Government Headlines for March
- Virginia’s right-to-work law may become an election issue
- Virginia pension fund in trouble if market meltdown hits
- Northam, with I-81 near Salem as backdrop, pushes for gas tax increase to fund improvements
- Unemployment rate jumps in metro areas
- 340-megawatt solar energy project in Charles City County receives approval
- Virginia’s second-largest county hones its high-tech image
- Virginia can be a key player in nascent industry
- After more than 20 years, bridge project approved that could save hours on trip from Hampton Roads to Corolla
- Virginia looks more and more like it has a full-blown medical marijuana program
- Stoney proposes 9-cent hike to Richmond's real estate tax rate, 50-cent tax on cigarettes
- Arlington releases Amazon incentive agreement, expects 6 million square feet in Crystal City
- Roanoke prepares for influx of dockless electric scooters this spring
- Reagan National Airport could get hotel, other development with Amazon on the way
- Medical cannabis dispensary to open in Staunton
News Headline Sources: Richmond BizSense, Virginia Business