Latest Story
Richmond snack company investing $16.5M in Henrico facility
Red River Foods will create 60 jobs with warehouse, processing facility
Richmond-based specialty snack supplier Red River Foods Group Inc. will invest $16.5 million to establish a warehouse and processing facility in Henrico County, creating 60 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam
More Stories
Northam appoints members to newly created cannabis boards
Boards will regulate cannabis market and manage equity fund
Published
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed members to three newly created oversight boards for the legalization of recreational marijuana, his office announced today. On July 1, Virginia’s adult-use cannabis legislation
Virginia to spend $700M on universal broadband by 2024
Federal stimulus funding will help cut 10-year goal to three years
Published
Ahead of the General Assembly’s August special session, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday he wants to spend $700 million of Virginia’s federal relief funding on expanding broadband access to all
Advertisement
Virginia unemployment rate improves to 4.3% in June
State had the fourth-lowest jobless rate in U.S.
Published
Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped again in June, landing at 4.3%, 0.2 points below May’s jobless rate, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. In June 2020, the unemployment rate was at 8.8%,
SimpliSafe bringing second facility to Henrico
250 jobs expected, raising company's Henrico jobs total to 800+
Published
Home security system manufacturer SimpliSafe will invest more than $3 million to expand its operations in Henrico County, increasing its jobs creation total for the county to more than 800,
Plastics equipment manufacturer to reopen Pulaski facility
Xaloy Holdings to produce 35 jobs, investing $1.75 million
Published
Plastics industry equipment manufacturer Xaloy Holdings LLC will move its barrel manufacturing operation from Ohio back to Virginia, reopening its former facility in Pulaski County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday.
Virginia finishes FY21 with record $2.6B surplus
Revenue collections surged 26.4% between April and June
Published
Virginia reached the end of fiscal year 2021 with a $2.6 billion surplus, the largest in the commonwealth’s history, according to a statement released by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on
Virginia ranked CNBC’s Top State for Business again
State is the first to be awarded No. 1 ranking five times
Published
Virginia retained its place as CNBC’s Top State for Business this year, beating out North Carolina and Texas and becoming the first state to achieve the honor twice in a
Northam proposes $353M for small biz, tourism relief
$4.3B in stimulus funds to be allocated during August special session
Published
Ahead of the General Assembly’s August special session, Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday he wants to spend $353 million of Virginia’s federal relief funding on small business recovery and assisting
Federal approval process starts for Va. Beach wind farm
Environmental review and other approvals to take two years, Dominion anticipates
Published
Friday will mark an important milestone for Dominion Energy Inc.’s wind energy plans, as the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management begins its two-year permitting and environmental review of the