Breaking ground, making headlines

Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, will invest $37 million to expand its operation in Halifax County.

Site Remediation Grants from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund (VBAF) will be awarded to four localities.

IperionX Limited, a U.S. critical minerals company, plans to make a capital investment totaling $82.1 million to establish Virginia’s first titanium demonstration facility in Halifax County.

Evermade Foods, a Virginia-based co-manufacturer of prepared meals sold under private label at grocery stores and through meal subscription services, will invest $110,000 to expand in Fauquier County.

RapidFlight, a Virginia-founded integrated designer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft, will invest $5.5 million to establish operations in the City of Manassas.

Pangiam, an emerging technology company streamlining the travel and security industries, will invest $3.1 million to establish its global headquarters in Fairfax County.

Enabled Intelligence, Inc., a provider of secure and accurate data labeling services to enable artificial intelligence applications, will invest $1.4 million to expand its headquarters in Fairfax County.

North American Specialty Laminations LLC, the North American leader in differentiated lamination solutions to the building products industry, will invest $2 million to establish a mid-Atlantic operation in Roanoke County.

Pennsylvania-based Lutron Electronics, the trusted global leader in lighting control, automated shading solutions, and intelligent fixtures, will invest $28.3 million to build a manufacturing facility in Hanover County.

California-based Plenty Unlimited Inc. will build the world’s largest indoor vertical farming campus, a $300 million investment in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, creating 300 jobs.

Civica Inc. will invest $27.8 million to establish a laboratory testing facility at Meadowville Technology Park in Chesterfield County. The facility will support Civica’s Petersburg pharmaceutical manufacturing operation.

DroneUp, LLC, a leading drone flight services innovator and aviation technology provider, will invest $27.2 million to expand its headquarters in the City of Virginia Beach and establish a training center in Dinwiddie County.

Coronado Global Resources Inc., a leading international producer of high-quality metallurgical coal, plans to commit $169.1 million to expand its Buchanan Mine Complex in Buchanan County and Tazewell County.

Hilton, the leading global hospitality company, will retain its headquarters in Fairfax County, including upgrades to its facility in McLean. Hilton plans to create 350 net new headquarters jobs over the next five years.

Unilock, North America's premier manufacturer of concrete interlocking paving stones and segmental wall products, will invest $55.6 million to establish a manufacturing campus in Hanover County.

RICHMOND—The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of 11 companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. The VALET program assists companies in the Commonwealth that are committed to international exporting as a growth strategy.

RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that 11 companies across the Commonwealth have graduated from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.

EAB, the leading provider of education research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions, will invest at least $6 million and add more than 200 jobs in Henrico County over the next five years.