10 companies across the Commonwealth of Virginia are graduating from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program, and 17 companies have joined the two-year program.

Haleon, a leading global consumer health company, will invest $54.2 million to upgrade its research & development facility in the City of Richmond, enabling the company to acconodate innovative technologies and expand its res

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that SANJO Corte Fino, a fineblanking manufacturer based in Barcelona, Spain, will invest $17.5 million to establish its North American headquarters in the City of Virginia Beach. SANJO will supply specialty fineblanking metal components to STIHL Inc, also headquartered in Virginia Beach, as well as to tier-one automotive suppliers. Virginia successfully competed against Kentucky for the project, which will create 85 new jobs.

Rushawna serves as the Chief of Staff at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.

Experience: 

Rushawna previously served as the Director of Operations for the 21st Surgeon General of the United States, where she provided strategic leadership in operational systems, supported senior leadership, and managed complex projects to ensure efficient office operations.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that five localities across the Commonwealth of Virginia received $1.5 million in Site Remediation Grants from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund