Virginia leaders advise foreign companies to plan for lengthy visa application timelines.

Dennis Meseroll from Tractus Asia Limited spoke with Jason El-Koubi about reshoring, nearshoring, and other trends he’s seeing with Asian companies and markets.

STIHL's apprenticeship program helps create a skilled manufacturing workforce. 

When Dutch secondary packaging solutions provider BluePrint Automation decided to open a U.S. location in 1987, the company chose a site in Chesterfield County near Richmond, due in part to the regional talent market and multiple nearby ports that could facilitate importing. 

How foreign direct investment helps the U.S. economy and creates jobs

Through disruptive events, companies look to strengthen supply chains while remaining cost-effective

Real estate developers have dealt with a daunting set of complications in the last few years, from increased borrowing costs to inflation to labor issues. It’s no surprise that developers and site selectors have focused on predictability as they consider supply chain factors in site decisions.

Location, stellar service make Northern Virginia an ideal cargo hub for the East Coast and beyond.

Supplier and customer accessibility has always played a key role in industrial site selection decisions. But the supply chain shakeups over the last five years have pushed manufacturers to rethink the types of sites that might allow them to best serve their key stakeholders.

In the shadow of The Port of Virginia, Old Dominion University and Paul D. Camp Community College keep logistics workers on the cutting edge.