Virginia's success stories

Microsoft’s multi-decade, multi-billion dollar investment in the Commonwealth has contributed to Virginia’s status as a high-tech hub.

The globally recognized hospitality brand has called Virginia home since 2009, and has continued to invest, grow, and thrive in Northern Virginia.

LEGO is building its first and only U.S. manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County: an ambitious, carbon-neutral project slated to open in 2027.

Civica Rx opened its first in-house manufacturing facility in Petersburg as part of an effort to bolster the domestic supply of essential medicines.

The global shipping giant has remained and grown in Virginia thanks to critical infrastructure, strategic location, and other assets.

Sabra has embarked on multiple expansions and has found increasing success at its one-of-a-kind location in Chesterfield County.

Amazon’s $2.5 billion Virginia headquarters exists thanks to a thriving tech sector, world-class talent, and bold investments in the workforce of the future.

While searching for a new data center site in 2017, Meta quickly identified Virginia as the high-tech hub the company had been looking for.

In 2025, Haleon undertook a $54.2 million upgrade to its research & development facility in the City of Richmond. Haleon is a leading global consumer health company, with a portfolio representing an array of trusted, recognized, and doctor-recommended brands.

With a growing customer base, NFCU identified its facility in Frederick County as the ideal location to expand both its workforce and its footprint.

German grocer Lidl expanded to the United States in 2015 with a headquarters in Arlington County and a distribution center in Spotsylvania County.

CoStar has maintained a significant presence in the Commonwealth since 2016, having invested nearly $490 million in the intervening years.

CoStar has maintained a significant presence in the Commonwealth since 2016, having invested nearly $490 million in the intervening years.

AWS honed in on the technology and innovation hub of Northern Virginia as the ideal location for its corporate campus.

Nightingale Ice Cream expanded from a restaurant kitchen to nationwide distribution while growing within the thriving Richmond food scene and Virginia processing ecosystem.