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Virginia is No. 1 for Customized Workforce Training Three Years in a Row

Virginia is now ranked No. 1 in the United States for customized workforce training for the third consecutive year in a row by Business Facilities - a key demonstration of how Virginia is leading the way in preparing works for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Business Facilities, the leading location source for corporate site selectors and economic development professionals, also ranked Virginia No. 2 in the country for its business climate.

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Luna Labs to Expand Research and Development Operations in Charlottesville

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Luna Labs USA, LLC, a product development company accelerating breakthrough solutions to multiple industries, will invest $200,000 to expand its operations in the City of Charlottesville.

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Delta Star Inc. Expands Lynchburg Manufacturing Facility

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Delta Star Inc., a manufacturer of power transformers and mobile substations for the electrical grid, will invest $35 million to expand their Lynchburg operations.

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March 17, 2025

Securing the Future

How Virginia is safeguarding its critical cybersecurity infrastructure.

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Brad Medairy

April 1, 2025

Investments, Tech Partnerships, and the Future of Cyber

A Conversation With Brad Medairy, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

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Downtown Roanoke

Integer to Expand Medical Device Manufacturing Operations in Salem

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Integer, a global medical contract developer and manufacturing organization, plans to make a significant investment over the next five years to expand its operations in the City of Salem.

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June 20, 2024

Solving Supply Chain Issues at the Source

Micro Harmonics and IMPREG participate in the Supply Chain Optimization Program (SCOP), an initiative run by VEDP’s International Trade Division and the first state-led supply chain assistance program in the country.

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June 19, 2024

A Partner in Solving Crucial Logistics Issues

Mike Coleman is president and CEO of CV International, a Norfolk-based global logistics, freight forwarding, and trade compliance services provider, and Capes Shipping Agencies, a wholly owned subsidiary that provides ship agency, cargo forwarding, and logistics management services to clients.

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June 19, 2024

The Value of Data

VEDP Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu spoke with Lance Harcrow, chief operating officer at Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW), about the issues EFW sees as a logistics provider and how data analysis can transform the supply chain moving forward.

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Article

June 19, 2024

Rethinking the Supply Chain From Dock to Door

VEDP Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu spoke to Myra Blanco, chief growth officer at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and CEO of the university’s Dock to Door Coalition, about the coalition’s goals for transforming the way supply chains are viewed, analyzed, and managed.

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June 19, 2024

Amazon Invests in Technology and People

VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Ashleigh de la Torre, vice president of public policy at Amazon, about Amazon’s complex logistics operations and ambitious sustainability goals.

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The Latest From Virginia

See what’s got people clicking this month, from why Virginia is considered "The Silicon Valley of the East" to how the Commonwealth is building the talent pipeline to keep innovation strong.

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Amazon HQ2 Rendering, Arlington County

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Why Everyone’s Betting on Virginia: The New U.S. Capital of Innovation

Virginia’s quality of life, countryside, coast, transport networks, and smaller, distributed centers make it a potential new model for a state. One in which we burn less fuel, strain infrastructures less, and put less demand on a single megacity. Neighborhoods thrive. Talent and opportunity is free to spread outward.

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Technomics to Further Expand Operations in Arlington County

Technomics, Inc., a firm specializing in data- and analytics-driven decision support services, will invest $5,375,750 to expand its operations in Arlington County. 

 

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Brad Medairy

Podcast

“There’s a tremendous number of startups and new and interesting tech coming directly out of Virginia.

It’s important for Booz Allen to be an integral part of that broader tech ecosystem — to know the capabilities and be able to help assemble and bring those capabilities into our client’s mission.”

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Candice Ling

Podcast

“The question is how to best mobilize and use AI to support proactive protection.

We’ll see greater reliance on AI to augment what I would call cyber defensive capabilities, how to repel threats before they happen, using AI to be proactive.”

 

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