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Eli Lilly and Company Invests $5 Billion in Virginia

Eli Lilly and Company, a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation is moving forward with plans for a $5 billion state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that will generate 650 high-wage jobs and 1,800 construction jobs at the West Creek Business Park in Goochland County. Lilly’s announcement reflects a significant expansion beyond original plans for a $2.148 billion investment, creating 468 jobs. The project positions Virginia as a cornerstone of America’s domestic pharmaceutical supply chain, producing both critical drug components and finished medicines.

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Enabling Innovation

Across Virginia, local life sciences ecosystems are helping researchers connect with the funding and facilities they need to grow

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Behind the Effort to Bring Drug Manufacturing Back to U.S. Shores

Virginia is a key player in the effort to protect the domestic drug supply

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Growing a Biopharma Ecosystem

A Conversation With Eric Arocho, Associate Vice President at Eli Lilly and Company

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Workforce Training at the Speed of Industry

Virginia’s FastForward program offers locally relevant job training and certifications – efficiently and affordably

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Medicines for All Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University

Continuous Improvement

Virginia strengthens position as global leader in crucial biopharma manufacturing technology

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April 1, 2026

Growing a Biopharma Ecosystem

Eric Arocho is associate vice president at Eli Lilly and Company and the site lead on the company’s facility in Goochland County, Virginia - announced last year. The Goochland facility, expected to be completed within the next five years, will produce both critical drug components and finished medicines to support Lilly’s emerging bioconjugate platform and monoclonal antibody portfolio.

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Virginia is for innovators

Building on an enviable talent base, the commonwealth has developed a complete innovation ecosystem—from breakthrough research labs to the headquarters of global disruptors—that is impacting lives across the globe.

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Virginia is America’s top state for talent. Here’s how we stay there.

Virginia has been named America’s Top State for Business by CNBC a record six times, driven by one key factor: talent. Former Virginia Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Cathie Vick and Virginia Business Higher Education Council President Kirk Cox highlight how internships and work-based learning are critical to connecting students with employers, and helping businesses of all sizes find the talent they need. 

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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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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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