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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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April 23, 2024

DroneUp Takes Off in Virginia

Virginia-born business DroneUp, LLC was founded by former U.S. Navy officer Tom Walker in 2016. The company works to make drone flight work for businesses through flight services, delivery services, and airspace management. What originally began as a web and mobile platform for on-demand drone pilot services has expanded into a multimillion-dollar operation that is the exclusive provider of drone services for Walmart. After establishing its headquarters in Virginia Beach in 2016, Walker has kept his eyes on the skies looking for new ways to expand his business.

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December 19, 2023

Banking on Virginia: Wells Fargo Expansion to Create 1,100 New Jobs in the Roanoke Region

In 2023, the team at Wells Fargo realized exponential growth was on the horizon and began seeking the right location to enhance and expand its customer service experience. Wells Fargo first established its customer support operation in Roanoke County in 2008 and had firsthand knowledge of the region’s strong pool of talent that could support an expansion of this magnitude.

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August 7, 2023

Hilton Extends Stay in Virginia

In 2009, Hilton invested $17 million to relocate its global headquarters from Beverly Hills, California to Tysons Corner in Fairfax County, Virginia, creating 300 new jobs. In 2011, the company invested $1.8 million to expand and relocate an additional 100 jobs in supply management to Fairfax County. In 2023, Hilton made the decision to double down on its Virginia headquarters, investing in significant upgrades to the facility and creating 350 new jobs by 2027.

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April 18, 2023

Plenty Puts Down Roots in Virginia with World’s Largest Vertical Farm Campus

After looking at five other states and considering a number of locations, Plenty selected Chesterfield County, Virginia, to establish the world’s largest indoor vertical farming campus—a $300 million investment that will create more than 300 full-time jobs. The Plenty Richmond Farm Campus marks the company’s expansion beyond the U.S. West Coast and aims to bring fresh, healthy produce to the East Coast year-round.

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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.

Amazon HQ2 Rendering, Arlington County

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

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“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

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“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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