Jason El Koubi serves as President and CEO at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, where he leads VEDP’s overall strategy and operations to encourage, stimulate, and support the development and expansion of the economy of the Commonwealth.
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Nestlé USA, a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., a leading global nutrition, health and wellness company, will invest $39.8 million to relocate its U.S. corporate headquarters operation to Arlington County from California. The company will occupy 206,000 square feet of 1812 North Moore Street, the tallest building in the metropolitan area. The project will create 748 new jobs in the area.
The College Board to expand, will retain more than 600 existing jobs
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that The College Board, a non-profit organization formed in 1900 to broaden access to higher education, will grow its operation in Fairfax County, expanding into an additional 74,000 square feet in Reston Town Center. Virginia successfully competed against Washington, D.C. for the project, which will retain 614 existing jobs and create 120 new jobs.
Top companies in the life sciences industry choose to locate in Virginia — and flourish here — because of the state’s top talent, renowned higher education and research institutions, outstanding logistical advantages, competitive costs, and top-ranked business climate. Virginia’s life sciences sector has gained significant momentum in recent years, with 62 life sciences industry projects announced in just the past five years, representing over 6,200 jobs and $2.5 billion in investment. Recent announcements include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Granules Pharmaceuticals, U.S.
Katherine Goodwin serves as Senior Vice President of Business Investment at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, where she oversees a team who work with Virginia’s regional and local economic development organizations to identify and convert high-potential leads and prospects into project opportunities, manages site selection projects, and supports business retention and expansion activities for existing firms.