GRIMM to invest $435,000 and create 23 new high-tech jobs

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that GRIMM, a cybersecurity engineering and consulting firm, will invest $435,000 to expand and establish a corporate headquarters operation in Stafford County, creating 23 new jobs.

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Amazon will open a new fulfillment center for its Amazon Basics line in Prince George County. The company will lease the former 798,000-square-foot Ace Hardware Corporation facility, adding up to 150 new jobs to Amazon’s existing workforce of more than 10,000 full-time employees in the Commonwealth.

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced today that Navien, Inc., a leader in condensing technology for water heaters and boilers, will invest $77.5 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing and assembly operation in the former Lumber Liquidators facility in James City County, which will create 180 new jobs. The company will triple the footprint of the existing building, bringing it to nearly 900,000 square feet. Virginia successfully competed with Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania for the project.
 

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that SimpliSafe, a leading producer of self-installed home security systems, will invest $5.5 million to establish a customer support operation in the Willow Lawn area of Henrico County, creating 572 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina for the project.
 

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Total Fiber Recovery (TFR) will invest $49 million to establish its first recycled pulp production facility in the City of Chesapeake. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland and South Carolina for the project, which will create 68 new jobs. 
 

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Moore, a provider of marketing solutions, will invest over $31 million to establish Richmond Print Group in the former Colortree Group facility in Henrico County, creating 239 new jobs. The company will prioritize hiring the employees impacted by the abrupt closure of Colortree in June 2019, which laid off 240 people. In addition to direct mail service offerings, the company will manufacture envelopes at the new plant. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland and Massachusetts for the project.

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will invest $9.5 million in its medical device manufacturing operation in Frederick County. The company will expand its Clinical Diagnostics operations creating 57 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed against California for the project.