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AstraZeneca Selects Albemarle County for $4.5 Billion Investment
AstraZeneca will invest $4.5 billion to establish two new manufacturing facilities in Albemarle County, creating 600 direct jobs and the company's largest single investment in a facility to date.
Dover Food Retail Expanding Manufacturing Campus
Investment to bring over 300 jobs to Chesterfield County
Area Development Ranks Virginia No. 1 in Nation for Workforce Training Program
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program now ranked No. 1 in both key national rankings for workforce training programs.
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