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Virginia Ranked No. 1 in Nation for Workforce Training Program
Virginia has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for workforce training in Area Development’s 2026 Top States for Doing Business report, recognizing the strength of the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program and reinforcing the Commonwealth’s position as a Top State for Talent. The ranking follows the program’s recent No. 1 ranking from Business Facilities for the fourth consecutive year, making Virginia the national leader in customized workforce training.
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Global Defense Program Helps Companies Navigate International Contracts
Defense companies expand into international markets with VEDP’s help
Preparing Virginia for the Future of Flight
Virginia leads in testing critical advanced air mobility technologies
An Ideal Fit for International Defense Contractors
Proximity to federal government, strong veteran workforce make Virginia a natural home for foreign investment in defense
What’s new in Virginia
M.C. Dean Expands in Caroline County, Creates Nearly 2,000 New Jobs
The $412.5M investment will establish state-of-the-art manufacturing campusGreater Fredericksburg: A Home for Defense and Growth
Advantageously positioned between Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Greater Fredericksburg is a growing hub for aerospace, defense, advanced technology, and national security innovation.Innovating at a Global Scale
A Conversation With Greg SimerTaking Flight
Next-generation defense tech companies are accumulating investment and making moves across VirginiaA Space for Innovation to Flourish in Northern Virginia
National Innovation Quarter connects people and speeds deployment of emerging technologyThe Place for Space
Federal partners, NASA facilities, and top-notch workforce attract commercial space companies to Virginia
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[Virginia] was a startup, as were all 13 of the colonies. Each were startups to either solve a particular problem or to expand the Crown’s interests in the new world.
We don't want them to lose the originality, the creativity, the innovation that comes from us as humans at the helm of technology. We still fundamentally must teach critical thinking.
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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.
Virginia has been named America’s Top State for Business by CNBC a record six times, driven by one key factor: talent.
Famous for its rich history and rolling countryside, Virginia is emerging as America’s hottest high-tech and innovation zone – a Silicon Valley east, quietly sketching out a new future for us all.
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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.
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.
Inside Virginia’s Federal Research Partnership
Virginia’s universities are educating the next generation of high-tech talent.
Bespoke Training for Emerging Workforce Needs
Award-winning customized training programs help companies ramp up quickly in Virginia.
Bolstering Cyber Defenses Through Collaboration
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative continues to drive critical research into innovative solutions to counter emerging cyber threats.
“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.”