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Jennifer Wakefield Joins Forbes Business Council
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Jennifer Wakefield joins Forbes business council, spotlights Richmond’s global edge

Greater Richmond Partnership President & CEO Jennifer Wakefield has joined the Forbes Business Council, an invitation-only community of top execut...
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Richmond among Headlight Data’s Top Metros

Greater Richmond recently received a high scorecard across the board from Headlight Data, tying for 10th among 55 large metropolitan areas nationally ...
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Data consulting firm MPP Insights moves global headquarters to Henrico

Henrico, VA – MPP Insights, a global leader in advanced data analytics and business intelligence, has officially established its U.S. headquarters i...
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Red River Foods Expands Henrico Headquarters to Offer New Products

Global supplier will invest $15.5 million and create 23 new jobs Richmond, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Red River Foods, a ful...
Bond Quad AAA Announcement
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Henrico joins Chesterfield in elite bond ranking achievement

Third county in the country to receive ranking. According to the top rating agencies, Greater Richmond now has two of the three only counties in the U...
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Richmond-based Tympanogen to bring first commercial product to market

Tympanogen, a medical device company and member of Activation Capital in downtown Richmond, is working to go to market with a gel patch to repair perf...
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Henrico-based Cupron performance additives to unveil “clear” liquid copper

RICHMOND, Va. — Cupron Performance Additives (Cupron) announced the launch of Cupron Clear — a revolutionary new liquid microbial copper platf...
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Google announces new $9b investment in Virginia

Funding supports new Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, including new Chesterfield County data center   CHESTERFIELD COUNTY—Tod...
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Greater Richmond bucks national manufacturing trend with increase in industry jobs    

According to data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the United States experienced a one percent decline in manufacturing jobs betw...
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GRP hires Hollomon as Director of Marketing

RICHMOND, Va. – The Greater Richmond Partnership (GRP) announces that Christopher Hollomon has joined the team as Director of Marketing. Hollomon wi...
BALFOUR BEATTY EXPANDS OPERATIONS INTO RICHMOND
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Balfour Beatty expands operations into Richmond, Hampton Roads

RICHMOND, VA – Balfour Beatty is expanding its leading construction operations offering specialized building services in the delivery of premier pro...
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Virginia launches university commercialization initiative to accelerate startups and innovation

RICHMOND, VA — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new Lab-to-Launch initiative to unlock innovation in Virginia by accelerating university research c...
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Phlow raises $37 million in Series C funding

Richmond pharmaceutical manufacturing company Phlow announced Tuesday that it had raised $37 million in a Series C funding round led by Align Private ...
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Google to buy power from Chesterfield fusion plant

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photo of Richmond skyline at early evening. ranked Top 15 U.S. Metro in LinkedIn’s 2025 Cities on the Rise
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City of Richmond raises BPOL Tax threshold for business owners

Richmond, VA – The Richmond City Council voted last Monday evening to amend ORD. 2024-187, increasing the threshold for business, professional ...
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Building renovations planned through ‘Henrico Tomorrow’ initiative

Federal Realty Investment Trust is leveraging the recently launched Henrico Tomorrow initiative – an office-focused incentive program developed by t...
Lakeridge Logistics Center
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Wigeon Capital fully leases Building 2 at Lakeridge Logistics Center

Ashland, VA — Wigeon Capital is pleased to announce that Building 2 of the Lakeridge Logistics Center in Ashland, Virginia is now fully leased. Tran...
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Local medical device maker Tympanogen working on $5m raise

After more than a decade of development, a Richmond company is gearing up for a commercial launch of its first product next year. Tympanogen, a medica...
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HCA planning $260m Magnolia Hospital in Chesterfield

HCA has its eye on the growing Moseley area of Chesterfield for its next hospital in the region. The Nashville, Tennessee-based health system is plann...
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Richmond’s own Blanchard’s Coffee expands to Target

RICHMOND, Va. — Blanchard’s Coffee Co. is bringing its specialty brews to Target stores across the region as the company celebrates a mileston...
Activation Capital
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CBRE recognizes Greater Richmond as an emerging hub for life sciences

Greater Richmond, Va., has quickly emerged as a vibrant hub for the U.S. life sciences industry. Global commercial real estate firm CBRE recently reco...
Frontier Air
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Frontier Airlines to begin Richmond service to Denver, Atlanta

Richmond International Airport (RIC) is pleased to welcome Frontier Airlines. The ultra-low fare airline based in Denver, Colorado, has announced new ...
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Guzman-Cruz joins GRP as Economic Competitiveness Coordinator

RICHMOND, Va. (July 22, 2025) – The Greater Richmond Partnership (GRP) announces that Chris Guzman-Cruz has joined the team as Economic Competitiven...
photo of Richmond skyline at early evening. ranked Top 15 U.S. Metro in LinkedIn’s 2025 Cities on the Rise
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Greater Richmond named a Top 15 U.S. Metro in Cities on the Rise report 

Greater Richmond continues to gain national recognition as a competitive metro for workforce growth and talent attraction. In its inaugural Cities on ...
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Business Facilities’ Annual Rankings recognize Greater Richmond for science and tech 

The Greater Richmond region continues to make its mark as a hub for innovation, earning national recognition in Business Facilities magazine’s 21st ...
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Virginia holds strong in CNBC’s top 5 states for business 

Virginia is for *business* lovers, remaining that way for another year.    CNBC announced the annual America’s Top States for Busines...
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Greater Richmond Partnership announces FY26 Board members

RICHMOND, Va. (July 2, 2025) – The Greater Richmond Partnership (“GRP”) announces Jody Rogish, Henrico County Board of Supervisors representativ...
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Greater Richmond rises to the top 10 metro areas for millennials

Greater Richmond shines as a top 10 destination for young professionals, earning a spot among Commercial Cafe’s “Top U.S. Metros Where Millennials...
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VCU-born nanotech startup wins $2.2m NIH grant

RICHMOND, Va. — Evizia, a company founded and based on technology developed by Jason Reed, Ph.D., a physics professor in the Virginia Commonweal...
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Atlantic Union Bank expands presence in Henrico

Henrico, VA – Atlantic Union Bank (AUB), the largest regional banking company headquartered in the lower Mid-Atlantic, has announced a stra...

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