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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 ...
Chris Guzman-Cruz
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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...
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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 ...
Activation Capital
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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...
VCU physics professor Jason Reed standing with his presentation board on his creation of a microscopic instrument to further optimize manufacturing of its advance system.
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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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Greater Richmond’s Fortune 1000 Momentum: A Decade of Growth

Greater Richmond, Virginia, has steadily built a reputation as a hub for corporate success stories. Over the past 10 years, an increasing number of Fo...
Weidmuller Chesterfield Virginia
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Weidmuller USA opens new engineering and production facility

Richmond, Va. – Weidmuller USA, a leading provider of smart industrial connectivity and automation products and solutions headquartered in Richm...
Jennifer Wakefield receives the 2025 Excellence in Public Relations Award at the 78th Annual Virginia Public Relations Awards hosted by PRSA Richmond.
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GRP’s Wakefield recognized with Excellence in Public Relations

Greater Richmond Partnership President and CEO Jennifer Wakefield was honored with the prestigious Excellence in Public Relations award by the Richmon...
Chesterfield County Va approves data center rezoning
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Chesterfield County approves two data center developments

The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors approved two rezoning cases that will allow for data center development in the western part of the county. One...
AI Ready RVA
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Local group positions the region as the most AI-ready city in the country

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the workforce and economy, AI Ready RVA is stepping up to ensure the region’s people, businesses and ins...
Dominion Energy
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Underground lines boost reliability for Dominion Energy customers

RICHMOND, VA — As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, Dominion Energy has finished burying more than 2,500 miles of the most outage-prone powe...
Chesterfield County Fusion Power Plant Zoning Permit
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Fusion power plant seeks zoning permit in Chesterfield

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has filed an application with Chesterfield County for a permit to build the world’s first grid-scale commercia...
Nightingale ice cream bars announces expansion
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Nightingale expands ice cream manufacturing operation in Richmond

Handcrafted ice cream sandwich company will invest $5.8 million and create 166 new jobs  RICHMOND, VA — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today th...
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Greater Richmond ranks among Top 10 Healthiest U.S. Cities

Virginia’s Richmond Region has secured a spot as the No. 9 city in the nation for supporting a healthy lifestyle, according to a new study by Co...
Alchemco Henrico Virginia
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Henrico-based waterproofing firm Alchemco expands into Indonesia

Nearly a decade after establishing his business in metro Richmond, Mario Baggio is firming up his concrete waterproofing company’s global reach. The...
Tract development
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Tract approved for 1,200-acre data center campus in Hanover

Tract, the trusted partner for planning responsible technology infrastructure, announced the acquisition of 1,200 acres in Hanover County, Va. At full...
Gather Short Pump
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Henrico County launches Global Business Gateway program with 3 companies

The program offers services to companies looking to expand to the U.S. Henrico County welcomed the inaugural cohort of companies participating in the ...
Rendering of Civica’s future lab facility in Chesterfield County
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Civica to break ground in Chesterfield lab, and expand in Petersburg

Nearly three years after announcing plans to build a laboratory in Chesterfield to support its manufacturing operations in Petersburg, Civica Rx is re...
Crescent Business Center Hanover VA
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First phase of Hanover business park expansion slated to be completed this summer

A Baltimore-based developer is in the midst of adding onto the Hanover business park it acquired nearly three years ago. Merritt Properties is aiming ...
Topsoe
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Danish manufacturer Topsoe files formal plans for $400m plant in Chesterfield

While it navigates an uncertain outlook for federal clean-energy financial incentives, Danish company Topsoe continues to take incremental steps towar...
Livability 2025 ranking
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Richmond named one of America’s Best Places to Live for 2nd year in a row

Greater Richmond continues to earn its reputation as one of America’s most livable cities. For the second year in a row, Richmond has secured a spot...
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Made in Virginia Investment Accelerator launches

RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today the launch of the Made in Virginia Investment Accelerator (MVIA), a first-of-its-kind initia...
Two workers assemble heavy machinery at Morooka America’s U.S. manufacturing facility.
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Tips for relocating or expanding your business to the U.S.

Expanding your business to the United States is a significant step for international companies that have already seen success in their home market and...
Governor Glenn Youngkin and local leaders cut a ceremonial ribbon at an Amazon facility opening, surrounded by partners and employees under celebratory confetti.
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Chief Executive: Virginia in Top 10 for Best States for Business

Virginia earned a spot in the top 10 of Chief Executive magazine’s 2025 Best and Worst States for Business, rising three places to 9th place. Over t...
Terracon Richmond VA
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Greater Richmond Partnership welcomes engineering firm Terracon to the City of Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. – The Greater Richmond Partnership (GRP) announces Terracon, an employee-owned multidiscipline engineering and scientific consulting f...

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