Virginia Leads States In Tech Talent Pipeline, Cybersecurity Rankings?
Business Facilities
JULY 28, 2022
Virginia once again earned top spots for both Tech Talent Pipeline and Cybersecurity in Business Facilities' 18th Annual Rankings Report.
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Virginia Is Business Facilities’ 2018 State Of The Year
Business Facilities
JANUARY 3, 2019
The Commonwealth secures BF's top annual honor with a diversified and successful high-tech growth strategy. Read: Virginia Is Business Facilities’ 2018 State Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Frontier Secure Growing In Virginia
Business Facilities
JULY 1, 2016
Frontier Secure , a division of Frontier Communications Corporation, will locate a customer care center in Wise County, VA. Virginia successfully competed against Georgia, Kansas and South Carolina for the project, which will create up to 500 new jobs and represents a $10.9 Today is a great day for Southwest Virginia.
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LifeNet Health Investing $12.25M, Creating 321 Jobs In Virginia
Business Facilities
AUGUST 21, 2017
million to expand its global headquarters operation in Virginia Beach, VA. We are proud to have the support of the Commonwealth and the City in this strategic expansion, which will establish Virginia Beach as a bioscience leader.”. LifeNet Health, a leading global regenerative medicine company, will invest $12.25 Photo: LifeNet Health.
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East Coast Fusion Power Firm Picks Virginia for First Grid-Scale Plant
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Commonwealth Fusion will locate 400-MW facility at Richmond-area site, aiming to secure permits next year and operate by the early 2030s, backed by private investment and some multi government funding support
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Hino Motors Investing $100M In West Virginia
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
(HMM) is expanding its West Virginia truck manufacturing and assembly operations. The company will relocate its operations from its current site in Williamstown to the former Coldwater Creek facility in Mineral Wells. Photo: West Virginia Department of Commerce. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In West Virginia.
Global Data Center Services Provider CyrusOne Sets Sights On Northern Virginia
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
CyrusOne’s new multi-tenant data center in Northern Virginia will include 240,000 square feet of raised-floor space, 36,000 square feet of Class A office space and up to 48 MW of critical load when completed. The post Global Data Center Services Provider CyrusOne Sets Sights On Northern Virginia appeared first on Business Facilities.
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Iron Mountain Picks Northern Virginia For Data Center Campus
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MARCH 10, 2016
locations for this expansion and Prince William County was a clear forerunner,” said Mark Kidd, Iron Mountain Senior Vice President and General Manager, Data Centers. “Northern Virginia is an important national market for data centers and our customers are excited that Iron Mountain’s highly secure and reliable product will be available here.
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Cybersecurity: A Threat That Keeps On Growing
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 25, 2021
With ransomware emerging as a top national security threat, locations with strong cybersecurity sectors are racing to fill a shortage in skilled workers that is leaving half of the industry's job openings unfilled.
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Global Technical Systems To Create 1,110 New Jobs In Virginia Beach
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 5, 2017
million in a new, electro-mechanical energy storage system manufacturing operation in the City of Virginia Beach, VA. Virginia successfully competed against Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC for the project, which will create 1,110 new jobs with an average annual salary of $74,000. Photo: Terry McAuliffe via Twitter).
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Emser Tile To Invest $16.25M In Virginia
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Emser Tile To Invest $16.25M In Virginia originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. This new distribution location in the City of Suffolk will allow strategic access to customers and unrivaled logistics efficiency through the Port of Virginia.
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DanoneWave Investing $60M In Virginia
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Our success as a business is integrally linked to the ecosystem in which we operate and we are grateful to Virginia, the Governor, his extended team, and everyone in Rockingham County for being so encouraging and for providing such a productive environment,” said Dan Poland, Chief Supply Chain Officer for DanoneWave.
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41 Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
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MARCH 9, 2016
For a list of Virginia economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Enterprise Zones: Provides state and local incentives to businesses that invest and create jobs within Virginia¹s enterprise zones, which are located throughout the state.
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ADP Investing $32.25M In Virginia Customer Service Center
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 16, 2016
We look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the people of Norfolk and Virginia.”. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the City of Norfolk and the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance to secure the project for Virginia. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Virginia.
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40 PowerSchool Investing $1.8M, Creating 96 Jobs In Virginia
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 4, 2017
Today we are fulfilling our commitment to stay in Roanoke, Virginia, create more opportunities, and support the community,” said PowerSchool Chief Executive Officer Hardeep Gulati. Virginia is proud to support the expansion of PowerSchool, a cutting-edge technology company that helps to better educate and engage K-12 students across the U.S.,”
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42 Hapco Pole Products Investing $6M In Virginia
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
“Hapco Pole Products has long been a valuable corporate steward in Washington County, and the addition of a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility to its campus reinforces the company’s commitment to the region and to Virginia,” said Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Virginia.
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41 Hurricane Florence's Approach Has Contractors Scrambling
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Storm preparations to secure construction sites and ensure storm drainage will perform in active project areas have contractors and agencies hustling from South Carolina to northern Virginia
AvePoint Expanding In Richmond And Arlington County, Virginia
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FEBRUARY 1, 2016
AvePoint Expanding In Richmond And Arlington County, Virginia originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. million to establish an operation in Richmond, Virginia, creating 100 new jobs. In addition to being business and employer friendly, Virginia offers an idyllic setting for our employees to live and thrive.
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40 Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2019
Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama are the top-ranked states, respectively, in BF’s flagship Best Business Climate ranking. North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report. TN TOPS IN BUSINESS CLIMATE.
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Teleperformance To Invest $3.5 Million In Henrico County, VA Customer Service Center
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APRIL 23, 2014
Virginia Gov. Teleperformance is a leading international company with a presence in Virginia, and this new customer service center represents its second operation in the state. We are grateful for the support we have received from the Commonwealth of Virginia and its people. Posted by Heidi Schwartz . Photo: Teleperformance.
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Get the Full, Behind the Scenes Interview with 2018 Viewpoint Technology Award Winner Hatzel & Buehler
Viewpoint Construction Technology
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
We also have a Southern Ohio location that services West Virginia and Kentucky. The cost center security for us was really important. While we were working away from that, there was still some comfort in security and being able to maintain that as we saw fit and only let that ease up when we were ready. Viewpoint: Great.
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Prince William County, VA Opens Workforce Education And Training Center
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 3, 2016
The Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), the largest education institution in Virginia and second largest community college in the country, recently celebrated the Grand Opening of its Regional Center for Workforce Education and Training (RCWET) in Woodbridge, VA. Source: Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA).
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Level 3 Opens New Data Center In Herndon, VA
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
The new facility achieves Level 3′s highest rating as a Premier Elite data center by offering fully redundant, high-density power and cooling systems, multi-tier security and direct connectivity to the global Level 3 network. The Northern Virginia data center is one of three Premier Elite facilities in North America.
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46 FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Currently, the Port of Baltimore and Port of Virginia (in Norfolk) are the only East Coast ports that can accommodate the large ships. The Port of Baltimore is one of only two East Coast ports, along with the Port of Virginia in Norfolk, now able to handle post-Panamax ships. PORT OF VIRGINIA: READY FOR POST-PANAMAX SINCE 2006.
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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2014
Many large national and global businesses actively site projects in areas where renewable energy sources are available in order to meet broader company-wide sustainability goals. QRT training can be conducted at the business’s facility, at the training provider’s facility or at a combination of sites that best meets the needs of the business.
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Shift To Invest $20M In First East Coast Operation
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 26, 2016
We are excited to expand Shift’s technology operations to Virginia and look forward to having access to the Commonwealth’s high-skilled workforce,” said Toby Russell, Shift’s Head of Business and Product and the lead company executive in the state. We are thrilled to welcome Shift to Virginia.”.
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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2014
The nearby Port of Virginia in Hampton Rhodes offers a deep-water gateway to the global economy. The East Coast’s primary north-south passenger rail line bisects Stafford, with CSX and Amtrak service complemented by Virginia Railway Express, which provides commuter service to DC. INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE.
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The Drone Age
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 6, 2017
30, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the six locations it had selected to be government-sanctioned test sites for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), a.k.a. ” In the past year, 645 drone test flights were conducted at the NUAIR-managed test site in Rome, a tenfold increase from the year before.
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6 showcase hotel construction projects
The Korte Company
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Our crews returned from mandatory evacuation to a damage-free job site. Lee, Virginia. But the grand design came with some roadblocks, so we sat down with the Army to develop a design that would suit the site, meet the base’s lodging needs and save time and money. Lee Army Lodge – Ft.
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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
As priorities for site selection requirements change, we adjust the rankings to give you our most credible assessment of which locations are meeting those requirements. Filling out the top five in our flagship Best Business Climate ranking were Florida, Utah, Louisiana and Virginia. The Sunshine State surged into the no.
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European Union Avoids Fracturing
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 23, 2013
in the next two years, but the new EU environmental restrictions–which require full Environmental Impact Assessments for each drill site during the exploratory phase–may prove to be an insurmountable hurdle. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.
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Data Cowboys
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 28, 2016
Three of the nation’s leading data hubs are well established and where you’d expect to find them: California’s Silicon Valley; the Virginia suburbs north of Washington, D.C.; Fort Worth secured the Facebook deal after a yearlong, 220-city competition. and the New York metropolitan area (including northern New Jersey).
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May/June 2013 Issue (Volume 46, Number 3)
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 12, 2013
Business Report: West Virginia – Marcellus Shale Brings Italy Closer To WV | Find out how the energy bonanza from drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation is bringing manufacturers to West Virginia from near and far. Snapshots: 60 Seconds | with Eric Borgerding, Executive Vice President, Wisconsin Hospital Association.
Advanced Manufacturing Driving Pittsburgh’s Economic Growth
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 5, 2016
To capture even more business investment and job creation for the region, the Power of 32 Site Development Fund has been created in greater Pittsburgh. Exclusively for site preparation before construction can begin, the nearly $49 million fund makes loans to priority sites that have the potential for regional impact.
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40 FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 18, 2013
Key to the new marketing initiative was a CEO Council-sponsored hosting event for leading corporate real estate executives, site selection consultants and media outlets, which included a reception at Nova Southeastern University’s new $50-million Oceanographic Center. Cabela’s site is part of Nebraska Technology Park. The company $7.2-million
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Building courage, confidence and character: Susan Bowman and the Girl Scouts
The Korte Company
JULY 30, 2019
Once, en route to a Virginia camp site to which they knew they would arrive very late, the scouts developed what Susan called a “Caper chart” to assign groups of scouts to different tasks to ensure the troop disembarked at set up the camp site quickly and efficiently.
Business Facilities’ 2022 Metro Rankings Report
Business Facilities
AUGUST 8, 2022
Metro areas and cities of all sizes are recognized for attracting and retaining businesses from numerous industry sectors in Business Facilities' 2022 Metro Rankings Report.
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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 8, 2013
Furthermore, the amount of security necessary to run a successful data center is enormous due to the highly sensitive information and pricey equipment housed in such storage units. The additional $600 million in investment at the site brings Google’s total investment to more than $1.2 Holly Commerce Park.
BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 29, 2013
Conceptual layout of the Social Security Administration’s new data center in Urbana. The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are collaborating to design and construct the SSA’s new National Support Center in Urbana, MD. SSA bought the Urbana site in late August 2011.
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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 3, 2012
Rounding out the top five in Best Business Climate are Virginia, which is luring major government contractors to relocate their headquarters to the state (Northrop made the move, and VA is courting Lockheed); Florida, where Gov. Virginia maintained its leadership in our Economic Growth Potential category with a second-place finish.
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69 Sequestration Nation
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
At the top of the list are California (an estimated 225,464 jobs lost), Virginia (207,571), Texas (159,473)), Maryland (114,795) and Florida (79,459). “ Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. And so on and so forth. Credit: Aerospace Industry Association).
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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: The Cul-de-Sac.
Natural Building
JULY 14, 2009
Europeans began settling in the Americas with the dream of establishing private domains that would provide wealth and security. Thomas Jefferson popularized and manifested the "pursuit of happiness" through land ownership with establishing his grand Monticello in Virginia.
Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage
Business Facilities
APRIL 16, 2018
As cyber threats multiply at an exponential rate, an emerging cybersecurity sector tries to keep pace, with government agencies forming close alliances with world-class institutions of higher education. Read: Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage at BusinessFacilities.com.
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2023 Nationals Winners: Home Building Sales and Marketing Magicians
Pro Builder
APRIL 17, 2023
During their several weeks of training, the team studied in the classroom and on site at the new luxury Stella apartments, in New Rochelle, N.Y. If you’re Lucy Hudson, Holly Pulliam, Kevin Cui, and Chelsea Davis, you focus on your training, dig into learning about the project and its environs together, and communicate honestly.
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