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"Jobs of Tomorrow" addresses workforce shortage

Virginia-based, Luck Stone, will be building a granite quarry in Fairfield County and are looking to hire local employees.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association organized a day-long tour at the Bull Run Plant for MSHA assistant secretary Chris Williamson.

A facility with a 650,000-square-foot footprint can be built on a 105-acre site on Ashland Road, near the county’s border with Henrico, but its user remains a mystery.

While signs point to Amazon, the identity of the end user of the $500 million-plus facility in Goochland County is under wraps for now.

After skipping the past four race weekends, Inception Racing's Brendan Iribe swept the final two GT America Powered by AWS races of the year at the

Luck Stone has acquired North Carolina-based Ararat Rock Products, which operated quarries in Mount Airy and Eden. The purchase marks one of the largest acquisitions in the company’s nearly 100-year history and significantly expands Luck Stone’s presence in North Carolina beyond its quarry operation in Pittsboro. The quarry locations now operate as Luck Stone’s Mount Airy and Eden Plant locations.

Luck Stone's acquisition of Ararat Rock Products adds quarry locations in Mount Airy and Eden, North Carolina.