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Ridgeline International will expand in Tysons and create 162 jobs. (Shutterstock)
TYSONS, VA Ridgeline International, Inc., a Tysons-based technology solutions provider, will expand and create 162 jobs.
Ridgeline, which has clients in the federal government as well a commercial and nonprofit sectors, had been named one of Forbes America s Best Startup Employers in 2020 and was ranked one of America s Fastest Growing Companies by The Financial Times. Today, it has over 200 employees, and half of the 2019 hires were veterans. First and foremost, operating out of Fairfax County has afforded us access to an impressive and ideal talent pool. This is important for any emerging startup, particularly one centered on scarce technical talent, said Ridgeline International CEO Erik Wittreich in a statement. Furthermore, Fairfax has a thriving economy, professional associations, and an overall rich community experience.
Amazon To Hire 1,000 At Henrico County, VA Fulfillment Center
Amazon will build a 650,000-square-foot state-of-the-art robotics fulfillment center on 119 acres of ancillary land in Henrico County, VA. BF Staff
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Amazon To Hire Over 1,000 At New Virginia Fulfillment Center
Amazon will build a 650,000-square-foot state-of-the-art robotics fulfillment center on 119 acres of ancillary land in Henrico County, VA.
April 22, 2021
Amazon To Hire 1,000 At Henrico County, VA Fulfillment Center
Amazon will build a new, state-of-the-art robotics fulfillment center on 119 acres of ancillary land at Richmond Raceway in Henrico County, VA. The company will construct a multi-story, 650,000-square-foot facility with innovative robotics technology, and add more than 1,000 jobs to its existing workforce of more than 27,000 employees in Virginia. The facility will be the first of its kind in Central Virginia and is expected to launch in 2022.
Manufacturing facility in Rockbridge County to produce 60 jobs
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RICHMOND Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday the Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD) will establish a manufacturing facility in Rockbridge County with an investment of $7 million, according to a press release.
The company will convert its former warehouse on Collierstown Road into an operation producing highly engineered data center cooling solutions. The new venture is expected to create 60 new jobs after a full ramp-up.
Virginia had to compete with several states to land the project.
“Virginia boasts the largest data center market in the country, and this growing industry requires state-of-the-art cooling systems manufactured by leaders like Modine,” Northam said. “We are grateful that this longtime Virginia employer has decided to deepen its roots in our commonwealth, creating 21st-century jobs and producing a high-demand, world-class product right here in the Shenandoah Valley.”
RINGGOLD, Va. â Elected officials from Pittsylvania County and the City of Danville, along with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Virginia Secretary of Agriculture Bettina Ring and other state and community leaders, joined AeroFarms representatives on Thursday for a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest 136,000 square foot indoor vertical farming facility in Ringgold â the worldâs largest aeroponic vertical farm.
AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in vertical farming, has developed its own proprietary growing technology to be able to grow produce all year round with annual productivity up to 390 times greater than traditional field farming. Once completed, the new facility, located in the Cane Creek Industrial Centre, will be the largest and most sophisticated aeroponic vertical farm in the world, and is part of AeroFarmsâ expansion plans to address some of our most pressing agriculture and environmental challenges.