Virginia Business Headlines for January
- Va.’s data center industry provided $4.5B in economic output in 2018
- Mack Trucks plant in Roanoke County to create 250 jobs
- Altria takes $4.1 billion hit on its investment in e-cig maker Juul
- BH Media sells publications, including 10 Va. Newspapers
- Ørsted leases space for offshore wind staging at Portsmouth Marine Terminal
- Herndon-based K12 acquires Denver tech school for $165M
- Medical manufacturer bringing 40 jobs to city of Franklin
- Pennsylvania warehousing company invests $12M in Pulaski County operation
- Traditional Medicinals to invest $29.7M in Franklin County
- Fairfax-based ICF to acquire cloud services provider for $255M
- SAIC nets $727M Air Force contract
- Owens & Minor planning to sell its European logistics business for $133 million
- Dominion chooses turbine supplier for $7.8B offshore wind farm
- Virginia's leading coal mine resumes production after furlough
- DuPont to expand presence, bring jobs to Chesterfield County with $75M investment
- Iron Mountain to expand Manassas-area data center campus with $225M investment
- Performance Food completes purchase of Illinois-based distributor for $2 billion
Virginia Economy, Government Education & Nonprofit Headlines for January
- Richmond-based investment nonprofit to manage $33M guarantee pool
- Richmond City Council majority asks mayor to withdraw Navy Hill proposal
- Bill defining milk aims to give dairy farmers supermarket advantage
- State announces $18.3M in broadband grants
- Pamunkey Tribe proposes $350M casino in Richmond
- Pamunkey tribe, city sign Norfolk casino agreements
- Bill that would ban Dominion donations dies in Democratic-led Senate committee
- Bipartisan bill seeks to demonopolize state electric energy market
- State Democrats unveil 2020 legislative agenda
- Virginia considers letting college athletes earn money from name, image and likeness
- Virginia lawmaker looks to expand open-container law for shopping centers
News Headline Sources: Richmond BizSense, Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Roanoke Times, Virginia Business, Virginia Mercury, The Virginian-Pilot. Washington Business Journal, WTVR.com