Virginia Business Headlines for Month
- Crown Holdings to build $145M aluminum can factory in Henry County
- Perspecta to be acquired for $7.1B in all-cash deal
- Va. Beach logistics company to create 31 jobs
- Va. Beach-based company to acquire pet supply chain for $700M
- UPS to sell Richmond-based freight biz for $800M
- Norfolk communications equipment manufacturer to create 68 jobs
- At 10-year mark, CarLotz goes public
- $125M pharma manufacturing plant coming to Petersburg
- Genworth notifies employees of job cuts
- Hilton to sell $1.5B in private debt offering
- Packaging manufacturer to launch $45M expansion in Pittsylvania County
- Applications open Jan. 19 for new PPP round
- Wood products manufacturer will create 73 jobs in Russell County
- Laminating company to add 42 jobs in Henry County
- Mohawk Industries to invest $22.5M in Carroll County operation
- Leidos completes $215M acquisition of 1901 Group
- Colo.-based company acquires Herndon contractor for $112M
- Stockholders approve CarLotz merger
- DXC Technology receives unsolicited bid for all company shares
- Qatar Investment Authority invests $125M in Arlington company
- Pure Shenandoah to build hemp processing, CBD oil extraction facility in Elkton
- $2.7B Genworth acquisition is on hold
Virginia Economy, Government & Education Headlines for Month
- Bill would allocate 23% of state contracts to woman- and minority-owned businesses
- 67K Virginians remain unemployed
- Va. unemployment rate was 4.9% in December 2020
- Va. saw 10.8% increase in home sales in 2020
- Northam unveils proposal to begin legal marijuana sales in 2023
- Richmond considering new tax amnesty measures to help residents, business struggling during pandemic