April 2023 Top Five

The top five most-read daily news stories from Feb. 14 to March 13

Published March 30, 2023 by Virginia Business

The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Feb. 14 to March 13 included an update on the Lego Group’s Chesterfield County factory, which is expected to begin production in 2025.

1  |  Lego to hire 500 Chesterfield employees by year’s end

The Danish toymaker expects to create more than 1,760 jobs at its $1 billion Meadowville Technology Park manufacturing plant. (Feb. 20)

2  |  Feds say Chinese cranes used at Port of Virginia could be spy tools

The port has more than 20 cranes made by Chinese company ZPMC, with five more on order for next year. U.S. defense officials have voiced concerns about the cranes’ potential for espionage. (March 8)

3  |  Amazon delays construction on HQ2

Even as it prepares for the June opening of the first phase of its $2.5 billion East Coast headquarters in Arlington County, Amazon.com Inc. announced it was delaying the project’s second phase. (March 3)

4  |  Aument to step down from AECOM leadership role

Jennifer Aument, AECOM’s Arlington-based transportation chief executive, plans to step down from her job this spring, a decision she reached after surviving breast cancer. (Feb. 22)

5  |  DXC rejects buyout proposal from Asian firm

Ashburn-based Fortune 500 company DXC Technology Inc. ended buyout talks after Baring Private Equity Asia failed to raise enough capital. (March 7)

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