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Hot times in cooling tech
Munters relocates due to ‘explosive growth’
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As far as problems go, this was a good one to have. A year into his tenure as director of Virginia operations for Swedish manufacturer Munters Group AB, Brian Frost was seeing “explosive growth” in sales of data center cooling systems manufactured at the company’s facilities in Buena Vista and Natural Bridge. Cooling equipment keeps
Big bird
Tyson Foods brings $300 million plant to Pittsylvania
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In August 2021, Tyson Foods Inc., one of the world’s largest food companies, announced it will invest $300 million to establish a 325,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County, creating 376 full-time jobs. Just two months later, Tyson broke ground on the project at Cane Creek Centre, an industrial park just outside Danville that’s jointly owned
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Glove affair
Blue Star deal brings massive PPE production to Wythe
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You can hear the pride in Bill Mosher’s voice when he talks about his dad, Ken Mosher, and his career in the medical glove business. “He was in the glove industry for almost 50 years,” Bill Mosher says incredulously. Ken Mosher’s storied career includes being part of a team that in 1990 invented the nitrile
Heavy hitters
The 2022 list of Virginia’s top influencers
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In an increasingly digital world, the nature of what being influential means continues to evolve, but true influence — and the accompanying power it brings to gain support and buy-in for big ideas — requires more than just clicks, likes and followers. Virginia Business’ annual list of the commonwealth’s 50 most influential people provides our
On the move
Leaders taking on new roles
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Ralph Alee, vice president for philanthropy, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke Alee joined the Roanoke-based health system in October 2021 as its first vice president for philanthropy, a position created to lead the Carilion Clinic Foundation and provide strategic planning for Carilion’s $100 million capital campaign. Alee previously was executive director for medicine philanthropy at the Medical
Real world learning
Universities focus on work-related education
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In 2021, colleges and universities got back to semi-normal, holding more classes in person and hosting sporting events and commencement ceremonies. Many institutions required students, faculty and other employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 last fall, and some schools also mandated booster shots. In Hampton Roads, three institutions — Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University
A hybrid solution
Guidehouse builds flexible HQ in McLean
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Guidehouse’s leadership had in mind many of the perks that some employees now demand when the global management consulting firm began its search for a new headquarters in 2019. Those included more flexible spaces, access to the outdoors, and technologies to support remote work and meetings. The firm also was growing. With a substantial workforce
Making headway
Industrial interest blossoms across region
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Corporate investments are on the upswing in Southern Virginia, along with a desire to increase production, says Linda Green, executive director of the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance. “People have a lot of pent-up demand, and companies are responding to that,” she says. “We have lots of interest and activity.” Companies are choosing Southern Virginia for
Hubs and spokes
Deals focus on transport, manufacturing, supply chain
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Economic conditions bounced back across many sectors in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic still impacted development deals occurring in Virginia. The state saw a great deal of focus on manufacturing and supply chain growth, areas expected to stay busy despite the recent change in state political leadership. In Hampton Roads, many of the region’s major
