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Lego to hire 500 Chesterfield employees by year’s end
Toymaker plans to hire 60 production workers by June
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The Lego Group plans to hire approximately 500 people for its $1 billion Chesterfield County manufacturing facility by the end of this year, according to the Danish toymaker’s head of
House lawmakers stifle creative entrepreneurs fund
Grant program was to dole out grants up to $20,000
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RICHMOND, Va. — Creativity should be valued as an important part of the Virginia economy, said the state lawmaker behind legislation to create the Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program. Del.
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ASM Global to develop, run GreenCity arena in Henrico
17,000-seat venue to be part of $2.3B mixed-use development
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ASM Global will develop and operate the 17,000-seat arena at Henrico County’s $2.3 billion GreenCity development, county officials announced Monday. Billed as what will be the nation’s greenest arena with
Markel announces next CFO
Teri Gendron was Jefferies CFO
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Teri Gendron will succeed Jeremy Noble as Markel Corp.’s chief financial officer on March 20, the Glen Allen-based Fortune 500 insurance and investment firm announced Tuesday. Noble became president of
Petersburg casino bill passes Va. House
Bill will progress to state Senate
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The Virginia House of Delegates narrowly passed a bill Tuesday that would allow Petersburg residents to vote on a casino referendum this fall. The legislation moves next to the Virginia
Magical moments
Vaco Richmond prioritizes employee autonomy
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2023 BEST PLACES TO WORK — LARGE EMPLOYERS WINNER The pandemic put a damper on workplace culture, which was particularly difficult for service-oriented organizations like Vaco, a Tennessee-based national staffing
Morrissey’s Petersburg casino bill fails in Senate Finance
House bill is still alive, though
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Updated Friday, Feb. 3 With an 7-8 no vote Thursday evening, the Virginia Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee killed state Sen. Joe Morrissey’s measure to bring a casino referendum to
Phlow promotes chief biz officer to president
Dan Hackman joined Richmond pharma company in 2020
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Richmond-based Phlow Corp. has promoted Dan Hackman from chief business officer to president, the pharmaceutical manufacturing company announced Thursday. Hackman joined Phlow in 2020. He previously worked with Kaleo Inc.
Ashland fire protection firm CEO retires
VSC Fire & Security president assumes role
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Ashland-based VSC Fire & Security (VSC) President Tommy Clements has assumed the added role of CEO, following former CEO Mike Meehan’s retirement, the fire protection and security company announced in
Farmville SEED hub seeks to grow innovation
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Luther Cifers launched fishing equipment company YakAttack LLC in 2009 out of his friend’s basement, and he moved to the garage to create prototypes of its gear. Now, he is