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Farmer Focus to create 300 jobs with $17.8M expansion
Harrisonburg poultry producer to double processing capacity
Harrisonburg-based Farmer Focus is planning a $17.8 million expansion that will create 300 jobs and double its processing capacity, the organic poultry producer announced this week. Part of that expansion
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Smithfield Foods names new CFO
Mark Hall to start new role in January 2023
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Mark Hall, Smithfield Foods Inc.’s executive vice president of finance, has been promoted to chief financial officer and will start in the role on Jan. 1, 2023, the nation’s largest
Food/beverage distributor to create 745 jobs in Caroline
World Class Distribution plans $275 million distribution center
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World Class Distribution Inc. (WCD Inc.) plans to build a $275 million, 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center in Caroline County that will create 745 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. A
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NoVa distillery to expand, create 42 jobs
MurLarkey Distilled Spirits will relocate to Farm Brew Live at Innovation Park
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Prince William County-based MurLarkey Distilled Spirits will invest $8.1 million to move and expand its operations, with plans to create 42 new jobs over the next three years, Gov. Glenn
Hardywood taps new president, CFO and brewmaster
Craft brewer has locations in Richmond, Goochland
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Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, the state’s largest craft beer brewer, announced Thursday it has promoted Kate Lee as president. She previously served as vice president of operations and quality, and
Performance Food Group to build $80M facility in Hanover
Ashland regional sales, distribution center to create 125 jobs
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Performance Food Group Co., the Goochland-based Fortune 500 food distribution corporation, plans to invest $80.2 million on a new facility in Hanover County, creating 125 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced
Going cold turkey
Supply chain issues threaten Thanksgiving main course
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To get a turkey on your Thanksgiving table this year, you may have to plan ahead. And even so, ham, pork tenderloin, chicken or even tofurkey might have to fill
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MICHAEL AKROP CEO, LEESA SLEEP LLC, VIRGINIA BEACH Akrop, who was Leesa Sleep’s president and chief operating officer, earned a promotion in January, becoming the online mattress retailer’s CEO. He
Sorry, Pittsburgh! StarKist Co. relocating HQ to Reston in 2022
Seafood and chicken producer to create 83 jobs by spring 2022
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StarKist Co. is moving its corporate and administrative headquarters from Pittsburgh to Fairfax County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The seafood and chicken company, a subsidiary of Dongwon Industries Co.
Cuisine Solutions Inc. announces new chief marketing officer
Thomas Donohoe joins Alexandria culinary company
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Alexandria-based Cuisine Solutions Inc. announced Wednesday that it has hired Thomas Donohoe as its chief marketing officer. Donohoe served for the last 11 years as the CEO of Level Agency,