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IperionX brings $82M titanium plant to Halifax
After enduring the exodus of companies like Burlington Mills and Daystrom Furniture over the past two decades, Halifax County is celebrating its biggest manufacturing announcement in decades — the arrival
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Moving in
Manufacturing companies flock to region
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Southern Virginia is laying out the welcome mat for a growing number of companies seeking to locate in areas with lower taxes, better proximity to supply chains, a skilled workforce
Skip Barber Racing School relocating to Halifax County
Corporation to invest $8.9M, create 24 jobs
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Skip Barber Racing School will relocate from Connecticut to Halifax County, building an $8.9 million performance driving school at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) that’s expected to create 24 jobs,
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Hitachi Energy plans $37M expansion in Halifax County
Transformer manufacturing effort to create 165 jobs
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Hitachi Energy Ltd. will invest $37 million to expand its operation in Halifax County, creating 165 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. The technology company will add 26,000 square feet
Titanium company investing $82.1M in Halifax County
Expansion to create 108 jobs
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Charlotte, North Carolina-based IperionX Ltd., a minerals company that produces titanium metal powder for use in manufacturing, announced plans to establish Virginia’s first titanium demonstration facility in Halifax County, an
New IDA director is no stranger
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When Kristy Johnson moved to Halifax County from Georgia in 2008, the community welcomed her family with open arms, she says. Now she has the opportunity to return the favor
Fortnite video game CEO makes Va.’s largest land conservation gift
Billionaire Tim Sweeney donates 7,300 acres in Halifax County
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North Carolina billionaire and Epic Games Inc. CEO Tim Sweeney has donated 7,300 acres of privately-owned land in Halifax County to the state — the largest single private land conservation
Amid leadership shuffle, Halifax sees silver lining
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The Halifax County Industrial Development Authority has seen some upheaval recently, but officials say there are several projects in the pipeline as well as a new shell building ready to
Amazon announces investment in two more solar farms in Halifax County
E-tailer will now have three projects in county
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Part of a global renewable energy purchase, Amazon.com Inc. announced Thursday it will invest in two more Halifax County solar farms, in addition to a deal announced in March that
VDH reports first child COVID-19 death in Va.
Teen was resident in Southside Health District
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The Virginia Department of Health on Friday announced the first COVID-19 death of a child under the age of 19 in the commonwealth. The adolescent was a resident in the