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Kings Dominion to remain open year-round
Hanover theme park adds nine weekends to operating calendar
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Kings Dominion will expand to year-round operations beginning in January, the Doswell theme park announced Tuesday. The park will now be open an additional nine weekends, or 18 more days,
Lutron Electronics to build $28.3M factory in Ashland
Lighting controls and fixtures manufacturer to create 200 jobs
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Pennsylvania-based Lutron Electronics will invest $28.3 million to build a 145,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Ashland, creating 200 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Lutron manufactures lighting controls, automated shading solutions,
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Hanover County business center sells for $41M
Crescent Business Center has 262,256 square feet
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Baltimore-based Merritt Properties announced Tuesday it has purchased Crescent Business Center in Ashland from Crescent Business Center LC, a Thalhimer Realty Partners Inc. development, for $41.3 million. The Hanover County
Owens & Minor receives $1.1B DOD contract
Mechanicsville company will provide medical supplies to military, federal agencies
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Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 global health care logistics firm Owens & Minor Inc. has received a $1.125 billion contract modification to provide medical surgical supplies to the military and federal civilian
Va. ABC telework plan diverges from Youngkin mandate
ABC will allow two telework days per week for HQ workers
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Employees at the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Authority’s Mechanicsville headquarters will be returning to in-person work three days a week, not the four or five days a week that will
Owens & Minor acquires home health care company for $1.6B
Mechanicsville company closed purchase of Apria Inc.
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Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 health care logistics company Owens & Minor Inc. announced Tuesday that it had closed its acquisition of Indianapolis-based Apria Inc. for a cash consideration of $1.6 billion.
In the big leagues
Pharma and manufacturing drive growth
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Central Virginia continues to attract pharmaceutical companies, advanced manufacturing sites and distribution centers, with 2021 seeing several major deals from companies that will bring large footprints to the region. Richmond
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Wegmans — and lawsuits — move forward in Hanover
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Rochester, New York-based supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is building a $175 million distribution center and regional headquarters near the intersection of Sliding Hill and Ashcake roads in Hanover
Walgreens to establish $34.2M fulfillment center in Hanover
Micro-fulfillment center expected to create 249 jobs
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Walgreens will invest $34.2 million to establish a micro-fulfillment center in Hanover County, a project expected to create 249 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The 65,686-square-foot facility will be
SeaWorld makes $3.4B offer for Kings Dominion parent company
Busch Gardens Williamsburg owner would also acquire Hanover theme park
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A reported $3.4 billion acquisition bid from Orlando-based SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. could result in Virginia’s two major theme parks being under the same ownership. SeaWorld, parent company of Busch Gardens