Photo courtesy CoStar Group A new class of export-ready companies is helping push Virginia deeper into global markets through a nationally recognized international trade accelerator led by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Fourteen Virginia businesses have graduated from the Virginia…
Lilly’s Historic $3.5B Investment Launches New Era of Life Sciences Manufacturing in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley
Image Source: Eli Lilly and Company The Lehigh Valley is poised to enter a transformative new chapter in its long manufacturing history following a record-setting $3.5 billion investment by Eli Lilly and Company, marking the largest single economic development project…
Smucker Expands Alabama Manufacturing Footprint with $27M Investment in McCalla Facility
McCalla, Alabama – Building on one of the largest recent food manufacturing investments in the Southeast, The J.M. Smucker Co. has announced a new $27 million expansion at its Uncrustables® production facility in McCalla, further strengthening Alabama’s position as a…
TD’s Brew & BBQ Secures State Funding to Expand Lovington Operations
Expansion to create 16 jobs and generate more than $14 million in long-term economic impact LOVINGTON, N.M. — TD’s Brew & BBQ, a Lovington-based producer of barbecue sauces and spice rubs, has been awarded state economic development assistance to support…
Cyclic Materials Selects Chesterfield County for First East Coast Operation
$82 million investment to create 90 high-skilled jobs in rural South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. — Cyclic Materials, a leader in advanced recycling solutions for rare earth elements and critical materials, today announced it has selected Chesterfield County as the location…
GE Appliances Launches First-Ever Water Filter Manufacturing Operation at Louisville Headquarters
Project advances company’s $3 billion U.S. manufacturing investment and creates new Kentucky jobs FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 29, 2026) — GE Appliances today announced the launch of its first-ever, in-house water filter manufacturing operation at Appliance Park in Louisville, marking a…