Three companies have been awarded combined contracts by the U.S. Navy worth up to $1.8 billion to support the branch's shipbuilding programs.
Health-conscious food delivery service Freshly recently opened a new 171,000-square-foot facility in Howard County, Md.
Agricultural sciences company FMC Corp. plans to invest more than $50 million over the next three years in capital improvement projects.
Metalsa Structural Products, Inc., an automotive solutions provider, will invest $6.4 million to expand its Roanoke manufacturing operation.
Castle Hill Gaming will invest $1.3 million to expand its corporate headquarters in Albemarle County, adding 106 new employees.
Litehouse, Inc. will invest $46 million to acquire and expand Sky Valley Foods and establish its first East Coast production facility.
Merck & Co. plans to invest up to $1 billion over the next three years to expand its manufacturing operation in Rockingham County.
Pharmaceutical company Precigen, Inc., recently opened a new, 5,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Germantown, Md.
Ozmo will invest over $200,000 to expand its existing operation in Montgomery County, creating 40 new jobs.
Under Armour opened the doors to its new, 1.3-million-square-foot state-of-the-art Omni Distribution House in Baltimore County, MD.