Chesterfield Economic Development

02/04/2025

Black History Month Event!
Empowerment through Enterprise: Unlocking Business Potential for African Americans

Saturday
February 22, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Meadowdale Library
4301 Meadowdale Blvd
North Chesterfield, VA 23234

Hear from Charis Jones, local entrepreneur and owner of Sassy Jones, an award-winning fashion and accessories brand, as she shares stories about her small business journey. Learn more about doing business with Chesterfield County and meet with other organizations who can help you on your path as a small business owner. Light refreshments will be served. This event is FREE but registration is required to attend. Hurry, register today; seating is limited!

To Register Visit: https://chesterfield.libnet.info/event/12903552

02/01/2025

Attention Childcare Providers! ✨
Join Chesterfield Economic Development for a free luncheon event to learn about low-interest loan opportunities and business resources designed to support childcare providers.
📆 Date: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
📍 Location: Midlothian Library - Chesterfield County Public Library (100 Millworks Crossing)
⏰ Lunch and Networking: 11:45 a.m. | Program Begins: 12:15 p.m.
Learn about:
✅ Child Care Financing Program - Low-interest loans for eligible providers.
✅ ChildCare Aware of Virginia - Free resources, training , and business support.
This event is free, but registration is required. Space is limited!
📩 Register by contacting Tina Shreve at [email protected] or 804-892-1043.

Join Chesterfield Economic Development as we facilitate a luncheon discussion for early childcare providers. Come to learn more about Virginia Small Business Financing Authority’s (VSBFA) Child Care Financing Program and Childcare Aware of Virginia’s resources.

This will be a free session, but registration is required. (Please have a backup representative if possible.)

You may be eligible if you have been in operation for at least two years, have a good credit rating, and fewer than 250 employees for a low interest loan from the Child Care Financing Program. Check for more eligibility requirements at https://sbsd.virginia.gov/virginia-small-business-financing-authority/childcare-financing-program/

ChildCare Aware of Virginia is Virginia’s most trusted child care resource. They provide free child care referrals, participate in community events and facilitate advocacy opportunities. They also provide a host of other resources like professional development opportunities, technical assistance which includes regulations and subsidy vendor support.

Registration, networking, and lunch pickup starts at 11:45 a.m. at the Midlothian Library, 100 Millworks Crossing, Midlothian, VA 23114. Program starts at 12:15 p.m.

Registration is required and space is limited.

Register by contacting Tina Shreve , at [email protected], or 804-892-1043

01/29/2025

This is the first installment of a three-part series about the EDA, its current activities in the county and its critical role in growing the local tax base and financing much-needed public facilities

01/15/2025

Timmons Group is proud to announce that its new headquarters at the Springline at District 60 development in Chesterfield County will be powered, in part, by a 126 kW solar energy system facilitated through Dominion Energy Solutions' On-Site Solar Program. The new solar project ensures that Timmons Group’s offices in the 150,000 SF Class A building will be net zero in energy consumption.

“Our new facility reflects both our growth and our commitment to sustainability,” said Brian Bortell, President and CEO of Timmons Group. “Partnering with Dominion Energy Solutions’ new On-Site Solar Program allowed us to implement a renewable energy solution that benefits our business, our employees, and our community.”

Read the full release on the Timmons Group blog >> https://www.timmons.com/2025/01/timmons-groups-new-springline-at-district-60-office-includes-solar-project-in-collaboration-with-dominion-energy/

Chesterfield County Virginia Government
Chesterfield Economic Development
Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy Solutions

01/15/2025

Join Chesterfield Economic Development as we facilitate a luncheon discussion for early childcare providers. Come to learn more about Virginia Small Business Financing Authority’s (VSBFA) Child Care Financing Program and Childcare Aware of Virginia’s resources.

This will be a free session, but registration is required. (Please have a backup representative if possible.)

You may be eligible if you have been in operation for at least two years, have a good credit rating, and fewer than 250 employees for a low interest loan from the Child Care Financing Program. Check for more eligibility requirements at https://sbsd.virginia.gov/virginia-small-business-financing-authority/childcare-financing-program/

ChildCare Aware of Virginia is Virginia’s most trusted child care resource. They provide free child care referrals, participate in community events and facilitate advocacy opportunities. They also provide a host of other resources like professional development opportunities, technical assistance which includes regulations and subsidy vendor support.

Registration, networking, and lunch pickup starts at 11:45 a.m. at the Midlothian Library, 100 Millworks Crossing, Midlothian, VA 23114. Program starts at 12:15 p.m.

Registration is required and space is limited.

Register by contacting Tina Shreve , at [email protected], or 804-892-1043

01/08/2025

Creating a new business or product is an exciting journey, but having a great idea is not enough. Whether you’re expanding a business, innovating your industry, or aspiring to be an entrepreneur, ensure you build solutions people really want by basing your ideas on insights, not assumptions.

At the Idea Factory, you’ll learn about customer discovery – the entrepreneur’s secret weapon. It’s the process of uncovering customers’ needs, wants, and pain points before building a business. It’s about getting out of your own head and into the minds of your potential customers.

Don't wait – applications close on February 8! For more details, visit https://startupvirginia.org/idea-factory/

01/06/2025

Meta, Amazon Web Services, Novo Nordisk, xAI took top honors in Business Facilities’ 2024 Deal Of The Year Awards, recognizing corporate relocation and expansion investments. And Impact Awards recognize other notable projects.

11/20/2024

11/15/2024

Another great announcement in Chesterfield this morning!

Super Radiator Coils, a family-owned engineering and manufacturing company, will invest $22 million to expand its operations.

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Super Radiator Coils, a family-owned engineering and manufacturing company, will invest $22 million to expand its operations in Chesterfield County. Super Radiator Coils is a specialty coil manufacturer for industries such as power generation, the militar...

11/13/2024

Buoyed by exceptional quality of life and a deep pool of available talent, the county’s Economic Development team has secured more than $5.1 billion in new commercial and industrial commitments over the past six years -- and more is on the way.

11/01/2024

🍂🍂🍂HOPS IN THE PARK🍂🍂🍂

📆Saturday, November 2

⏱Noon - 6 p.m.

After you've grabbed a beer and wandered around the site, make sure to head out to the Bluff so you can see the Marketplace! We've got an assortment of vendors from around the Richmond area so everyone can support local!

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📷Chris Beasley

11/01/2024

Internships are one of the most powerful ways to recruit quality talent for full time careers.

In partnership with ChamberRVA and VCU, Chesterfield Economic Development cordially invites you to a FREE Internship Program Development Orientation.

In this orientation you will learn:
1. How to create (or add to) a quality internship program that benefits your company and the student intern.
2. How to qualify for up to $30,000/year in matching funds, as well as staffing help to fill this internship position.

Register today at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd46WearKQfQoT39NgMr_98U0ABAF-Pv60BX3LsfdubbPq9jQ/viewform

Or contact Tina Shreve for more information.

10/27/2024

Swiss company expected to bring 180 jobs to 400,000-square-foot industrial building off Willis Road when it's fully operational early next year

10/01/2024

Join Chesterfield Economic Development as we celebrate National Manufacturing Day!

This event is free and open to all that are interested in learning more about modern manufacturing, the various careers they provide, and gain valuable knowledge from the expert panel of local manufacturers in Chesterfield County.

Register today at https://chesterfieldeconomicdevelopment.com/learn/mfgday/

09/27/2024

09/24/2024

Today, Plenty Unlimited Inc. opened the world’s first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale in Chesterfield County, Virginia . Plenty farms are the most technologically advanced farms in the world – removing the unpredictability of Mother Nature and making it possible to grow produce with peak-season flavor, year-round, almost anywhere in the world.

The Plenty Richmond Farm is designed to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually in less than 40,000 square feet by growing vertically on 30-foot-tall towers. The farm will exclusively grow Driscoll’s strawberries, combining Plenty’s advanced technology with global premium berry leader Driscoll’s advanced genetics. The first strawberries from the farm will be available in early 2025.

Plenty Unlimited Inc. has opened the world’s first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale in Chesterfield, Virginia.

07/17/2024

According to the most recently available Internal Revenue Service data, Chesterfield easily outpaced all other Virginia localities – and the commonwealth itself – in net population and income growth between 2021 and 2022