Kings Dominion will be doubling the size of their Planet Snoopy children’s area. Plans call to increase the “Peanut’s” themed portion of the park to a total of 14 acres with at least 12 new or re-themed attractions. This will be parent company, Cedar Fair Entertainment’s, and the world’s largest Peanut’s themed park. New attractions will include a monorail overlooking Planet Snoopy, a Snoopy… View Article
Target Marketing to Add 15 New Jobs and Expands Into New Building in Hanover County, VA Target Marketing, a leading promotional marketing company, has announced a significant expansion with the purchase of a 30,000 SF building in the Lakeridge Industrial Park in Hanover County for their new corporate headquarters. The move will expand current operations by 4,000 SF, to accommodate new distribution equipment… View Article
Hanover County welcomes its newest member of our corporate community with the announcement of The Vitamin Shoppe’s decision to locate and construct a 300,000 SF distribution center in the Virginia Transportation Park, which is located on Washington Highway/Route 1 in the Town of Ashland. The Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE:VSI), with more than 550 company-owned locations in 38 states and Puerto Rico, is… View Article
Governor McDonnell announced a new grant program yesterday to assist local efforts in expanding current or attracting new agriculture and forestry processing/value-added facilities using Virginia grown products. The new legislation establishes a new economic development tool specifically for agriculture and forestry value-added or processing projects. Created as the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID), the legislation passed and was funded with broad… View Article
We need your help! We'd like to know of the many outstanding Hanover organizations worthy of nomination for 2012 Hanover Business of the Year Award. Both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations are eligible. This award is part of the Greater Richmond Chamber's annual award, membership is not required. All nominations are due August 31, 2012. To learn more and find the nomination form click here…. View Article
Americast, Inc., headquartered in Hanover County, Virginia, announced a signed agreement with Hanson Pipe & Precast LLC, to form a new joint venture company to be known as Concrete Pipe & Precast, LLC (CP&P). The new company will consist of selected Americast and Hanson Pipe & Precast LLC operations and will manufacture, market, and sell a complete line of concrete pipe and… View Article
