article thumbnail

Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. The rich timber resources make it home to Virginia-Carolina Wood Products that supplies both domestic and international markets with Class A lumber. Source: Brunswick County, Virginia IDA). Dominion Power Plant groundbreaking.

Roads 41
article thumbnail

Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

CHICAGO AIMS FOR THE TOP OF THE TECH CHART. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

July/August 2013 Issue (Volume 46, Number 4)

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Business Report: Virginia – Tech Park Grows In Richmond | Diagnostic leader HDL will occupy nearly five football fields of space in its expanded research and office complex in the heart of downtown Richmond. Business Report: Illinois – Outlook Is Positive In Wheeling | Chicago Executive Airport gets bigger and better.

article thumbnail

Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This event is being hosted by the Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program (VCEMP) at Virginia Tech and taking place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport. . CMAA Focus (Chicago, IL). CMAA Focus 2022 will take place at the Renaissance Chicago in Downtown Chicago.

article thumbnail

FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

It is served by Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and CSX railroads, and provides lower cost and efficient shipping options to the east, west and gulf coasts, bypassing the congestion of Chicago, St. Louis, 165 miles from Indianapolis and 179 miles from Chicago, Decatur boasts a number of access outlets. Louis and Indianapolis.

article thumbnail

Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Plus, metro Atlanta is a digital supply chain leader as home to the world’s busiest and most efficient airport and a destination with an easily accessible port. Virginia boasts the largest data center market in the U.S. Northern Virginia is the largest market for data center space in the U.S., NORTHERN VA IS DATA CENTRAL.

Metro 108
article thumbnail

Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In his spare time, Stenger and his partners have been raising EB-5 funding for nearly $600-million worth of projects in Vermont, including expansions at Jay Peak and nearby Burke Mountain, and a new hotel and airport upgrade in Newport, VBM reports. The big ports of Virginia, Baltimore and Miami already are at that depth.

Indiana 40