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October 26, 2022 – Orange County announces the expansion of MPS, a division of MacMillan Publishers. The $26 million investment will create 10 new jobs over the next three years. The Orange County facility handles all distribution for the United States and Canada, and some international customers. MPS distribution facility first opened in Orange County in 1997, later expanding to include a returns facility.

September 19, 2022 – Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development, through a GO Virginia Region 9 funded grant, has created a talent program focused on retaining UVA students to begin their careers locally. The program empowers student interns or Business Ambassadors to develop relationships with businesses and influence other students about their company cultures and career opportunities.

July 5, 2022 – CloudHQ is a global data center provider that will lease space to businesses of all sizes. CloudHQ selected a 98-acre parcel in the McDevitt Technology Zone in Culpeper, Virginia, for their 2.1M sq ft campus-style data center facility. CloudHQ currently operates 7M sq ft of data center space with land committed for an additional 20M sq ft worldwide.