Tranlin Inc. announced recently it has awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to design the site work for possibly the largest business in Chesterfield. The award was issued to further develop VASTLY’s (Shandong Tranlin Paper Co. Ltd.) greenfield construction mega-project in Chesterfield County. Some local weekly-news outlets recently called the Tranlin project dead. The $2 billion project, according to Chesterfield Economic Development, is not dead but is in the engineering phase, which includes preliminary engineering and design, as well as environmental permitting, of the new VASTLY facility. The plant will produce biostimulant, soil amendment fertilizers, and paper tissue…
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By Linda Fausz Driving down Bermuda Hundred Road, whether you work at Philip Morris Park 500 or on your way to visit Presquile Island, you cannot help but catch sight of an impressive solar energy site on property owned by Philip Morris USA. The solar energy facility is not owned by Philip Morris, but is a long-term lease partnership with Dominion Virginia Power and Dominion’s Solar Partnership Program. Dominion Virginia Power and Philip Morris USA invited media to tour the large-scale ground-mounted solar panel system that is now producing two megawatts-AC (2,000 KW) of energy at peak output, enough to…
We are seeing more rezoning applications and submitted site plans along the Iron Bridge Road corridor than in a long time, said a Chesterfield County planning official. Four site plans have been submitted for a retail center, restaurants and grocery stores. Aldi, a discount grocer, continues to work on its new store near the Kroger grocery on Iron Bridge Road only one-quarter of a mile from the Kroger Market Place. Kroger has taken notice to new discount grocery stores. According to Super Market News, officials at the Kroger Mid-Atlantic Division announced that prices on thousands of items have been lowered…
CHESTER – The Chesterfield Center for the Arts has a new donor Dr. and Mrs. Baxter Perkinson Jr. stepped up to help the Center move closer to its goal. Dr. Perkinson and family will contribute to the center’s foundation building fund and pay for some of the operation costs once it has opened. Today, (Aug. 24, 2016), the Board of Supervisors will consider renaming the future arts center in Chester the Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts. “Dr. Perkinson Jr. and his wife Elaine have pledged an extremely generous donation to the Chesterfield Center for the Arts Foundation. According to…
ENON – The Greater Richmond Partnership announced that Niagara Bottling LLC, the largest private label bottled water supplier in the U.S., will build a $95 million, 450,000 square-foot facility in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, employing 76 people. A second phase is expected to increase the workforce by another 50 employees with a $50 million build-out. “Niagara Bottling, LLC is committed to providing a high-quality product with unmatched quality service to its customers,” said Brian Hess, Executive Vice President of Operation for Niagara. “The Chesterfield location allows the company to fulfill that commitment by providing an optimal location that is…
CHESTERFIELD – Sabra, maker of hummus dips, with a processing plant at the Walthall Industrial Plant, has launched a campaign and challenged others to join in efforts to alleviate the effects of food deserts. “Plants With a Purpose” has begun with a pilot program in the company’s backyard in, Richmond City and Chesterfield County. The company established an on-site garden and is coordinating with Renew Richmond, a nonprofit dedicated to urban agriculture in underserved communities, to create community education programming. Food deserts are defined by the USDA as neighborhoods and towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, affordable food. It…
By A.A. “Cotton” Puryear The Virginia National Guard will broke ground on its new state headquarters facility on Aug. 16 at Defense Supply Center Richmond in North Chesterfield. The 102,000 square foot facility will be built on a 13.6-acre site in the northern section of DSCR, cost approximately $30 million and construction should be completed by February 2018. It will provide workspace for the Adjutant General of Virginia, the Virginia National Guard Joint Staff and Air National Guard Staff currently located at Mullins Readiness Center in Sandston. “In the more than 409-year history of the Virginia National Guard, this is…
The real estate market in the 23831 and 23836 Zip Codes has dipped a little from this time last year, but only by about 1 percent. Seventy-five homes were sold in June, while inventory is down about 13 percent from a year ago. That means homes are selling, leaving fewer on the market. Sales prices are up, which is good for all who are selling their homes. The median sale price, half above and half below, has jumped to about $239,000, which is an increase from last year of about 4 percent. As school begins, many homeowners have put their…
Of the Top 25 Virginia Localities with the Highest Toxic Air Emissions, three are in the greater Richmond area, with two in the top ten: Chesterfield zip code 23836 ranks fifth, the City of Hopewell zip code 23860 ranks seventh alongside Hanover (23005) which is No. 20. These three zip codes combined had over 2.5 million pounds of toxic pollutants released into their collective air in 2014. Local governments depends on the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to oversee pollutants of air, water and land. These reports seem to come as a surprise when reported. Locality typically lose must of…
New retail stores and other establishments are growing like beans in a fertile garden. Ironbridge Road is seeing the most growth with projects growing up and those being born. On land cleared next to Ironbridge Baptist Church, an Aldi grocery store will open by the end of the year. An O’Reilly Auto Parts location has begun to be built opposite the Aldi. An Arby’s restaurant is planned north of the Kroger Marketplace in the retail space adjacent to the shopping center, a Marco’s Pizza franchise, promises a buffet of your favorite pizzas. The Big Oak Grill will be opening in…