Flowers Foods, one of the nation’s largest producers of packaged baked foods, will invest $25 million to expand and transform its Lynchburg bakery into an organic facility, creating 15 new jobs. The bakery, which the company has operated for more than 40 years, will serve the Mid-Atlantic market. Virginia successfully competed with other states for […]
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Wegmans’ Distribution Center To Create 700 Jobs In Ashland, Virginia
Wegmans, a grocery retailer with stores throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, will invest $175 million to establish a full-service, regional distribution operation in Hanover County; Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina for the project, which will create 700 new jobs. Located along Sliding Hill and Ashcake Roads in Ashland, Virginia, the new campus will […]
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Lidl US To Provide Medical Benefits To All Of Its Employees
Lidl US will provide medical benefits for all its employees in more than 70 stores regardless of the number of hours they work per week. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, around 1,200 team members working part-time will be eligible to buy into medical coverage through the company. “We want our team to have the peace-of-mind knowing […]