The Lego Group announced plans in June to construct a $1 billion advanced manufacturing plant in the Meadowville Technology Park in Chesterfield County. The project is expected to create 1,760 jobs. A groundbreaking is set to take later this year, and production is scheduled to begin in 2025.
Richmond Inno talked with Jennifer Wakefield, president and CEO of the Greater Richmond Partnership, about the central role her organization played in bringing the Denmark company to the region. She talked about the reasons why Lego selected Richmond and how the project might impact the overall tech and life sciences industry in the region.
What is the Greater Richmond Partnership? We are the lead economic development organization for the city of Richmond and the counties of Chesterfield, Henrico and Hanover. Essentially, what we do boils down to two words — recruit companies. We recruit companies that are not already located here that are within our targeted industry [which include advanced…
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