Archive for January 2026

EVRIFA: Regional Collaboration Powering Peninsula Economic Growth Back to Blog February 2, 2026 By Bob McKenna, Virginia Peninsula Chamber The Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority (EVRIFA) is a regional economic development partnership changing how localities across the Peninsula and Hampton Roads compete, by working together instead of separately. Created under Virginia’s Regional Industrial Facilities…

DOE-Backed Jefferson Lab Renovation to Transform Facility into Science and Education Hub Back to Blog February 2, 2026 By Bob McKenna, Virginia Peninsula Chamber A U.S. Department of Energy–backed renovation at Jefferson Lab will transform a facility previously owned by the City of Newport News—now transferred to Jefferson Lab—into a next-generation science and education hub,…

KONGSBERG Breaks Ground on Advanced Missile Facility in James City County Back to Blog February 2, 2026 By Bob McKenna, Virginia Peninsula Chamber Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace, Inc. marked a major milestone for the region’s defense economy on January 16, 2026, with a groundbreaking ceremony for its first U.S.-based missile manufacturing and maintenance facility in…