DuPont is investing $20 million in a new Chesterfield County facility to refine and manufacture nanofiber-based polymeric separators for high-performance lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles. Gov. Bob McDonnell yesterday announced the investment — and the 11 jobs it is expected to create, which could grow depending on the success of the product…

An infusion of high-tech jobs will come to Harrisonburg, with the Harris Corporation prepares for a multimillion-dollar expansion. According to Harrisonburg economic development director Brian Shull, Harris plans to bring 80 new jobs to the city over the next three years…

Gov. Bob McDonnell told his job creation panel to think big when it comes to recommending ways to create jobs in Virginia. Fresh off his first foreign trade mission, McDonnell said that the state consistently rated among the nation’s two most business-friendly has lost ground in luring its share of new jobs…

First, President Obama credited his federal stimulus package with producing 73,000 jobs in Virginia. Then, one day later, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announced that he had helped create 71,500 jobs in Virginia since taking office — in part because of the strong economic climate he had fostered.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Thursday that his week-long trip to Europe will likely bring new jobs and investments to the commonwealth. “It has been exciting to meet with some of our large trading partners,” he told reporters on a conference call from Germany. “It has been exciting to meet with some of our large trading partners,” he told reporters on a conference call from Germany.