Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that McKesson Corporation, a leading healthcare services and information technology company, will invest about $50 million to establish distribution operations in Caroline County. The project will create approximately 150 new jobs. The company will distribute pharmaceuticals and health care products to independent retail, national retail accounts and institutional accounts. Virginia successfully competed against Maryland and Pennsylvania for the project…

Virginia is the “most pro-business state” in America according to the Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2010 rankings released today. This marks the fourth time the Commonwealth has held the top spot, with previous top rankings garnered in 2003, 2007 and 2009…

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…

The Governor’s Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation held its second full meeting today at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond. The Commission is led by Lieutenant Governor and Chief Jobs Creation Officer Bill Bolling and the Governor’s Senior Economic Advisor Bob Sledd. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor have charged the Commission with developing a series of innovative, achievable policy recommendations to help create jobs and stimulate economic growth in Virginia.

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.