The Lego Group announced plans to build a $1 billion manufacturing facility in Virginia, its first factory in the United States.
“The LEGO Group’s decision to establish its U.S. manufacturing plant in Virginia shines a global spotlight on the advantages that make the Commonwealth the best business location in the nation, and we look forward to a long and successful partnership with this iconic company,” Youngkin said in a written statement.
Youngkin thanked a bipartisan group of legislators in the General Assembly for helping to secure the deal by supporting a package of incentives. The company would be eligible for a performance grant of $56 million if it reaches the promised levels of investment and employment, and the state will support site improvements worth up to $19 million, Youngkin’s office said.
Lego Group said in a news release that construction on the 340-acre site will begin later this year. The project will move forward in stages, the company said, and the factory is expected to open in the second half of 2025. It is designed to be carbon-neutral and to operate entirely on renewable energy, the company said.The factory will be the company’s seventh worldwide and first in the United States. Lego is based in Denmark.
“We are looking forward to making LEGO bricks in the US, one of our largest markets,” chief executive Niels B. Christiansen said in the news release. “The location in Virginia allows us to build a solar park which supports our sustainability ambitions and provides easy links to country-wide transportation networks. We are also looking forward to creating fantastic employment opportunities for the people of Virginia.”Christiansen praised the state’s skilled workforce and transportation links.
State lawmakers touted the announcement as a sign of economic health, particularly following recent decisions by two major aerospace and defense contractors —
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