{"id":2431386,"date":"2025-05-06T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-virginia-experiencing-exciting-moment-for-investment\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:17:07","slug":"youngkin-virginia-experiencing-exciting-moment-for-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-virginia-experiencing-exciting-moment-for-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin: Virginia experiencing \u2018exciting moment\u2019 for investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyoungkin-virginia-experiencing-exciting-moment-for-investment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2431386&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin expressed optimism about the state&#8217;s economic prospects, citing it as an &#8220;exciting moment&#8221; for investment. During an appearance on Fox Business, he highlighted Virginia&#8217;s favorable business habitat, noting that the state has been rated highly for business in America, attracting significant investment. Youngkin mentioned that Virginia has received around $100 billion in capital expenditure commitments from companies looking to expand or establish operations there. He emphasized the importance of having ready-to-build sites, a skilled workforce, and robust infrastructure, all of which make Virginia appealing to businesses. The state&#8217;s military presence, with thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >transitioning service members seeking jobs annually<\/a>, also contributes to the available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-business-leaders-ask-officials-not-to-raise-taxes-as-city-recovers-from-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York City Business Leaders Ask Officials Not To Raise Taxes As City Recovers From Pandemic\">talent pool<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Youngkin: Virginia experiencing &lsquo;exciting moment&rsquo; for investment<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2102062\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virginia <\/a>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R) said Tuesday that the state is experiencing an &ldquo;exciting moment&rdquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/investment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">investment<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">businesses<\/a> continue to put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">money<\/a> into it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Companies are expanding in America, and Virginia has been rated one of the top states, if not the top state, for business in America, and a lot of them are investing in Virginia,&rdquo; Youngkin said during an appearance on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Mornings With Maria<\/em>. &ldquo;So, it&rsquo;s an exciting moment for us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3402208\/trump-newsom-film-tax-credit\/\">Newsom looks to team up with Trump on federal film tax credit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\">List: The executive orders, actions, and proclamations Trump has made as president<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3402115\/rep-robin-kelly-joins-illinois-senate-race-for-durbin-seat\/\">Robin Kelly jumps into Illinois Senate race for Durbin&#8217;s seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The governor&rsquo;s comments come at the same time Virginia has received roughly $100 billion in &ldquo;capex commitments,&rdquo; typically defined as obligations by corporations to spend capital over a specific period on long-term assets.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2922352&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=ef4b9304f86dcc0034d464e46f813770\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Companies are coming to his state because Virginia is giving them what they need, according to Youngkin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have to have sites that they can build on,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;So, they have to be shovel-ready. You need a great talent pool, and we got one of the greatest talent pools in America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The military is so present in Virginia, and we have over 20,000 active duty military heroes who transition out every year and are going to be looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-did-not-profit-from-market-boom-he-created\/\" title=\"President Trump did not profit from market boom he created\">great jobs<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Virginia&rsquo;s commitment to investing in infrastructure and broadband has also been crucial in enticing businesses to move to the state, Youngkin said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3400941\/how-the-dmv-fares-on-public-safety-compared-to-other-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HOW THE DMV FARES ON PUBLIC SAFETY COMPARED TO OTHER STATES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Companies want to come to a place where they have great infrastructure, a great workforce, and can touch customers all over America,&rdquo; according to the governor. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s resulted in, yes, $100 billion of commitments from companies who are in Virginia expanding or new ones who want to come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2102062\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2102062\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youngkin: Virginia is in an &#8216;exciting moment&#8217; for investment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2431387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Youngkin-plane-crash-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[48048,36446,9177,5468,15109],"class_list":["post-2431386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-business-expansion","tag-economic-growth","tag-investment","tag-virginia","tag-youngkin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Youngkin-plane-crash-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431386"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431390,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431386\/revisions\/2431390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}