Tranlin, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a leading Chinese pulp and paper company, officially broke ground today on its first U.S. operation, a $2 billion advanced manufacturing facility. Tranlin’s investment is located in Chesterfield, Virginia, and will generate more than 2,000 direct jobs in Virginia by 2020.

The Kroger Co., the nation’s largest traditional supermarket retailer, announced today the grand opening of the Richmond region’s newest Kroger Marketplace store, located at 10800 Ironbridge Road, between Greenyard and Courtland Roads, in Chesterfield County.

After three years of planning, fundraising, volunteering and hard work, the Richmond Regional Ride Center is now open in Chesterfield’s Pocahontas State Park.

Our expert panel on October 15 will discuss the various strategies you should be putting in place to ensure that your business continues in the face of a computer disruption, a data hack or the loss of your critical information. We’ll share with you key steps you can take NOW to reduce your risks and keep your company in business.

If you ask the owners of Selah!, LLC, Temple Image and CleanNGoFast, LLC, they will tell you that the library’s Small Business Resource Center was instrumental in them starting and maintaining their businesses.