JAMES CITY COUNTY — CEL Critical Power held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its first North American manufacturing and assembly facility on Wednesday afternoon, a $5.2 million investment that state and local leaders say strengthens Virginia’s role in data center infrastructure and advanced manufacturing.

The 150,000-square-foot facility in James City County will initially create 250 jobs, with plans to expand to 500 as production ramps up.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said the investment reinforces Virginia’s position as a hub for data centers and technology-related manufacturing and fits with his administration’s economic development priorities.

“The bottom line is that the collective contributions of businesses that have chosen Virginia over the course of the last four years are going to pave th

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