An Italian rocket manufacturer will bring over $500 million in investment and more than 1,500 jobs to Pittsylvania County, state officials announced Monday. Avio will build a facility at an industrial park in Hurt where it will manufacture solid rocket motors for defense, propulsion, missile systems and the commercial space sectors, according to a news release from Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
This is the second-largest economic development deal in Southside Virginia history, topped only by the 2024 announcement that Microporous, a lithium-battery separator manufacturer, would invest $1.3 billion at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill and create just over 2,000 jobs.
