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Posted on: April 14, 2023

LEGO Breaks Ground on New Chesterfield Facility

Chesterfield BOS members at LEGO Groundbreaking

Chesterfield BOS Chair Kevin Carroll speaking

LEGO held a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday morning on its 1.7 million square-foot precision manufacturing facility in Chesterfield's Meadowville Technology Park, a $1 billion investment that will create more than 1,760 jobs.

Learn more about the project here.

Watch a video of the groundbreaking by clicking on the image below.


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