This amount of job growth seems typical at first blush. A haphazard sampling [1] of job creation announcements in Virginia as a result of state grants reveals:

This amount of job growth seems typical at first blush. A haphazard sampling [1] of job creation announcements in Virginia as a result of state grants reveals: April 2013: 25 jobs in secure document and card printing March 2014: 40 jobs in new lumber mill August 2014: 25 jobs in manufacturing coating spray for aircraft turbine parts August 2014: 25 jobs in new lumber mill August 2014: 500 jobs in parts for automotive engines October 2014: 75 new jobs in parts of automatic transmissions December 2014: 97 new jobs in HQ consolidation for medical device company April 2015: 160 new jobs in food processing for fruits May 2015: 100 jobs in lighting fixture manufacturing January 2016: 50 jobs in tamper-evident label manufacturing February 2016: 50 jobs in ingredients for cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries March 2016: 15 jobs in new lumber mill March 2016: 1800 new jobs in client support and consulting September 2016: 50 jobs in paper towel manufacturing [1] http://www.virginiabusiness.com/search/google?q=jobs+grant http://www.virginiabusiness.com/search/google?q=jobs+grant