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The Lego Group has put the pieces together, hiring a joint venture to build its $1 billion manufacturing facility near Richmond, Virginia, the company announced Thursday.
Lexington, Ky.-based Gray Construction and Richmond-based Hourigan have formed a JV to serve as the project’s general contractor and will begin with deep foundation management and site preparation. Lego first started the project in the spring of 2023, and since then the work has included site preparation and ongoing design work.
The companies did not disclose the JV’s share of the contract value in the total $1 billion megaproject.
Lego expects construction of actual factory buildings to begin later this year and full production to begin in 2027, about a year later than originally planned.
The JV will build 13 buildings, totaling 1.7 million square feet on 340 acres. The project will also seek WELL and LEED-Platinum certification and use up to 40,000 solar panels on the ground and 13,000 on the roof, according to the release.
