Thomson Reuters establishing cybersecurity operations center downtown, creating 60 jobs

Mass media and information firm Thomson Reuters announced intentions to establish an internal cybersecurity operations center in Richmond Wednesday. Governor Terry McAuliffe and Mayor Levar Stoney were on hand to make the announcement in Downtown Richmond.

The company will occupy approximately 10,000 square feet in one of the two Riverfront Plaza towers, and plans to employ up to 60 people in highly specialized roles by the end of 2018.

State officials met with the company and successfully recruited the project in February of 2017 in San Francisco at the RSA Conference, where McAuliffe was a featured speaker.

Thomson Reuters is a leading source of news and information for professional markets and has operated in more than 100 countries for more than a century.

“Virginia has emerged as a hub for cutting-edge intelligence technology, and Thomson Reuters is an impressive addition to the Commonwealth’s growing cybersecurity sector,” Governor McAuliffe said in a statement following the announcement. “This key industry will continue to have a critical impact on citizens and businesses around the globe, and is an important component of our ongoing efforts to diversify and build the new Virginia economy. We are honored to gain a new corporate partner that is creating new, high-tech jobs of the 21st century in the City of Richmond.”

“Richmond is an emerging leader in innovation and technology,” Stoney remarked, following the Governor. We are where America’s most progressive businesses want to locate and grow. I’m thrilled to welcome Thomson Reuters as the latest such company to make the Richmond move. We have a highly-skilled and talented workforce ready to fill the cybersecurity jobs they bring, and we look forward to their future success here in our capital city.”

The company received a $50,000 grant from the Governor’s Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund to assist the City with the project, and Thomson Reuters is eligible to receive state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Funding and services to support the company’s employee training activities will be provided through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.