DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Goldschmidt Chemical Corporation, a subsidiary of the Degussa Corporation, will expand its operations in the City of Hopewell. The expansion will allow the chemical company to create 28 new jobs and bring Goldschmidt's first U.S. polyether plant to the Commonwealth. Virginia successfully competed with Alabama, North Carolina and Wisconsin for the project. The announcement followed the Governor’s meeting with company officials at Degussa Corporation’s world headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Richmond - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) has opened an International Trade office in Southwest Virginia. Located in Abingdon, the office will work to increase the number of Southwest Virginia companies exporting and the volume of exports from the region. The Abingdon office joins VEDP’s International Trade offices in Richmond, Norfolk, Tyson’s Corner, Roanoke, and Harrisonburg.
INGELHEIM, GERMANY - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation will expand its manufacturing capacity at its subsidiary, Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc. in the City of Petersburg. The expansion announcement followed Governor Warner’s meeting with company officials at the Boehringer Ingelheim world headquarters in Ingelheim, Germany.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Framatome ANP (Advanced Nuclear Power), Inc. will expand its operations in Lynchburg and Campbell County, creating a total of 300 new jobs through a $32 million investment over the next three years.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner will lead a business development mission to Europe May 18 through May 24, 2003. The mission will include a series of high-level meetings with key business executives in Copenhagen, Zurich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Düsseldorf, and other locations in Southern Germany.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that the DRS Group, one of the nations leading document management services companies, will locate 115 new jobs in Mecklenburg County’s Town of Clarksville. Through a $1 million investment, the company will open a 32,000 square foot document conversion supercenter in the Lake Country Industrial Park Building. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina for the investment.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Franklin County-based MW Manufacturers will expand. The company will relocate its Lineal Technologies division from the City of Roanoke to Franklin County to increase production capacity in its extruded plastic component products line. The relocation represents a $4.7 million investment and a total of 130 jobs in Franklin County over the next 30 months, saving 70 existing jobs and creating 60 new ones.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Liebherr, a manufacturer of mining and construction machinery, is expanding its operations in the City of Newport News. Through a $4 million investment, Liebherr has made substantial modifications to its existing plant and anticipates the investment to continue as the domestic and international demand for large scale off-highway equipment grows. Employment has steadily increased over the past four years and it is anticipated that 134 new jobs will be created as Liebherr’s growth continues.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Unisys Corporation will commence an expansion in Fairfax County to consolidate Unisys Global Public Sector’s division headquarters. The expansion will accommodate up to 900 new jobs at the new Unisys facility in Fairfax County over the next three years. These jobs include approximately 150 Unisys employees who will relocate from office space presently in Washington, D.C.
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Carbone Kirkwood LLC will expand its existing operations in Prince Edward County. Through a $2.7 million investment, the company will create 65 new jobs at its facility on Industrial Park Road. Virginia successfully competed with Ohio and Mexico for the expansion. Governor Warner and Jim McCrone, President of Carbone Kirkwood LLC, made the announcement at an event this afternoon.