Sara Lee Activewear to invest $25 million, Governor approves $1.3 grant to assist County with site p
Manufacturer will create 30 additional jobs in the Farmville area
150 jobs created by dairy manufacturer by year's end; $30 million added to original investment
Governor Gilmore announces expansions totaling $700 million
335 new positions created in Chesapeake
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Dendrite International, a Morristown, New Jersey-based firm, will locate a new technical services center in the Greenbrier area of Chesapeake. The new facility will create 335 new jobs within the first 30 months with a total investment exceeding $30 million.
Governor Gilmore announces Japanese company to invests $1.8 million
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Usui International Company, UIC, will expand its Chesapeake facility creating 25 additional jobs. The company will also invest $1.8 million in the facility.
Ambassador Discusses Japan's Economy, Business Partnerships
Norfolk - "Some may say that watching the Japanese economy improve is like watching the grass grow," explained Ambassador Shunji Yanai to a packed audience of more than 600 attendees at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast United States- Japan Association (SEUS) taking place today and tomorrow in Norfolk, Virginia.
Somic Ishikawa to locate in Wythe County
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Somic Ishikawa, a Japan-based company, will locate an automotive-parts manufacturing facility in Wythe County. The company will invest $5.3 million while hiring 25 skilled workers within 30 months. Virginia successfully competed with Tennessee and Maine for this investment.
NTELOS invests over $9 million
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that CFW Communications, doing business as NTELOS, will locate a new customer care facility in the PortCentre I Building in Portsmouth. This call center will create 250 new jobs for Virginians and result in $9.6 million in total investment. Virginia successfully competed with West Virginia for the project.
Students across Virginia obtain practical experience through marketing program
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that two Virginia companies have received the prestigious Governor's Award for Excellence for their participation in the Virginia Economic Development Partnership's (VEDP) International Market Planning (IMP) Program. VEDP Executive Director Mark Kilduff presented the awards to the winning companies and their partnering students and professors today in Roanoke at the 52nd Virginia Conference on World Trade.