RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Solution Matrix, Inc. (SMI), a leader in cold-therapy products for the health care industry, will invest $2.25 million to relocate its headquarters and manufacturing operations from Pennsylvania to Franklin County. The company will construct a 25,000-square-foot facility in the Franklin County Commerce Center, creating 80 new jobs within three years.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Southern Finishing Company, Inc., a manufacturer of prefinished components for the cabinet industry will invest $1.7 million to consolidate its eastern U.S. operations to the City of Martinsville. The project is a result of the consolidation of the company’s North Carolina and Virginia operations as a means of achieving greater efficiency, economies of scale and improving logistics in an effort to reduce costs.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology, Inc., will invest $56 million to increase memory chip production at its Manassas facility. Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling joined business and government leaders today on the Governor’s behalf to announce the project, which will create 123 new jobs.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Merit Medical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices, will invest $1 million to expand its operations in Chesterfield County. The project will create 75 new jobs.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Acumen Solutions, an international leader in business and technology consulting, will invest $2.35 million to expand its operation in Fairfax County. The project will create 156 new jobs providing business and technology consulting services to the company’s clients. Acumen Solutions employs business analysts, industry experts, technical architects, data architects, CRM experts, object oriented developers and Salesforce.com consultants.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that ICF International, a global professional services firm, has agreed to renew and expand its corporate headquarters in Fairfax County. ICF is expanding its leased office space to 300,000 square feet for the next 12 years. ICF's commitment to Fairfax County will result in the investment of $20 million to improve and re-equip its headquarters location. The company also plans to create at least 400 jobs over the next three years in Virginia.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Virginia-based Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is expanding its Virginia workforce by more than 1,000 new positions in 2010 and 2011; 700 of those positions will be located in Henrico County. Capital One recently purchased two new commercial office buildings for its campus in the Innsbrook Office park in Henrico County, where it plans to open a new call center and operations center in 2011.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. (HDL, Inc.) will invest $4.2 million in its operation in the City of Richmond. HDL, Inc., located in the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park, to expand its clinical laboratory, diagnostics and clinical trial services, as well as its physician/patient consulting. The project will create 213 new jobs.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial geospatial information and services, will invest $10 million to move its corporate headquarters to the Dulles Corner Office Center in Fairfax County. The company will create 100 new jobs over the next three years and relocate its 230 Virginia-based employees to the expanded corporate headquarters facility in the first few months of 2011. Virginia successfully competed against Colorado and Maryland for the project.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that A-T Solutions Inc., a global industry-leading anti-and counterterrorism professional services firm, will invest $1 million to expand its operations in Spotsylvania County. The company’s clients include the departments of Defense, State and Justice; the Department of Homeland Security; the intelligence community; state and local law enforcement; and international clients.