RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Phone2Action, a civic engagement software platform, will invest $150,000 to relocate from Washington, D.C., to Arlington County and expand its software operation. Launched in 2014, the company supplies social advocacy and civic engagement tools that connect constituents with their elected officials. The project will create 142 new jobs.

TST Fabrication and Machine, a service-disabled, veteran-owned metal fabrication company, will invest $3 million to expand their existing Norfolk headquarters.

RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) Board of Directors selected its new chair, C. Daniel Clemente of McLean, and vice chair, Vince Mastracco of Norfolk. Clemente and Mastracco were elected at VEDP’s board meeting on June 9, 2016. As a state authority, the Partnership is governed by a 24-member Board of Directors comprised of businesspersons from around the Commonwealth, each of whom is appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly.