RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of four Northern Virginia companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. Launched in January 2002, the program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy. Participating firms are chosen based on their dedication to growth through export.
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of American Hardwood Industries, based in Waynesboro, into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. Launched in January 2002, the program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy. Participating firms are chosen based on their dedication to growth through export.
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of Damascus Corporation, based in Abingdon, into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. Launched in January 2002, the program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy. Participating firms are chosen based on their dedication to growth through export.
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of two Central Virginia companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. The new companies are Analytics Corporation of the Town of Ashland, and Dominion Voltage Inc. of the City of Richmond. Launched in January 2002, the program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy.
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) announced the acceptance of two Charlottesville-area companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. The new companies are Indoor Biotechnologies of the City of Charlottesville, and Osen-Hunter Group Inc. of Orange County. Launched in January 2002, the program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy.
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Kilgour Industries Ltd, a United Kingdom-based supplier of aircraft airframe and engine machined products will invest $27.3 million in its first U.S. operation in Henry County and create 155 new jobs. Kilgour specializes in computerized numerical control (CNC) machining, wet chemical surface treatments and sub-assemblies of aerospace components. Virginia successfully competed against Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina for the project.
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Bayshore Concrete Products, a subsidiary of Skanska USA and producer of quality precast concrete products, will invest $4 million to expand its operation in the Town of Cape Charles in Northampton County. The company’s investment in harbor infrastructure improvements will create 135 new jobs and will allow Bayshore to precast larger concrete components and ship them to customers for transportation and major infrastructure projects.
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) Board of Directors selected its new Chair, Donald Seale of Norfolk, and Vice Chair, Chris Lumsden of Halifax County. The officers were elected during the quarterly VEDP board meeting on December 12, 2013. As a state authority, the Partnership is governed by a 24-member Board of Directors comprised of businesspersons from around Virginia, each of whom is appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly.
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced that Moog Components Group received the 2013 Commonwealth of Virginia Governor’s Award for Excellence in International Trade. The award was presented at the Virginia Conference on World Trade in Williamsburg. Moog Components Group, based in Blacksburg, Virginia and a business segment of Moog Inc., is an innovative motion company that specializes in the design and manufacture of slip rings, motors, actuators, resolvers, solenoids and air moving solutions.
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the release of the Virginia Cyber Security Export Market Report. George Mason University prepared the study as part of VEDP’s ‘Going Global’ Defense Initiative to mitigate the impact of defense spending cuts on Virginia’s economy, the nation’s leading state recipient of defense spending. VEDP’s International Trade program focuses on assisting Virginia businesses in capturing export opportunities overseas. As the U.S.