RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Unilever has selected its Suffolk manufacturing plant as its strategic site for United States tea production and will invest $15 million in the facility over the next 30 months, creating 65 new jobs.
“Unilever’s Lipton Tea plant has operated in Suffolk since 1955,” said Governor Gilmore. “The hard-working people of Suffolk have proven to be a great asset to the company’s success. I applaud this announcement of 65 new jobs in Hampton Roads.”
RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that BAE SYSTEMS will expand in Fairfax County. The company will create nearly 1,000 new jobs through an investment of $51.6 million. The new positions will range from systems integration and development engineers to network and software engineers. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland and Washington, D.C. for this investment.
RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Basalt Fiber Company, a new manufacturing firm, will locate operations in the Town of South Hill. The company will occupy an existing building in the Northside Industrial Park and create 55 new jobs.
“I am pleased that Basalt Fiber Company has selected South Hill as the location for this new venture,” says Governor Gilmore. “The company will soon learn that our workforce in Southside Virginia is first-rate.”
WorldCom invests $180 million in Loudoun County campus
RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore today cited the significant expansion of WorldCom's presence at its corporate campus in Loudoun County with the assistance of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. With the Commonwealth’s support, WorldCom has grown its expansion to an overall investment of $180 million, enabling the Company to house up to 8,000 employees at the campus as business dictates.
Governor Gilmore awards $900,000 in grants to secure new facility in Brunswick County
RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Kraft Foods will expand its operation in Frederick County. Kraft will add 75 new production jobs at its facility in the Fort Collier Industrial Park. Through an investment of $29 million, Kraft will expand its production capabilities for its drinks, including Capri Sun.
“Kraft Foods is a valued corporate citizen,” said Governor Gilmore. “The Commonwealth is eager to do what it can to help in Kraft’s continued success and growth.”
RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore announced today that Novozymes Biologicals, Inc., the market leader in the development and production of naturally occurring microorganisms for industrial, consumer and agriculture uses, has chosen the Roanoke County Center for Research & Technology for the relocation and expansion of its local research and manufacturing operation. The move from Salem will save 65 Virginia jobs and create 25 additional jobs.
RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Advance Auto Parts will invest $14 million and create 234 new jobs at an additional facility in the City of Roanoke. This decision comes after the company’s recent announcement that it would be acquiring the 668 store Florida-based Discount Auto Parts.
RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced the award of a $3.2 million research grant that will allow the Institute for Computational Genomics, Inc. (INCOGEN), the College of William and Mary and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech (VBI) to create a cooperative bioinformatics program. INCOGEN will invest $2.4 million to relocate from South Carolina to the Busch Corporate Center in James City County.
RICHMOND - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced two Virginia companies have received the prestigious Governor’s Award for Excellence for their participation in the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) Global Market Research (GMR) Program. Secretary of Commerce and Trade Barry E. DuVal presented the awards to the winning companies and their partnering students and professors today in Williamsburg at the 53rd Virginia Conference on World Trade.