Virginia Companies to Build Business Partnerships with Global Firms

Gilmore also discusses partnership between Virginia and Boehringer Ingelheim for workforce trainin

Readicut International finalizes dual operations for Martinsville Industrial Park

Star Tobacco & Pharmaceuticals will create 65 jobs in Chase City

Richmond - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced the decision by Star Tobacco & Pharmaceuticals to locate a manufacturing facility in the Town of Chase City. The company is a tobacco manufacturer and the exclusive licensee to a technology to eliminate nitrosamines. Star Tobacco & Pharmaceuticals will hire 65 employees with a capital investment of $3 million.

Attends grand opening festivities for $150 million facility in Lynchburg

Lynchburg - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today attended a grand opening ceremony for Frito-Lay's new manufacturing and distribution facility in Lynchburg. The plant is expected to create 800 new jobs for Virginians as a result of a $150 million investment. Frito-Lay originally announced plans to build the plant in Virginia in May 1996 and predicts it will contribute nearly $2.5 billion to the Commonwealth's economy over the next 10 years.

Virginia's Economic Development Leaders to Lay Groundwork for Future Job Creation

Richmond - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that he will travel to Europe on April 26, 1998 to meet with top corporate executives from Germany and the United Kingdom. Secretary of Commerce and Trade Barry E. DuVal and Wayne L. Sterling, Executive Director of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, will accompany Governor Gilmore to Europe.

Mercantile Logistics to locate distribution center in Suffolk

Richmond - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced the decision by Mercantile Logistics, Inc., to invest $1.5 million in a warehouse and distribution facility in the City of Suffolk. Mercantile Logistics will create 300 new jobs for Virginians. Employment is expected to grow to 450 within three years.

GEICO increases employment by 2,500; Gateway 2000 adds 250

Culpeper-based company expands

Culpeper County - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today attended a building dedication ceremony for Omni Services, Inc., in Culpeper County. Founded in 1972, Omni Services is the holding company which directs the corporate operation of three successful businesses: rus, sanis and arena first aid. The new headquarters facility will house 125 employees and create a $3.2 million investment.

New Division of International Trade Development Established