RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced that eight Virginia companies were selected to participate in the state’s 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. Mark Kilduff, Executive Director of VEDP, spoke to the new and graduating classes at the welcome event in Richmond today.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Mod-U-Kraf Homes, LLC will invest $2.8 million to expand the company’s Rocky Mount facility. The company plans to hire 50 new employees when construction is completed in December. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina and Ohio for the project.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that SI International, an information technology and network solutions company, will invest $1 million to open a customer service center in Dickenson County. The center, which will move into the former Travelocity building in Clintwood, will create 100 new jobs. SI International is working under a contract with the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to provide call center and support services to the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan for federal civilian and military employees.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Princeton BioMeditech Corporation (PBM) will invest $7 million to build a manufacturing facility in Albemarle County and create 115 new jobs. The company has entered into an exclusive marketing and manufacturing agreement with ContraVac, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company. The new facility will provide manufacturing capability to ContraVac for its newly developed products to test male fertility.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Merit Medical Systems Inc. will invest $5 million to open a manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County, creating 200 new jobs. Fifteen employees will transfer from the company’s previous facility in Henrico County which could not be expanded to meet the company’s growing production requirements. The new Chesterfield County facility will assemble and distribute procedure kits for the medical industry worldwide. Virginia successfully competed against Utah for the project.
RICHMOND - The Board of Directors of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced that it has selected Jeffrey M. Anderson as VEDP Executive Director following a five-month national search. Anderson currently serves as Executive Vice President for Global Integration at BearingPoint, a leading multi-national management consulting firm headquartered in McLean. Prior to that role, he served as Executive Vice President responsible for leading BearingPoint’s $500M global financial services practice.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation will invest $5 million to expand its current facility at the Manassas Regional Airport and create approximately100 new jobs. The engineering and research and development facility will primarily support the development of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) designed to fly in the Martian atmosphere. If successful, the program would represent the first aircraft to fly in the atmosphere of another planet.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Lumbee Enterprises, a quality assurance provider of high-end inspection, sorting and engineering rework services in the automotive industry, will invest almost $2.6 million to open a facility in Pulaski County. The company will occupy the former Pfizer facility and perform post-manufacturing modifications for commercial trucks, with a potential of creating 30 to 50 jobs.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Clinch River Forest Products, Inc., will invest $4.35 million to build a new facility in Tazewell County, creating 102 new jobs. The company will build and operate a high-yield, high-technology lumber mill. Virginia successfully competed against West Virginia for the project.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that OPTIMUS Corporation, a leading provider of government information technology services, will invest $1.15 million to relocate its headquarters from Maryland. The project brings 234 new jobs to Fairfax County that include managers, professionals, technicians, and office and clerical positions.