RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Redemtech, Inc., a leading provider of information technology (IT) asset management solutions, will invest $1.2 million to open a facility in Chesterfield County. The company will initially create 30 new jobs and grow to 80 within 30 months. Virginia successfully competed against Connecticut, Pennsylvania and South Carolina for the project.

RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that UnitedHealth Group will expand its operations in the City of Roanoke, creating 250 new jobs in addition to the company’s existing 160 jobs.

Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America to create 26 new jobs, expand manufacturing operation 

RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that StarTek, Inc., a leading provider of business process outsourcing services, will open a customer care facility in the City of Petersburg. The company will create up to 500 positions providing service primarily to clients in the telecommunications industry. Virginia successfully competed against Texas and Washington for the project. The company is moving into a vacant building that J.Crew occupied more than four years ago, and operations are scheduled to begin in January 2006.

RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Newmarket Trading Group, Ltd. will invest $600,000 to open a facility in Hanover County. The company will handle the removal, recycling and remarketing of aging personal computer (PC) assets, creating up to 100 new technician jobs within 30 months.

LEBANON - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that CGI-AMS Inc., the wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB, TSX: GIB.SV.A), will invest $6 million to open a software development and systems integration facility in Russell County’s Russell Regional Business Technology Park. CGI-AMS provides information technology (IT) services to the government and private sector, and will create 300 new jobs within 30 months. Virginia successfully competed against Alabama and Utah for the company’s expansion initiative.

RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that five Virginia communities will receive $15,000 grants each to prepare a technology-driven Virtual Building program.

RICHMOND - On a day in which Governor Mark R. Warner announced three job expansions representing nearly $1.3 billion in investment and 1,022 new jobs from Northern Virginia to Southside, the Governor announced that AREVA’s subsidiary, Framatome ANP, Inc., will invest $5 million to expand its facility in the City of Lynchburg. The company, a provider of comprehensive nuclear services, will create 130 engineering positions in the rapidly growing field of nuclear energy.

MANASSAS - Governor Mark R. Warner announced today that 860 new high-tech jobs are being brought to Northern Virginia as part of Micron Technology, Inc.’s $1.2 billion upgrade of its fabrication facilities in Manassas. The initial phase of the upgrade, from 200mm to state-of-the-art 300mm process technology, has occurred over the course of the past year. Additionally, the company exceeded expectations by reaching a milestone of 5,000 wafers produced per week in August, well ahead of schedule.

RICHMOND - On a day in which Governor Mark R. Warner announced three job expansions representing nearly $1.3 billion in investment and 1,022 new jobs from Northern Virginia to Southside, the Governor announced that ADi Motorsports, a subsidiary of American Detail, Inc., will expand its facility in Halifax County. The company will create 32 new positions to do the fabrication, detail and top and body repair for race cars. This expansion includes the launch of a new race team in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Virginia International Raceway (VIR).