RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Paris Ceramics USA, Inc. will invest $2 million to open a facility in Prince Edward County, creating 30 new jobs. The company will manufacture high-value stone flooring and stone-related products. Virginia successfully competed against Connecticut for the project. Top administration officials met with Charles Smallbone, Chairman of Smallbone plc, the United Kingdom parent company of Paris Ceramics, during a June 2005 European trade mission.

RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that ITT Industries Night Vision (ITT) will invest up to $51.8 million to expand its facility capacity in Roanoke County and create 250 new jobs. The need for ITT’s increased production is the result of a continued swell in global demand for night vision products. The company also is preparing to produce a new product—procured and currently being tested by the U.S. Army—that combines thermal imaging and image intensification technology, the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle.

RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Call Evolution Company will invest $1 million to open a facility in Scott County. The center will be located in Duffield Industrial Park’s Pioneer Center and will provide customer service support to Fortune 500 financial and insurance companies, creating 200 new jobs in 30 months. 

RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner announced today that Pacific Headwear, Inc. will invest $1.2 million to open a facility in the J. Aubrey Houghton Industrial Park in the Town of South Boston. The company will embroider custom-designed team and corporate headgear, creating 25 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed against North Carolina for the project.

RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Goya Foods, Inc. will invest $5.1 million to open a new distribution facility in Southpoint Business Park in Prince George County. The company will distribute its canned and frozen specialty foods from the facility, creating 60 new jobs that range from warehouse- to management-level positions. Virginia successfully competed against North Carolina for the project.

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.