RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Noland Company, a large distributor of mechanical equipment and supplies for construction and manufacturing, plans to locate a 200,000-square-foot distribution facility in Prince George County’s Industrial Park. The company will create 40 new jobs through an $8.5 million investment. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina for the project.
EMPORIA - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Creative Playthings, a manufacturer of residential wooden swing sets, will expand its operations in the City of Emporia. The company will invest $2.7 million in a 100,000-square-foot expansion, saving 160 existing jobs and creating 30 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts for the project. Governor Warner and made the announcement today at the Emporia-Greensville Industrial Development Corporation’s Existing Industry & Business Celebration.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Sherwood Brands will expand its candy confection operations in Mecklenburg County. The company will create 275 new jobs at its Chase City facility through a $2.7million investment. Virginia successfully competed with Massachusetts for the project. Governor Warner and Virginia Secretary of Commerce & Trade Michael J. Schewel attended this afternoon’s announcement event.
HENRY COUNTY - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Activewear, Inc. will open a textile manufacturing facility in Henry County. The company will create 405 new jobs through a $5 million investment. Virginia successfully competed with Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina for the project. Governor Warner and Virginia Secretary of Commerce & Trade Michael J. Schewel attended this afternoon’s announcement event.
WYTHE COUNTY - Governor Mark R.Warner today announced that Virginia-based Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., will expand its operations, creating 108 new jobs through a $34 million investment in Wythe County. The investment will allow Klöckner Pentaplast to build a 70,000-square-foot addition to its facility in the Rural Retreat Industrial Park. Virginia successfully competed with West Virginia for the project. Governor Warner and Virginia Secretary of Commerce & Trade Michael J. Schewel attended this morning’s announcement event.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that Norcraft Companies, LLC, a cabinet manufacturer, has chosen the City of Lynchburg as the location for its newest manufacturing facility. The company recently acquired StarMark, Inc. and will invest in excess of $1 million to convert the Lynchburg building to manufacture the company’s Mid Continent Cabinetry® product line. Norcraft will create 250 new jobs over the next 12 months as it expands production output at the Lynchburg plant.
Cogar Manufacturing to invest $2.5 million to relocate and expand manufacturing operation
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages, has chosen Wythe County as the location for a new 300,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art bottling facility. The new project ultimately will create about 200 jobs through a $65 million investment. Virginia successfully competed with West Virginia for the project.
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership today announced that a team of graduate business students from Shenandoah University have received the Governor’s Award for Excellence for their participation in the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) Global Market Research (GMR) program. Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Michael J. Schewel presented the award to the winning students and their professor at the 54th Virginia Conference on World Trade, October 24, 2002 in Williamsburg.