RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that QTS (Quality Technology Services), one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing privately held providers of data center facilities and managed services, has acquired the former 1.3 million square-foot Qimonda facility, which includes nearly $1.1 billion dollars of existing state-of-the-art infrastructure in Henrico County. QTS will invest more than $100 million over the next three years to retrofit the property to provide the most secure and reliable data center services in the area.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that EcomNets, a company dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems, will invest $1.94 million to establish a green computer, server and storage area network manufacturing operation in Danville. The project will create 160 new jobs.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leading global security company, will relocate its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to Virginia, creating 300 new jobs in the Commonwealth.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Faneuil, Inc., a provider of customer support solutions for government and private sector customers, will invest $2.4 million to establish a customer support center in Martinsville to service its Dominion Virginia Power contract. Faneuil will also supplement with additional contract work. Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling joined business and government leaders today on the Governor’s behalf to announce the project, which will create 250 new jobs.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia has been awarded Site Selection magazine’s 2010 Competitiveness Award. The award began in 2003 as a benchmark that measures state economic development agencies’ competitiveness—the most important factor in an agency’s ability to attract capital investment and expand economic activity in the state.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Phoenix Packaging Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of Phoenix Packaging Group, will invest more than $20 million to establish its first U.S. operation in Pulaski County. The company will manufacture thermoformed rigid plastic packaging for customers in the U.S., and also establish its North American headquarters in Pulaski. The project will create 240 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed against Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia Casting Industries, LLC, will invest $9.1 million to establish a ductile iron components manufacturing operation in the City of Radford, creating 300 new jobs. The company will occupy the former Intermet New River Foundry facility. Virginia successfully competed against Michigan for the project.

Richmond is Virginia’s state capital, and this dynamic and culturally rich region offers residents and businesses the advantages of a growing, vibrant metropolitan area with developable acreage in suburban and rural areas.

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that The Hershey Company will make a multi-million dollar investment in new machinery to increase production capacity at its Stuarts Draft operation in Augusta County, creating 69 jobs. The Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP) will provide funding and services to help recruit and train the new employees. The VJIP funding also will support the retraining of 140 existing employees on the new equipment.