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08.10.2016
Governor McAuliffe Announces 368 New Jobs in Arlington County
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Applied Predictive Technologies (APT), a leading cloud-based analytics software company, will expand its headquarters operation in Arlington County.
08.04.2016
Governor McAuliffe Announces 30 New Jobs in Warren County
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Toray Plastics (America), Inc., a subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, will invest $45 million to expand its Front Royal facility in Warren County.
08.03.2016
Governor McAuliffe Announces 600 New Jobs in the City of Chesapeake
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Dollar Tree, Inc., an American chain of discount variety stores, will invest $110 million for development of its corporate headquarters in the City of Chesapeake.
07.25.2016
Governor McAuliffe Announces 60 New Jobs in the City of Alexandria
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that The Motley Fool, a multimedia financial-services company, will invest $5 million to upgrade its facility and expand recruitment efforts in the City of Alexandria.
07.20.2016
Governor McAuliffe Announces 22 New Jobs in Henry County
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Solid Stone Fabrics, a textile manufacturer and distributor of stretch fabrics, will invest $1.5 million to expand its operation in Henry County.
07.20.2016
Governor Kaine Announces 27 New Jobs for City of Manassas
RICHMOND - Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Tosoh America, Inc. will invest $4 million and create 27 jobs at a new facility in the City of Manassas.
07.13.2016
State Program Graduates 13 Virginia Companies Ready for Export
RICHMOND - Thirteen companies from across the Commonwealth graduated from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) Program, touting impressive results from their newly acquired tools to successfully export products and services overseas.
07.13.2016
Virginia Beach Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of Virginia Beach company Cape Henry Associates (CHA) into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.13.2016
Prince William County Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of a Prince William County company, InCadence Strategic Solutions, into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.13.2016
Loudoun County Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of a Loudoun County company, NOVA Power Solutions, Inc. into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.13.2016
Three Fairfax County Companies Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of three Fairfax County companies, Chenega International Consulting, LLC, First Line Technology, LLC, and IntelliDyne, LLC into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.13.2016
City of Chesapeake Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of a Chesapeake company, Frontier Technology, Inc., into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.13.2016
Botetourt County Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of a Botetourt County company, Summit Helicopters Inc.,, into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.13.2016
City of Petersburg Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of a Petersburg company, Old Mansion Foods into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.13.2016
City of Fredericksburg Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of a Fredericksburg company, Zenith Aviation, into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.13.2016
Page County Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of a Page County company, Tactical Walls, LLC, into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
07.12.2016
Governor McAuliffe Announces 41 New Jobs in City of Danville
FARNBOROUGH - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Overfinch, the world’s leading creator of bespoke Range Rover vehicles, will invest $1.82 million to establish a manufacturing operation in the City of Danville.
07.12.2016
VEDP Board Elects New Leadership
RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) Board of Directors selected its new chair, C. Daniel Clemente of McLean, and vice chair, Vince Mastracco of Norfolk. Clemente and Mastracco were elected at VEDP’s board meeting on June 9, 2016.