Preferred Freezer Services to establish new cold storage warehouse, creating 60 new jobs

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe and Integer Holdings Corporation today announced that Integer™, known locally as Lake Region Medical, has invested more than $7 million to expand its manufacturing capabilities in the City of Salem. Over the past three years, Integer’s Salem site has experienced 10 percent year-over-year employment growth and this trajectory is expected to continue.

Flow Alkaline Spring Water to invest $15.5 million to establish first U.S. manufacturing facility

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Flow Alkaline Spring Water, an Ontario-based provider of naturally alkaline spring water, will invest $15.5 million to establish its first U.S. spring water manufacturing facility in Augusta County. Virginia successfully competed with New Hampshire and Wisconsin for the project, which will create 51 new jobs. 

Merck & Co., Inc. to expand Elkton manufacturing facility, creating about 100 new jobs 

Major expansion by The Hershey Company to create 65 new jobs

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Wholesome Harvest Baking, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo, one of the world’s largest bakery companies, will invest $22.1 million to upgrade equipment and add a production line for artisan bread in its City of Roanoke operation. In addition, 324 existing employees will be retrained to operate the new machinery with support from the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP).

Credit startup Petal to establish new service and operations center

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Petal, a new kind of credit card company built to help people financially succeed, will make an investment of over $300,000 to establish a new service and operations center in Chesterfield County. Virginia successfully competed with Austin, Salt Lake City, and New York City—where Petal is headquartered—for the project, which will create more than 80 new jobs over the next three years.

Virginia Economic Development Partnership named the most competitive state-level economic development group in the United States

Ozmo to expand software development operation

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Ozmo, a technology company that builds software products for mobile operations and their customers, will invest over $200,000 to expand its existing operation in Montgomery County. The project will position the company to meet increasing demand for its products from top mobile operations and device manufacturers from around the world, creating 40 new jobs. 

Litehouse, Inc. to invest $46 million in first East Coast production facility