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Flowers Foods to Invest $25 Million, Transform Bakery into Organic Facility in City of Lynchburg

Expansion of longstanding facility will create 15 new jobs

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Flowers Foods, one of the nation’s largest producers of packaged baked foods, will invest $25 million to expand and transform its Lynchburg bakery into an organic facility, creating 15 new jobs. The bakery, which the company has operated for more than 40 years, will serve the Mid-Atlantic market. Virginia successfully competed with other states for the project.

Governor McAuliffe Announces Aeroprobe Corporation to Expand Operation in Montgomery County

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Aeroprobe Corporation, a provider of air data measurement systems to the aerospace, automotive, turbomachinery, wind turbine, and wind tunnel testing industries, will invest $300,000 to expand its operation in Montgomery County. The company has begun the sale of solid-state additive manufacturing machines to increase capabilities. The expansion will create 10 new jobs.

Virginia Companies Increase International Sales through Commonwealth’s Premier Exporting Program

Fourteen Virginia companies recognized for completing two-year international business acceleration program

RICHMOND—The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced that 14 companies from across the Commonwealth have graduated from its Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) Program. The program, which now has 304 graduates, assists Virginia exporters that have firmly established their domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as a growth strategy.

Dilon Technologies and ivWatch Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program

Two-year export program provides resources to support international business expansion to two city of Newport News companies

City of Chesapeake Company Selected to Participate in Virginia’s VALET Program