Richmond - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Canada-based Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods will invest $1.8 million to establish its first Virginia operation in Warren County. The company, which established its first U.S. entity in Vermont in 2009, imports the highest quality of fruits and vegetables and assembles and distributes them across the U.S. The project will create 25 new jobs.

Richmond - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Monogram Food Solutions, LLC, a Memphis-based manufacturer of value-added processed meats, will invest $36.475 million to expand its meat snacks production operation in the Henry County Patriot Centre Industrial Park. Virginia successfully competed against two other states for the project, which will create 200 new jobs.

Richmond - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Italy-based Provides Metalmeccanica Srl, a leader in the heat exchanger sector, will invest $6.1 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation, Provides US, Inc., in Augusta County. The company will co-locate with Daikin Applied in Verona in a 40,000-square-foot space. Provides manufactures evaporators and condensers and supplies those components to major HVAC companies worldwide.

Richmond - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that K2M Group Holdings, Inc., a global medical device company, will relocate its global headquarters and research and development operations to a new 146,000-square-foot facility in the Town of Leesburg in Loudoun County. The approximately $28 million project is expected to create 97 new jobs and retain 268 jobs, and will be funded through contributions from Trammell Crow Company, Keane Enterprises, Inc., and K2M, as well as the Town of Leesburg, Loudoun County, and the Commonwealth.

Richmond - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) received the No. 2 spot in The American Economic Development Institute (AEDI) and Pollina Corporate Real Estate’s Top 10 State Economic Development Organizations ranking for 2014.

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Thomas Automation Management, LLC (TAM), an automation firm that solves industrial IT problems for companies around the world, will invest $1 million to expand its operation in Carroll County, creating 15 new jobs.

Richmond - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced that The C.F. Sauer Company received the 2014 Commonwealth of Virginia Governor’s Award for Excellence in International Trade. The award was presented by Governor McAuliffe at the Virginia Conference on World Trade in Richmond. The C.F. Sauer Company, founded in 1887 and based in Richmond, is one of the nation’s top producers of both branded and private label spices, flavoring extracts and condiments.

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Coperion Corporation, in collaboration with local real estate developer WYCO, LLC (William Ellenbogen Managing Member), will invest a total of more than $3 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Wythe County. Coperion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. since 2012, is the world market and technology leader for compounding systems, bulk materials systems, components and services. Virginia successfully competed against New Jersey for the project, which will create 22 new jobs.

RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of four Central Virginia companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. Launched in January 2002, the program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy.

RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of a Lynchburg company into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. Launched in January 2002, the program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy. 

The new company accepted into the program is Delta Star, Inc.