Star Tobacco & Pharmaceuticals will create 65 jobs in Chase City
Richmond - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced the decision by Star Tobacco & Pharmaceuticals to locate a manufacturing facility in the Town of Chase City. The company is a tobacco manufacturer and the exclusive licensee to a technology to eliminate nitrosamines. Star Tobacco & Pharmaceuticals will hire 65 employees with a capital investment of $3 million.
Attends grand opening festivities for $150 million facility in Lynchburg
Lynchburg - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today attended a grand opening ceremony for Frito-Lay's new manufacturing and distribution facility in Lynchburg. The plant is expected to create 800 new jobs for Virginians as a result of a $150 million investment. Frito-Lay originally announced plans to build the plant in Virginia in May 1996 and predicts it will contribute nearly $2.5 billion to the Commonwealth's economy over the next 10 years.
Virginia's Economic Development Leaders to Lay Groundwork for Future Job Creation
Richmond - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that he will travel to Europe on April 26, 1998 to meet with top corporate executives from Germany and the United Kingdom. Secretary of Commerce and Trade Barry E. DuVal and Wayne L. Sterling, Executive Director of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, will accompany Governor Gilmore to Europe.
Mercantile Logistics to locate distribution center in Suffolk
Richmond - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced the decision by Mercantile Logistics, Inc., to invest $1.5 million in a warehouse and distribution facility in the City of Suffolk. Mercantile Logistics will create 300 new jobs for Virginians. Employment is expected to grow to 450 within three years.
GEICO increases employment by 2,500; Gateway 2000 adds 250
Culpeper-based company expands
Culpeper County - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today attended a building dedication ceremony for Omni Services, Inc., in Culpeper County. Founded in 1972, Omni Services is the holding company which directs the corporate operation of three successful businesses: rus, sanis and arena first aid. The new headquarters facility will house 125 employees and create a $3.2 million investment.
New Division of International Trade Development Established
Sprint to employ 500 in expanding call center operation
Governor Gilmore Names Former Pittston CEO as Chairman
Richmond - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia will host the 13th Annual Joint Conference of the Southeast United States-Korea Economic Committee (SEUS) and the Korean-U.S. Economic Council, Inc., in Williamsburg, November 7-9, 1998. The Governor also named Joseph C. Farrell, Chairman Emeritus of The Pittston Company, chairman for the 1998 conference.
Expansion Will Result in 160 New Jobs for Virginians
Chesterfield County - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced the decision by LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., to expand its operations in Virginia by creating an additional 160 jobs in Chesterfield County. LandAmerica, the largest family of title insurance companies in the United States, will lease an existing building located in the Gateway Centre office park. With transfers, total employment at the Chesterfield facility is expected to reach 417.