RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of two Central Virginia companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. The new companies are Analytics Corporation of the Town of Ashland, and Dominion Voltage Inc. of the City of Richmond. 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) announced the acceptance of two Charlottesville-area companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. The new companies are Indoor Biotechnologies of the City of Charlottesville, and Osen-Hunter Group Inc. of Orange County. 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 - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Kilgour Industries Ltd, a United Kingdom-based supplier of aircraft airframe and engine machined products will invest $27.3 million in its first U.S. operation in Henry County and create 155 new jobs. Kilgour specializes in computerized numerical control (CNC) machining, wet chemical surface treatments and sub-assemblies of aerospace components. Virginia successfully competed against Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina for the project.

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Bayshore Concrete Products, a subsidiary of Skanska USA and producer of quality precast concrete products, will invest $4 million to expand its operation in the Town of Cape Charles in Northampton County. The company’s investment in harbor infrastructure improvements will create 135 new jobs and will allow Bayshore to precast larger concrete components and ship them to customers for transportation and major infrastructure projects.

RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) Board of Directors selected its new Chair, Donald Seale of Norfolk, and Vice Chair, Chris Lumsden of Halifax County. The officers were elected during the quarterly VEDP board meeting on December 12, 2013. As a state authority, the Partnership is governed by a 24-member Board of Directors comprised of businesspersons from around Virginia, each of whom is appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly.

RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced that Moog Components Group received the 2013 Commonwealth of Virginia Governor’s Award for Excellence in International Trade. The award was presented at the Virginia Conference on World Trade in Williamsburg. Moog Components Group, based in Blacksburg, Virginia and a business segment of Moog Inc., is an innovative motion company that specializes in the design and manufacture of slip rings, motors, actuators, resolvers, solenoids and air moving solutions.

RICHMOND - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the release of the Virginia Cyber Security Export Market Report. George Mason University prepared the study as part of VEDP’s ‘Going Global’ Defense Initiative to mitigate the impact of defense spending cuts on Virginia’s economy, the nation’s leading state recipient of defense spending. VEDP’s International Trade program focuses on assisting Virginia businesses in capturing export opportunities overseas. As the U.S.

AFID is a discretionary incentive to grow Virginia’s agriculture and forestry industries.

AFID grants are made to localities at the discretion of the Governor with the expectation that the grant will be critical to the success of a project, which will result in creation of new jobs and investment from companies that add value to Virginia-grown agriculture and forestry products.

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Ireland-based Anord Control Systems Ltd., a leading provider of critical power infrastructure to the global data center industry, will invest $950,000 to establish its first U.S. operation, Anord Critical Power Inc., in Henrico County.

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced in North Chesterfield today that Evonik Industries, one of the world's leading specialty chemicals companies, will invest $15 million to relocate and expand its Business and Innovation Center in Chesterfield County. The company will maintain its manufacturing operation in the City of Hopewell. Virginia successfully competed against New Jersey and Indiana for the project, which will create 50 new jobs over five years and retain 130 jobs.