200 new jobs created in the Winchester area
Richmond - Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Kraft Foods, Inc. will expand its Winchester facility and create at least 200 new jobs by the end of 1999. The expansion will enable Kraft to add OSCAR MAYER® LUNCHABLES® Lunch Combinations to its products. Manufacturing capacity will also increase for one of the plant's current products, CAPRI SUN ALL NATURAL® juice drinks.
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) will expand its operations in the Richmond area. HP plans to occupy an 800,000-square-foot facility in the White Oak Technology Park in Eastern Henrico County, which will be used for assembly and distribution of HP LaserJet printers. HP is negotiating with Meridian Industrial Trust, a San Francisco, California real estate developer, to build the facility. The total investment in the project is expected to be $35.4 million.
Yacht-maker to create 350 jobs over the next three years
Chesapeake - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Orca Yachts will relocate its headquarters from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Chesapeake. The yacht manufacturing company will initially provide 110 jobs and create $5.8 million in capital investment. The company will hire up to 350 employees by 2001. Virginia successfully competed with Florida, Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina for the investment.
Governor Gilmore announces combined total of 260 new jobs
$15 million investment to bring 75 plus jobs
Governor Gilmore announces company's $3 million investment to bring 300 jobs
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Connecticut Spring & Stamping Corporation will locate a facility in the City of Newport News. Under the name CSSC Virginia LLC, the company will initially employ 80 people, yet expects to hire 300 by the year 2001. The company will invest $3 million in the project.
Governor announces 373 jobs saved in Smyth County; 96 new jobs for Southwest Virginia
Governor Gilmore announces LandAmerica subsidiary to employ 250
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Elliptus Technologies, a subsidiary of Richmond-based LandAmerica, will relocate its Houston, Texas corporate headquarters to Chesterfield County. The company will eventually employ 250 in a 20,000-square-foot facility, investing $50 million in Virginia. The Commonwealth successfully competed with Texas, Utah and North Carolina for the investment.
Abingdon - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced two projects to aid Southwest Virginia's economic development efforts. The first of which, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Entrepreneurship Initiative Grants Program, is a small business development program providing $390,140 in grants to the region.
Job totals through July 31 exceed all of 1997
Richmond - Governor Jim Gilmore today announced that Virginia has secured 28,298 new jobs since January as a result of major economic development announcements. More jobs were created in the first seven months of 1998 than for all of 1997.