Announcements
(Total Announcements: 24, Total Investment: $231MM, Total New Jobs: 2,886) (VEDP-Assisted Announcements: 11, Investment: $219MM, New Jobs: 2,080)
| Company Name |
Location |
Business
Description |
Month
Announced |
New/
Expansion |
New Jobs |
Investment
($MM) |
State
Incentives |
| *Cape Henry Associates |
Virginia Beach |
Personnel training and human resources consulting |
December, 2014 |
E |
36 |
0.15 |
NO |
| Dreamlight, Inc. |
Virginia Beach |
Designs and manufactures gymnastics athletic ware |
December, 2014 |
E |
45 |
1.10 |
NO |
| Copper Fox Distillery |
Williamsburg |
Producer of distilled spirits |
December, 2014 |
E |
28 |
2.00 |
NO |
| Pacorini Global Services |
Suffolk |
Logistics for coffee market |
December, 2014 |
N |
10 |
0.50 |
NO |
| govSolutions, Inc. |
Virginia Beach |
Office furniture supply and design |
December, 2014 |
E |
10 |
0.83 |
NO |
| *Ciba Specialty Chemicals |
Suffolk |
Manufactures polyacrylamides used in water treatment applications |
December, 2014 |
E |
0 |
4.50 |
YES |
| UST Global |
Norfolk |
IT maintenance and software development |
November, 2014 |
N |
100 |
0.00 |
NO |
| Blue Bell Creameries |
Suffolk |
Warehouse and distribution of ice cream products |
November, 2014 |
E |
6 |
5.80 |
NO |
| *Military Sealift Command |
Norfolk |
HQ for Navy's Sealift Command |
November, 2014 |
E |
507 |
31.00 |
NO |
| Providence Agriculture |
Franklin City |
Manufactures agricultural chemicals and seeds |
November, 2014 |
E |
0 |
1.50 |
NO |
| *Information Dominance Forces Command |
Suffolk |
Cyber expertise for Navy |
November, 2014 |
N |
0 |
0.10 |
NO |
| StarChase |
Virginia Beach |
Police GPS tracking devices |
November, 2014 |
E |
35 |
0.00 |
NO |
| *DOMA Technologies LLC |
Virginia Beach |
Cloud based data and document management |
October, 2014 |
E |
150 |
1.00 |
YES |
| *AETNA Insulated Wire Co. |
Virginia Beach |
Insulated Wire |
October, 2014 |
E |
25 |
6.30 |
NO |
| *Tidewater Tactical |
Virginia Beach |
Military and law enforcement tactical equipment |
October, 2014 |
E |
5 |
1.15 |
NO |
| GEICO Corporation |
Virginia Beach |
Provider of insurance services |
October, 2014 |
E |
100 |
0.00 |
NO |
| FedEx Corporation |
Hampton |
Distribution center, parcel shipping. |
September, 2014 |
E |
259 |
0.00 |
NO |
| *Friant and Associates |
Suffolk |
Institutional and office furniture manufacturing |
September, 2014 |
N |
166 |
17.40 |
YES |
| *Continental Automotive Systems |
Newport News |
Automotive parts production |
August, 2014 |
E |
525 |
152.00 |
YES |
| *Canada Metal Pacific |
Virginia Beach |
Global supplier of non-ferrous metal products |
July, 2014 |
N |
70 |
3.50 |
YES |
| *Liberty-Source, PBC |
Hampton |
Business process outsourcing |
July, 2014 |
N |
596 |
1.57 |
YES |
| Maola Milk and Ice Cream |
Newport News |
Produce and distribute full line of dairy products |
July, 2014 |
N |
42 |
0.00 |
NO |
| Seva Technical Services |
Newport News |
Maintenance, Repair and Operations supplies to Federal government |
July, 2014 |
E |
0 |
0.60 |
NO |
| Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. |
Hampton |
Provides customer service for incoming calls |
July, 2014 |
E |
171 |
0.00 |
NO |
*VEDP Assisted.
**In certain circumstances, a new or expanding company will request that these details not be publicized. In those cases, their announcements will not appear in this Quarterly Report. The resulting employment and investment totals will, however, appear in cumulative, statewide figures published by VEDP.
Marketing Activities
Prospect Visits
A total of 20 prospect visits were conducted with 8 different prospects. During a prospect visit, VEDP business development specialists accompany prospects to meet face-to-face with local officials. These prospects are companies actively pursuing expansions or new facilities and considering locations in Virginia as well as other states. The prospect has conveyed to VEDP the details of its requirements (e.g.…transportation infrastructure, workforce). In addition, it has quantified the capital investment and employment involved in the project.
Localities Recommended to Prospects
VEDP staff recommended to 8 different prospects, through location proposals and other means, that they consider a locality in this PDC to target their investment. In this process, the VEDP staff member points out specific opportunities and assets available in the locality and how these are well suited to the project based on the requirements.
International Trade
Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) Program
The VALET Program assists companies throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia expand their international sales. This two-year program combines capital resources from the state and professional services from private-sector partners to accelerate international marketing for 25 companies per year.
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Current VALET Participants:
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Alliance Solutions Group Inc. |
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Command Post Technologies, Inc. |
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ESRG Technology Group |
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G2 Ops, Inc. |
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Lumber Liquidators, Inc. |
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MYMIC LLC |
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Parker Systems, Inc. |
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Prevailance, Inc. |
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SimIS, Inc. |
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xTuple |
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Past VALET Graduates:
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Air Systems International, Inc. |
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Bauer Compressors, Inc. |
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Bihrle Applied Research, Inc. |
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BOSH Global Services |
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Burlington Medical Supplies, Inc. |
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Catalina Cylinders - Cliff Impact Division |
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Catalytic Generators, Inc. |
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DACS, Inc. |
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Delta-T Corporation |
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Dr. Lucy's |
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DRS C3 & Aviation Company |
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Dynamic Towing Equipment and Manufacturing |
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Franklin Equipment Company |
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Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company |
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International Communications Group, Inc. |
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ITA International, LLC |
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KITCO Fiber Optics |
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LifeNet |
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Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA |
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Morphix Technologies |
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Paramount Sleep |
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Printpack, Inc., Rampart Packaging Division |
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Registrar Corp |
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Remarque Manufacturing Corporation |
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Solo, Inc. |
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Sorbilite, Inc. |
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Teledyne Industries/Hastings Instruments |
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Turner Strategic Technologies (TST) |
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Valkyrie Enterprises, LLC |
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Vitex Packaging |
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VSD, LLC |
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WESCO Marine Engineering |
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WR Systems, Ltd. |