A bridge manufacturing company plans to locate in Washington County, Va., and bring with it 32 new jobs over the next three years. Big R Bridge – which develops engineered solutions in steel bridges, corrugated metal structures, retaining wall systems and corrugated pipe – will invest $1.9 million to locate at the former Lynchburg […]
A beverage distribution center that employs 45 will become the first tenant in the newest phase of the Oak Park Center for Business and Industry.
W&B Fabricators, Inc., a manufacturer of mining machinery and equipment, will invest $3.1 million to establish an operation in Rocky Gap.
Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday announced that Virginia Produce Company, a family-owned agricultural produce wholesaler located in Hillsville, will more than quadruple the size of its operating facility and create 75 new full-time positions. During the three-year project, Virginia Produce will invest more than $2.54 million in capital improvements and buy an additional $12 […]
Classic Creations Screen Printing will create 55 jobs and invest $1.4 million in a facility in Carroll County Industrial Park, according to a Tuesday announcement by CEO Keith Sanders. In a crowded board of supervisors room, Sanders noted that he chose Hillsville and Carroll County as the location for his startup business due to […]
In little more than a year, the series of mostly empty buildings leading into Bristol’s downtown will have been transformed into a 70-room hotel with a rooftop bar overlooking the State Street-Commonwealth Avenue intersection. Called The Sessions Hotel, the newly announced $19 million development will include a $1.2 million incentive from the city’s general […]
Shearer’s Foods will invest $4.75 million to expand its city snack food plant and add about 25 jobs, thanks in part to some state assistance. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the expansion Tuesday in a written statement. The Ohio-based firm plans to add a tortilla chip line at its plant just off Commonwealth Avenue […]
Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Liaoyang Ningfeng Woodenware Co., Ltd., a Chinese furniture manufacturer, will invest $2.1 million to establish its first U.S. subsidiary, New Ridge, LLC, in Smyth County. The company will manufacture furniture components for the Chinese market, supply its European customers with finished products from the U.S., manufacture and sell products […]
An Abingdon-based company is expanding its Wytheville operation with help from the Joint Industrial Development Authority of Wythe County, Wytheville and Rural Retreat. Appalachian Cast Products Inc. will invest $1.6 million in a building expansion and additional equipment creating 16 new jobs and saving 12 jobs.
A new development for exit 5 in Bristol will feature outdoor shop Cabela’s. The announcement was made at a press conference Wednesday morning. The expected completion date is 2014.
