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UK company investing $8 million to build first US plant in Danville, bringing 49 new jobs

Governor Ralph Northam was in Danville Thursday where he announced that a manufacturing plant is investing $8 million to locate it first U.S. precision sheet metal fabrication plant in the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County. Harlow Group Ltd. is a United Kingdom-based company that will establish a U.S. Training Center of Excellence, a new...

UK manufacturer to open first U.S. facility in Danville

Harlow Group to invest $8 million, create 49 jobs over five years A new manufacturing facility is coming to Southside. The Harlow Group will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Danville. The $8 million investment will create 49 jobs over five years. "Good paying jobs that I believe are about $20,000 higher than the average in this...

Harlow Group Ltd. to bring 49 jobs to the Danville area

Harlow Group Ltd. to bring 49 jobs to the Danville area

A UK-based manufacturer has chosen Danville for the site of its first U.S. plant, economic development officials announced Thursday. Harlow Group Ltd., an advanced manufacturer of highly engineered assemblies, fabrications and precisions metal work services, will house its operation in the Danville Cyber Park. The company expects to invest $8...

Harlow Group bringing 50 jobs to Danville

Harlow Group, LTD will spend $8 million to expand its operations to Danville. The company will construct a 30,000 square-foot facility in the Danville Cyberpark, employing 49 workers over the next 5 years. Gov. Ralph Northam said the company will pay a wage that is “about $20,000 higher than the area average.” The company will pay an average...

NC company relocating to Danville, bringing 65 jobs

NC company relocating to Danville, bringing 65 jobs

Official says shift a 'major boost for Southside Va.' Danville Mayor Alonzo Jones noted the irony of textiles returning to Danville on Tuesday, given the region's history with the industry, while announcing a business promising jobs in the eastern part of the city. BGF Industries — a subsidiary of the French company Porcher Industries — plans to...

Governor Northam Announces 65 New Jobs in the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County

BGF Industries, Inc. to invest $7 million to relocate U.S. corporate headquarters and R&D facility RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that BGF Industries, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of high-performance technical fiber materials for global markets, will invest $7 million to relocate its corporate headquarters and R&D...

Company relocating HQ to Danville, Pittsylvania

BGF Industries Inc. will invest $7 million to relocate its corporate headquarters and R&D operation from North Carolina to Danville and Pittsylvania County. BGF is a U.S. manufacturer of high-performance technical fiber materials for global markets. BGF plans to build a 25,000-square-foot facility in 2019 in the Danville-Pittsylvania County...

Company investing $3.5 million in new manufacturing operation, bringing 15 jobs to Gretna

A new company is coming to Pittsylvania County and bringing some new job opportunities. Hon. Bettina Ring, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that Micro Blenders, Inc., a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based QLF, Inc., will invest over $3.5 million to establish a new additive feed manufacturing operation in Pittsylvania County....

Pennsylvania company opening up in Gretna, creating 15 jobs

Micro Blenders, Inc. makes cattle feed View news video on WSLS.com. New jobs are coming to Pittsylvania County. QLF, Inc. in Pennsylvania is opening a subsidiary company called Micro Blenders, Inc. in Gretna. QLF, Inc. makes cattle feed. The company will initially spend $3.5 million to open, creating 15 new jobs. Eventually, though, the company...

New business coming to Gretna

New business coming to Gretna

 On Thursday at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Honorable Bettina Ring announced that Micro Blenders, Inc., a family owned company providing premixes of animal feeds, will be coming to Gretna and operating in the former Techma building. Micro Blenders, Inc is a subsidiary of the New Holland,...