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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
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,...

New business coming to vacant Gretna building
CHATHAM – An additive feed manufacturer is coming to the long-vacant Techma building in Gretna. Micro Blenders, Inc. will invest more than $3.5 million and bring 15 jobs to the northern Pittsylvania County town over the next three years, Virginia’s secretary of agriculture and forestry announced Friday morning at the Olde Dominion Agricultural...

State officials talk key issues with local leaders
The Southern Virginia Regional Alliance and the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) of Halifax County hosted Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball, Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) President and CEO Stephen Moret, members of their staff and others for a round table event held late last month. The round table session, held...

Secretary Ball and VEDP’s Moret Share Mega Site Update and Tour Southern Virginia
The Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill has been certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia as infrastructure ready, announced Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball and Stephen Moret, President and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP). Ball and Moret joined Southern Virginia economic developers and...

VIR Named One of The 15 Best Race Tracks in America
Want to see the best racing in America, or drive on track yourself? These are the best places to do it. Virginia International Raceway is famous for being one of the most challenging tracks in America. The fast turns and blind crests mean years of practice before you'll be able to set a perfect lap. From Roadandtrack.com