THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, February 6, 1995 TAG: 9502040201
SECTION: BUSINESS WEEKLY PAGE: 10 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
LENGTH: Long : 177 lines
Ford Motor Co.'s expansion was the single largest industrial project in South Hampton Roads last year, Forward Hampton Roads reported.
Forward Hampton Roads, an economic development agency based in Norfolk, said 78 businesses located or expanded in South Hampton Roads last year.
These businesses created 2,827 jobs and added 1.82 million square feet of factory, office and warehouse space. Capital investment totaled $441.17 million.
Ford, which assembles regular-size pickup trucks in Norfolk, invested $290 million in a body plant and paint shop intended to accomodate the '96 vehicles.
This list shows the company, city, industry, use of facility, jobs created, square footage added, and capital investment.
Terminals Inc., Chesapeake, commodities distributor, office-warehouse, 25 jobs, 126,460 sf., $3,200,000.
Dectron Inc., Virginia Beach, furniture maker, 3 jobs, 2,000 sf., $50,000.
DESMI Inc., Norfolk, industrial rotary pump maker, office, 3 jobs, 2,500 sf., $294,000.
Eastern Industrial Supply, Norfolk, ship chandler, warehouse, 4 jobs, 6,250 sf., $52,000.
Information Integration Inc., Virginia Beach, distributor of computer components, office-warehouse, 5 jobs, 8,250 sf., $350,000.
International Family Entertainment Inc., Virginia Beach, cable television network, headquarters office, 200 jobs, 72,000 sf., $3,500,000.
Johnson Controls, Chesapeake, car seat maker, office-production, 60 jobs, 65,000 sf., $7,000,000.
Natkin & Co., Portsmouth, mechanical contractor, warehouse, 35 jobs, 15,000 sf., $67,500.
Satellites Direct, Portsmouth, satellite disk distributor, office-warehouse, 6 jobs, 3,800 sf., $72,000.
Survival Safety Engineering, Norfolk, marine electronics maker, office-production, 0 jobs, 3,000 sf., $75,000.
SWL Inc., Virginia Beach, defense contractor, office, 15 jobs, 3,000 sf., $50,000.
Total Distribution Services, Chesapeake, freight distribution center, 50 jobs, 5,230 sf., $7,000,000.
VanWaveran, Norfolk, flower bulb distributor, office-warehouse, 10 jobs, 17,300 sf., $300,000.
Zep Manufacturing, Chesapeake, specialty chemical distributor, warehouse-Office, 12 jobs, 3,300 sf., N/A.
EXPANSIONS Alcan Building Products, Virginia Beach, aluminum-vinyl siding distributor, warehouse, 0 jobs, 10,000, sf., $150,000.
Allied Colloids Inc., Suffolk, water soluble polymer maker, headquarters office, 10 jobs, 53,000 sf., $10,000,000.
Allied Systems Ltd., Norfolk, vehicle transporter, mechanical shop, 16 jobs, 3,375 sf., $261,000.
Amadas Industries, Suffolk, industrial-farm equipment maker, production-warehouse, 8 jobs, 23,000 sf.,$190,000.
Americomm Direct Marketing Inc., Norfolk, data processing-market analysis, warehouse, 35 jobs, 20,000 sf., $550,000.
Applied Management Engineering, Virginia Beach, engineering-management consultant, 15 jobs, 0 sf., $60,000.
Paul Arpin Van Lines, Chesapeake, trucking, headquarters office-warehouse, 20 jobs, 13,000 sf., $85,000.
Automatic Equipment Sales Co., Norfolk, heating & air equipment, warehouse, 0 jobs, 8,000 sf., $100,000.
Beach Fed Mortgage Corp., Virginia Beach, finance, office, 26 jobs, 5,500 sf., $200,000.
Campaign Inc., Norfolk, leather products maker, warehouse, 10 jobs, 13,300 sf., $138,100.
CEM Corp., Portsmouth, ship repair, office-warehouse, 16 jobs, 5,600 sf., $100,000.
Consulting Associates Inc., Chesapeake, management consulting, office, 16 jobs, 4,496 sf., $242,760.
CSX Corp., Portsmouth, railroad, terminal improved, 3 jobs, 0 sf., $30,000.
Elizabeth River Terminals, Chesapeake, terminal operator, warehouse, 0 jobs, 40,000 sf., $175,000
Evans Inc., Norfolk, heating-cooling repair, 7 jobs, 16,000 sf., $900,000.
Ford Motor Co., Norfolk, truck maker, paint & body shop, 400 jobs, 331,000 sf., $326,800,000.
General Foam Plastics, Norfolk, artificial Christmas tree maker, warehouse, 10 jobs, 72,000 sf., N/A.
Gwaltney of Smithfield, Portsmouth, meat processor, office-warehouse, 0 jobs, 12,000 sf., $1,000,000.
Harris Corp., Norfolk, communications repair services, office, 1 job, 3,000 sf., $150,000.
Bernard C. Harris Publishing Co., Norfolk, data collection, office, 400 jobs, 30,000 sf., $2,000,000.
Hayim Inc., Chesapeake, imported rug distributor, warehouse, 37 jobs, 77,000 sf., $400,000.
Hoescht-Celanese, Portsmouth, superabsorbent polymer maker, 15 jobs, 0 sf., $50,000.
Household Recovery Services Corp., Virginia Beach, consumer-commercial credit collection, office, 220 jobs, 42,000 sf., $200,000.
Industrial Marine Services, Norfolk, environmental services, 12 jobs, 0 sf., $0.
Integrated Systems Analysts, Chesapeake, defense contractor, office, 0 jobs, 1,500 sf., $68,400.
Integrated Systems Control, Virginia Beach, defense contractor, office, 0 jobs, 10,635 sf., $2,600,000.
International Flooring Inc., Norfolk, marine-commercial flooring, equipment, 20 jobs, 0 sf., $200,000.
Leitch Inc., Chesapeake, television-broadcasting equipment maker, parking facilities, 15 jobs, 117,612 sf., $140,000.
Lillian Vernon, Virginia Beach, mail order distributor, warehouse, 25 jobs, 153,000 sf., $2,900,000.
Lindblad Group, Virginia Beach, canvas tent maker, warehouse, 20 jobs, 3,500 sf., $200,000.
M&G Electronics Corp., Virginia Beach, wire harness maker, office-Warehouse, 100 jobs, 100,000 sf., $1,900,000.
Makita USA Inc., Virginia Beach, power tools, office-warehouse, 2 jobs, 3,000 sf., $112,000.
MANCON, Virginia Beach, contract packaging-distribution, warehouse, 0 jobs, 14,000 sf., $400,000.
MAP MOBIL Communications, Chesapeake, communications, office, 70 jobs, 7,500 sf., $490,000.
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc., Chesapeake, aluminum composite maker, production-equipment, 38 jobs, 25,500 sf., $13,700,000.
Nestle Beverage, Suffolk, beverage maker, blending-silo system, 0 jobs, 3,000 sf., $300,000.
Navy Exchange Services Command, Virginia Beach, retailer, office, 357 jobs, 19,536 sf., $757,872.
NISTEM Corp., Chesapeake, computer disk shutter maker, production-equipment, 25 jobs, 15,000 sf., $4,000,000.
Norfolk Flag and Emblem Co., Chesapeake, flag maker, office-production, 2 jobs, 2,500 sf., $125,000.
Pair Services Co. Inc., Chesapeake, waste handling-reduction, production-office, 1 jobs, 3,000 sf., N/A.
Pepsi-Cola Co., Norfolk, Suffolk, beverage distributor, warehouse, 7 jobs, 23,000 sf., $650,000.
Planters Peanuts, Suffolk, food processor, production, 0 jobs, 0 sf., $35,000,000.
Portsmouth Tool and Die, Portsmouth, tools and die maker, warehouse, 4 jobs, 7,500 sf., $80,000.
Precision Systems of Virginia Inc., Chesapeake, photo receptor drums maker, equipment, 6 jobs, 0 sf., $50,000.
RMC Co., Virginia Beach, defense contractor, warehouse, 0, 3,500 sf., N?A.
Rutherford Controls Inc., Virginia Beach, electric lock maker, warehouse, 2 jobs, 11,200 sf., N/A.
Schenker's International Forwarders Inc., Norfolk, freight forwarders, 12 jobs, 0 sf., $0.
Sprint Cellular, Virginia Beach, cellular phone services, office, 20 jobs, 3,000 sf., N/A.
Tidewater Fibre Corp., Chesapeake, waste removal-recycling, warehouse, 10 jobs, 25,000 sf., $1,500,000.
Tidewater Trading Post, Chesapeake, classified advertising, office, 20 jobs, 2,000 sf., $120,000.
Tomar Management Corp., Chesapeake, software, office, 18 jobs, 1,674 sf., $84,000.
Tracor Applied Sciences Inc., Chesapeake, defense contractor, engineering office, 0 jobs, 15,635 sf., $500,000.
Unidyne Corp., Norfolk, engineering, warehouse, 5 jobs, 15,000 sf., $810,000.
Valjar Inc., Chesapeake, construction equipment distributor, equipment, 0 jobs, 0 sf., $600,000.
Virginia Design Packaging Corp., Suffolk, plastic containers maker, warehouse-printing, 12 jobs, 40,000 sf., $1,350,000.
Virginia Door Inc., Chesapeake, commercial door distributor, warehouse, 1 job, 3,000 sf., $75,000.
Volvo Penta of the Americas, Chesapeake, marine engine maker, research-development & equipment, 25 jobs, 0 sf., $2,000,000.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. Chesapeake, anti-submarine warfare support, warehouse-office, 115 jobs, 32,700 sf., N/A. ILLUSTRATION: BUSINESS GROWTH
Some notable plant expansions in Hampton Roads last year with
payrole increases:
Ford Motor Co., Norfolk, 400 new jobs.
Mitsubishi Chemical, Chesapeake, 38 jobs.
International Family Entertainment, Virginia Beach, 200 jobs.
Johnson Controls, Chesapeake, 60 jobs.
Total Distribution Services, Chesapeake, 50 jobs.
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