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The biggest expansions of 2001

Related story:
Virginia racks up gains despite downturns

1.
Ford Motor Co., $375 million, in Norfolk, creating 200 new jobs
to produce F-150 pickup trucks
2.
Gannett Co. Inc., $300 million in Fairfax County, for a new
headquarters for the news media company
3.
WorldCom Inc., $180 million, in Loudoun County, creating 3,600
new jobs in a worldwide Internet hub facility
4.
ERNI Components Inc., $98.4 million, for a facility in Chesterfield County, creating 550 new jobs producing electronic connectors.
5.
Sara Lee Coffee & Tea, $93 million, in Suffolk for a facility
employing 100 to manufacture liquid coffee concentrate
6.
Merck & Co., Inc., $88.7 million, in Rockingham County, creating
30 jobs at a pharmaceuticals facility
7.
Trigon Healthcare, Inc., $84 million, in Henrico County, creating
1,200 jobs at an administrative facility
8.
SPEEDE Shipyard, LLC, $60.9 million, in Norfolk, creating no new jobs, expansion of ship repair facility
9.
Technicolor Packaged Media Group, $60.5 million, in Greene County, creating 189 new jobs to manufacture CDs and digital audio tapes
10.
EDS Corp., $60 million, in Fairfax County, creating 150 jobs at a
network date and support center
  Data: Virginia Business, Virginia Economic Development Partnership

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