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Premier Community Bankshares of Winchester plans to open a new bank named Premier Bank of West Virginia with offices in Jefferson and Berkeley counties in West Virginia. (08/19/03, PR Newswire)

Norfolk Southern Railway Co., established a new Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal at Fayetteville, N.C., allowing shippers to extend their distribution and terminal options into eastern North Carolina and South Carolina. (08/14/03, PR Newswire)

Sunshine Mills Inc., a Red Bay, Ala.-based manufacturer of dog and cat food, plans to invest $2.5 million to expand its Halifax County facilty with the construction of a 50,000-squre-foot manufacturing area, creating 40 jobs. Virginia competed with Alabama, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma for the project. (08/13/03, Press release)

Schrader-Bridgeport International Inc., a supplier of automotive tire and control valves and accessories, plans to expand its operations in Altavista through a $5.1 million investment, creating 50 jobs. (07/30/03, Press release)

Teleflex Automotive, a Troy, Mich.-based global supplier of custom engineered controls for the automotive industry, plans to expand its automotive parts manufacturing facility in Russell County's Town of Lebanon through a $2.9 million investment, creating 75 jobs. Virginia competed with Ohio, China and Mexico for the project. (07/30/03, Press release)

Standard Motor Products Inc. of Long Island City, N.Y., an automotive aftermarket manufacturer, plans to expand its automotive parts distribution center in Prince George County through a $3 million investment, creating 175 jobs. Virginia competed with Tennessee for the project. (07/30/03, Press release)

Siemens VDO Automotive plans to expand its Newport News facility to manufacture its next-generation fuel injectors for gasoline engines through a $47.25 million investment, creating 107 jobs. (07/30/03, Press release)