For
the Record is
compiled from company releases, business
journals and newspaper reports from around
the state. If you have an item for these
listings:
• Mail it to:
For the Record
Virginia Business Magazine
P.O. Box 85333
Richmond, VA 23293
Parker & Lynch, a
San Francisco-based accounting and financial
executive recruiting service, opened an office
in McLean. The firm recruits mid- to senior-level
managers and is one of 11 Parker & Lynch
locations in the nation. (06/23/2004, Press
release)
JMD Enterprise, a Hampton
Roads investment group, purchased 9.5 acres
of land in Phoebus off Interstate 64 for $550,000
in order to build two hotels with a total of
250 rooms. (06/16/2004, Daily Press)
Ride-Away Corp., a New Hampshire-based
manufacturer of modified vehicles for disabled
persons, plans to locate new offices in Richmond,
a $1.3 million investment to create 20 jobs, and
Norfolk, a $1 million investment to create 25
jobs over the next 30 months. Virginia competed
with Maryland and North Carolina for the investments.
(06/01/2004, Press release)
Genomatix Corp., a genetic materials
manufacturing company, announced the relocation
of its production and research operations to
Roanoke and Blacksburg from Cincinnati, Ohio.
The move puts Genomatix closer to its established
customer base, as well as proximity to the science
communities at Virginia Tech and the University
of Virginia. (05/26/2004, Press release)
