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Essel Propack, a manufacturer of plastic tubes, plans to expand operations at its Danville plant through a $10.4 million investment expected to create 50 new jobs. (Danville Register & Bee)

Koontz-Bryant, P.C., a civil engineering firm headquartered in Richmond, announced plans to open a branch office in Greensboro, N.C. (Press release)

US Airways, an Arlington-based airline, plans to begin nonstop service between Philadelphia and Glasgow, Scotland, in 2004; and initiate Saturday only nonstop flights from Orlando to five cities in the Northeast, including Albany, N.Y., Hartford, Conn., and Providence R.I. (PRNewswire)

Verizon Communications, a New York-based telecommunications company, plans to add 71 jobs at its call center in Roanoke. Before the addition of new hires, the center had employed 130 workers. (The Roanoke Times)