Designer Wood Tile & Finishing
Inc. will
open a facility to manufacture hardwood-flooring products
in Russell County. The company, owned by Russell County
businesses Clinch Mountain Hardwood Flooring and Leonard
Companies, will create 155 jobs through the $4.2 million
investment. Virginia competed with Kentucky, North
Carolina and Tennessee for the facility. (Press
release)
Lindlab Inc., a Swedish manufacturer of sheet
metal products, will move its U.S. headquarters to
Portsmouth from Stamford, Conn. The company, which
already employs about 115 workers in Portsmouth, will
invest $6 million in the move and expects to hire 57
workers over the next three years. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Mutual Telecom Services Inc. of Needham, Mass.,
will open a facility in Amherst County, consolidating
its operations in Lynchburg and Nelson County. The
company will invest $1.25 million in the new facility,
which will employ 35 to 40 people in high-tech positions. (The
News & Advance)
Tecton Products LLC of Fargo, N.D., will open
a plant in Roanoke County to manufacture composite
products for window and door products. The $6.5 million
investment will create 58 jobs. Virginia completed
against North Dakota for the project. (Press release)
TWM Cabling Solutions Inc. of Providence, N.C.,
will invest $1.6 million in Danville for an operation
to manufacture wire and cable assemblies. Virginia
competed with North Carolina for the investment, which
will create 50 jobs. (Press release
