Testimonials

Ironworks Consulting, LLC

Ironworks Consulting, LLC

Ironworks, a technology consulting firm, was experiencing explosive growth. With the right resources, the company added 34,000 square feet of office space, will make a $20 million investment, and will hire 300 employees over the three year period.

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Hill Phoenix

Hill Phoenix

Hill Phoenix, a designer and manufacturer of display cases and refrigeration systems for the food retail industry, had an immediate need for temporary warehouse space. By working through the right contacts, the company was able to acquire the additional space it needed.

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Paragon Home Care

Paragon Home Care

Paragon Home Care, an in-home senior care giving agency, saw opportunity for growth but was in need of new staff in order to expand the company’s client base. The company now has new employees and is on its way to a successful expansion.

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Specialty Coating & Laminating

Specialty Coating & Laminating

The original owners of the Specialty Coating & Laminating plant were planning to shutter the facility. Local owners now operate the company, saving 36 jobs and preserving an important manufacturing resource.

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Maruchan

Maruchan

Maruchan, the maker of the nation’s top selling ramen noodle brand, was growing and needed to step up production in order to keep up with rising demand for its products.

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AECOM

AECOM

AECOM, a global provider of professional technical and management support services, needed a place to consolidate and grow its shared services division. After an extensive evaluation process, the company chose Henrico County. The project retained 90 jobs and will create an additional 175 new positions.

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Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Research and Development

Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Research and Development

 

City officials, State leaders and the Greater Richmond Partnership worked with Pfizer over several months to craft a proposal that would lead to the successful retention of Pfizer’s Global Consumer Health R&D facility in the City. The project will retain more than 300 jobs locally and continue the long-standing civic-corporate partnership.

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Premier Woodworking, Inc.

Premier Woodworking, Inc.

As a growing company expanding into the market of high end wood fixtures, Premier Woodworking, Inc. needed to upgrade its manufacturing technology and successfully navigate all state and local regulations.

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Riverside Brick & Supply Co.

Riverside Brick & Supply Co.

Riverside Brick & Supply Co. experienced frequent service outages at its main facility in Richmond and began to consider a new location for its company.

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Woodworth Group

Woodworth Group

With its expansion from the Mid-West and Great Lakes Region to a plant in Hanover County, the Woodworth Group encountered a whole new set of business rules and regulations to learn and abide by with its newest location in Virginia.

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