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Top 50 Capital Investment Expansions of 1999 |
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| Company | Location | Product or service | Investment (000,000) |
| Volvo Trucks North America* | Pulaski County | Heavy trucks | $148.00 |
| Spectacle Lens Group, Johnson & Johnson | Roanoke | Optical lenses | $125.00 |
| Mitre | Fairfax County | Government contractor, software | $120.00 |
| Tarmac America* | Botetourt County | Cement | $80.00 |
| Capital One Financial | Henrico County | Credit card service center | $70.00 |
| Litton PRC | Fairfax County | Information technology consulting | $60.00 |
| EDS | Fairfax County | Integrated computer services | $50.00 |
| America Online | Loudoun County | Online service provider | $30.00 |
| Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News | Engineering center, shipbuilding | $30.00 |
| Gateway | Hampton | Personal computers | $26.70 |
| Alliant TechSystems | Radford | Ammunition | $22.00 |
| Teleglobe Communications* | Fairfax County | Telecommunications services | $21.75 |
| AboveNet Communications | Fairfax County | Internet support services | $21.00 |
| Capital One Financial | Spotsylvania County | Credit card service center | $20.00 |
| Filtrona Richmond* | Chesterfield County | Cigarette filters | $20.00 |
| Synerject, Fuel Components Division | Newport News | HQ, fuel systems | $20.00 |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber | Danville | Truck tires | $18.00 |
| Winstar* | Fairfax County | Integrated telecommunications | $18.00 |
| Springs Industries | Henry County | Household textiles | $15.50 |
| Southland Technologies | Virginia Beach | Automotive, industrial gaskets | $15.20 |
| First Union | Henrico County | Customer service center, banking | $15.00 |
| MicroStrategy | Fairfax County | Integrated database services | $15.00 |
| Rowe Furniture | Montgomery County | Upholstered furniture | $15.00 |
| Stanley Furniture | Henry County | Wood furniture | $15.00 |
| Teligent | Fairfax County | Telecommunications services | $15.00 |
| Coastal Training Technologies | Virginia Beach | Electronic training materials | $14.00 |
| Ball Metal Container | Bristol | Aluminum can tops | $11.00 |
| Drake Extrusion* | Henry County | Synthetic fibers | $11.00 |
| Chesapeake Yachts | Chesapeake | Yacht building and repair | $10.75 |
| AmeriServ Food Distribution | Prince William County | Distribution center, food service | $10.70 |
| DuPont, Advanced Fibers Division | Chesterfield County | Synthetic fibers | $10.00 |
| ERNI Components* | Chesterfield County | Electronic connectors | $10.00 |
| Net 2000 Communications | Fairfax County | Integrated office communications | $9.00 |
| ABB Power Generation* | Chesterfield County | Power plant turbines | $8.00 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing | Richmond | HQ, organ donation coordination | $8.00 |
| Drake Extrusion* | Henry County | Synthetic fibers | $7.80 |
| Transkrit | Roanoke | Business forms | $7.00 |
| Toll Integrated Systems | Emporia | Wood trusses and panels | $6.58 |
| Advance Auto Parts | Roanoke County | Call center, auto parts distribution | $6.50 |
| Architectural Graphics | Virginia Beach | Commercial signs | $6.00 |
| Nestle USA, Refrigerated Food Division* | Danville | Prepared cookie dough | $6.00 |
| Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals | Henrico County | Pharmaceuticals | $6.00 |
| RPS | Salem | Package handling center | $5.52 |
| Coral Graphics of Virginia | Frederick County | Book covers and jackets | $5.50 |
| New Dominion Pictures | Suffolk | TV program production | $5.50 |
| Stihl* | Virginia Beach | Hand held power tools | $5.50 |
| American of Martinsville | Henry County | Wood furniture | $5.20 |
| Rapid Rack Industries | Hampton | Industrial and commercial storage units | $5.10 |
| Ernst & Young | Fairfax County | Consulting services | $5.00 |
| National Catalog | Henry County | Order fulfillment center | $5.00 |
| O'Neal Steel | Botetourt County | Steel work | $5.00 |
| Stanley Furniture | Henry County | Wood furniture | $5.00 |
| Dragon | Roanoke County | Horticultural chemicals | $4.80 |
| AAA of Tidewater | Virginia Beach | Regional office, automobile insurance | $4.50 |
| Automata | Loudoun County | Printed circuit boards | $4.50 |
| Dan River | Danville | Packaging printing, home textiles | $4.50 |
| Ennoventions.com | Chesterfield County | Distribution center, internet retailer | $4.47 |
| AKA Printing & Mailing | Spotsylvania County | Direct mail services | $4.00 |
| Computer Sciences | Fairfax County | Computer systems consulting | $4.00 |
| Interstate Warehousing | Newport News | Distribution center, frozen foods | $4.00 |
| Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling | Stafford County | Distribution center, soft drinks | $4.00 |
| Newport News | Newport News | Distribution center, catalog retailer | $4.00 |
| SAIC | Fairfax County | Information technology consulting | $4.00 |
| Wella Manufacturing of Virginia | Henrico County | Hair care products | $3.88 |
| Mitre | Prince William County | Telecommunications, computer integration | $3.80 |
| Crown Cork & Seal | Henrico County | Plastic bottle closures | $3.72 |
| Computer Sciences | Hampton | Software development | $3.50 |
| Moses Lake Industries* | Manassas | Chemicals for semiconductor industry | $3.50 |
| Virginia Carolina Managed Care | Suffolk | HQ, managed healthcare | $3.50 |
| Hooker Furniture | Henry County | Distribution center, furniture | $3.20 |
| Applied Felts* | Henry County | Industrial fibers | $3.00 |
| EMI Imaging | Patrick County | Data archiving | $3.00 |
| Inchcape Shipping Services | Virginia Beach | Shipping services | $3.00 |
| Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock | Norfolk | Ship building and repair | $3.00 |
| Specialty Blades | Staunton | Cutting blades | $3.00 |
| Super Radiator Coils | Chesterfield County | Heat transfer coils | $3.00 |
| AMSEC | Virginia Beach | Engineering services | $2.80 |
| Compton Wood Products | Henry County | Wood products | $2.60 |
| Annin & Co. | Halifax County | Flags | $2.50 |
| Chem-Pak | Frederick County | Chemical specialties, aerosols | $2.50 |
| J. Crew | Lynchburg | Mail order fulfillment center | $2.50 |
| Merillat Industries | Smyth County | Wooden cabinets | $2.50 |
| Sam Moore Furniture Industries | Bedford | Upholstered furniture | $2.50 |
| Computer Learning Center | Prince William County | HQ, technology training | $2.35 |
| Charlatte of America* | Tazewell County | Baggage handling equipment | $2.25 |
| Cobb Office Products | Henrico County | Distribution center, office supplies | $2.02 |
| BP Solarex | James City County | Solar panels | $2.00 |
| Carl Zeiss* | Chesterfield County | Optical lenses | $2.00 |
| FM Technologies | Prince William County | Research, physics | $2.00 |
| International Mission Board | Richmond | HQ, non-profit organization | $2.00 |
| Outsourcing Solutions | Henrico County | Accounts receivables management services | $2.00 |
| Energy Recovery* | Northampton County | Desalination equipment | $1.90 |
| Henry County Plywood | Henry County | Hardwood plywood | $1.90 |
| World Access | Henrico County | Telemarketing services | $1.84 |
| Mehler Engineered Products* | Henry County | Industrial textiles | $1.80 |
| AETNA Insulated Wire | Virginia Beach | Insulated wire | $1.75 |
| Deck America | Prince William County | Wood deck components | $1.70 |
| Super Sack Bag | Lee County | Plastic industrial packaging | $1.60 |
| Z&M Sheet Metal | Frederick County | Sheet metal work | $1.60 |
| Eastern Machine & Hydraulic | Newport News | Production and repair of hydraulic cylinders | $1.50 |
| Intermetrics | Fairfax County | Computer technology consultants | $1.50 |
| Princeton Homes | Pittsylvania County | Modular homes | $1.50 |
| West Window | Henry County | Aluminum windows | $1.50 |
| Winchester Printers | Frederick County | Commercial printing | $1.50 |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates | Norfolk | Consumer debt refinancing | $1.43 |
| Birdsong Peanuts | Suffolk | Peanut processing | $1.40 |
| Costen Floors | Henrico County | Distribution center, floor coverings | $1.40 |
| DuPont, Polyester Film Division | Chesterfield County | Mylar | $1.40 |
| InSystems Technologies* | Roanoke | Software | $1.39 |
| Virginia Press Association | Henrico County | Professional association | $1.39 |
| Healthtex | Pittsylvania County | Children's clothing | $1.36 |
| Nabisco | Henrico County | Cookies and crackers | $1.34 |
| Evans | Portsmouth | Distribution, HVAC equipment | $1.30 |
| Quality Foods Co-op | Amherst County | Distribution center, groceries | $1.25 |
| Vista Graphics | Virginia Beach | HQ, brochure printing and publishing | $1.25 |
| ARREFF Terminals | Portsmouth | Shipping services, agricultural | $1.20 |
| Valeo Clutches & Transmissions* | Hampton | Automatic transmissions | $1.20 |
| VFP | Scott County | Prefabricated concrete buildings | $1.20 |
| Hamilton Beach-Proctor Silex | Henrico County | Small appliances | $1.16 |
| Tri State Foam Products | Henry County | Expanded polystyrene | $1.10 |
| Valley Industrial Plastics | Frederick County | Custom plastic molding | $1.02 |
| Adjustable Shelving Products | Lynchburg | Steel and wood shelving | $1.00 |
| Advanced Power Technologies | Alexandria | Analytical instruments | $1.00 |
| American Production & Inventory Control Society | Fairfax County | Trade association | $1.00 |
| Crandall & Associates | Roanoke | Law firm | $1.00 |
| Dalton Enterprises | Wythe County | Horse trailers | $1.00 |
| Eck Supply | Henrico County | Distribution center, electrical supplies | $1.00 |
| GEICO | Stafford County | Insurance mail center | $1.00 |
| McElroy Metals | Frederick County | Metal building components | $1.00 |
| Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Berkley Yard | Norfolk | Ship building and repair | $1.00 |
| Scott Manufacturing | Franklin County | Wood cabinets | $1.00 |
| Starmark of Virginia | Lynchburg | Wood cabinets | $1.00 |
| Shentel | Shenandoah County | Telecommunications services | $0.91 |
| Doyle Enterprises | Franklin County | Knit sportswear | $0.90 |
| SAIC | Virginia Beach | Information technology consulting | $0.90 |
| Taylor-Ramsey | Nelson County | Lumber mill | $0.78 |
| Bank Services of Virginia | Henry County | Data processing services | $0.76 |
| Frank Chervan | Bedford | Wood furniture frames | $0.65 |
| Damon Company of Salem | Salem | Metal stamping | $0.60 |
| Tile & Terrazzo | Suffolk | Granite and marble processing | $0.60 |
| Drytac | Henrico County | Mounting and laminating products | $0.53 |
| Schiller International | Hampton | Crane services | $0.53 |
| Synchrony | Roanoke County | Magnetic bearings systems | $0.52 |
| Colony Management Services | Richmond | Life insurance | $0.50 |
| ICT | Virginia Beach | Telemarketing services | $0.50 |
| JetForm | Fairfax County | Computer software | $0.50 |
| Ogden Check Approval Network | Virginia Beach | Check approval services | $0.50 |
| Thalhimer Headwear Co. | Richmond | Baseball caps | $0.50 |
| Ariake USA* | Harrisonburg | Food seasonings | $0.45 |
| Dixie Manufacturing of Virginia | Norfolk | Natural carpet padding | $0.45 |
| QVC Network | Suffolk | Distribution center | $0.35 |
| Rogar International | Chesterfield County | Gourmet kitchen equipment | $0.35 |
| Sammons Commercial Printing | Newport News | Commercial printing | $0.25 |
| Valley Milk Products* | Shenandoah County | Dairy products | $0.25 |
| Civic Development Group | Harrisonburg | Call center, telemarketing | $0.20 |
| Custom Metals and Welding Works | Norfolk | Ductwork, commercial | $0.19 |
| Battelle | Stafford County | R&D, government contractor | $0.10 |
| Sonoco Products | Suffolk | Composite cans | $0.10 |
| Tele-Path Industries | Salem | Telecommunications equipment | $0.10 |
| Employment Enterprises | Prince William County | HQ, human resources services | $0.06 |
| Source: Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Includes only publicly announced expansions. *indicates foreign affiliation. | |||