The Greater Richmond Partnership Inc. retained 3D
LLC of Richmond to market the Richmond region
in China through promotional and marketing programs
in the Guandong province. 3D aids Chinese firms investing
in the U.S. and helps American firms market products
and services in China. (Press release)
Owens & Minor Inc.,
a Richmond-based distributor of medical supplies,
entered into an agreement as a
prime vendor for medical and surgical supplies to the
U.S. military. The company will be one of two national
distributors able to pursue distribution agreements
in all three regions of the Defense Department’s global
heath-care program. (PRNewswire)
Smithfield Foods Inc.,
a Smithfield–headquartered
provider of pork products, will be sole supplier to
Compass Group North America after Compass announced
it would no longer buy pork raised on growth-promoting
antibiotics. Smithfield adopted a policy on antibiotics
in 2002 but had ceased using them for growth promotion
several years previously. (Daily Press)
Jamestown 2007, organizer
of the upcoming celebration of the Jamestown founding,
hired three firms, Velocity
Sports & Entertainment of Wilton, Conn., The
Allen Group of Williamsburg, and Prosody Creative
Services of New York, to plan and promote events for
the commemoration of Virginia’s founding. (Daily
Press)
The University of Virginia Health System entered
into an agreement with GE Healthcare of Waukesha, Wis.,
to develop minimally invasive surgical and therapeutic
techniques for the brain and spine using GE Healthcare
tools. (Business Wire)
