Adi Motorsports Inc. plans to expand its Halifax
County operations and hire 32 new employees for fabrication
and body work on race cars. Virginia competed with
North Carolina for the investment. (PR)
Old Dominion University in Norfolk announced
plans to create a research facility to bring together
college students and faculty with the private sector
for technology development and business opportunities.
The facility, to be called Innovation Research Park
@ ODU, will be based in a 75-acre, mixed-use university
setting. Plans call for construction of two research
facilities with the possibility of adding two more
buildings in the future. (PR)
Specialty Blades Inc., a Staunton-based manufacturer
of precision cutting components for industry and medical
use, plans to invest $6 million in a plant expansion
expected to create 25 new positions. (PR)