Serving
Brunswick, Halifax, & Mecklenburg Counties and the Towns of
South Hill and South Boston
INDUSTRIAL
LOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONS (1997 - 2003)
| Firm | County | Location | Product | Employment | Investment* | Type | Status | Year |
| DRS Group | Meck. | Clarksville | Document conversion | 115 | $1M | Nonmanuf. | New | 2003 |
| Red Oak E-Commerce Solutions, Inc. | Meck. | Clarksville | Software / consulting for insurance & workers' comensation industry | 40 | $3M | Nonmanuf. | New | 2003 |
| Star Scientific, Inc. | Meck. | Chase City | Tobacco processing | 300 | $49.9M | Manuf. | Expansion | 2002 |
| Narricot, Inc. | Meck. | South Hill | Seat belts | 46 | $4.8M | Manuf. | Expansion | 2002 |
| Basalt Fiber Company | Meck. | South Hill | Fiber | 50 | $8.7M | Manuf. | New | 2002 |
| Kinder Morgan Power Co. | Brun. | Halifax Rd. | Power plant | 25 | $300M | Manuf. | New | 2001 |
| Carlisle Motion Control Industries, Inc. | Meck. | South Hill | Industrial brake shoes | 110 | $15M | Manuf. | New | 2001 |
| Sherwood Foods, Inc. | Meck. | Chase City | Confectionary products | 65 | $3.3M | Manuf. | Expansion | 2001 |
| Star Scientific, Inc. | Meck. | Chase City | Tobacco processing | 30 | $3.1M | Manuf. | Expansion | 2001 |
| Brick and Tile Corp. of Lawrenceville | Brun. | Lawrenceville | Bricks | 0 | $15M | Manuf. | Expansion | 2000 |
| O'Sullivan Industries | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Ready to assemble furniture | 64 | --- | Manuf. | Expansion | 2000 |
| JM Huber Corp. | Halifax | Crystal Hill | Oriented strand board | 24 | $8M | Manuf. | Expansion | 2000 |
| Jones Apparel Group | Meck. | South Hill | Clothing Distribution (Including Ralph Lauren) | 175 | $11M | Nonmanuf. | Expansion | 2000 |
| Annin & Co. | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Flags | 160 | $2.5M | Manuf. | Expansion | 1999 |
| BHK of America | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Vinyl / Wooden drawers | 30 | $0.75M | Manuf. | Expansion | 1999 |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Environmental controls | 30 | $0.8M | Manuf. | Expansion | 1999 |
| Dollar General | Halfifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Distribution center | 98 | $40M | Nonmanuf. | Expansion | 1999 |
| Glaize Components | Mecklenburg | La Crosse | Pre-engineered building components | 60 | $2.5M | Manuf. | New | 1999 |
| Newbill Industries | Mecklenburg | Chase City | Mops | 16 | --- | Manuf. | New | 1999 |
| Wausau Homes | Mecklenburg | South Hill | Manufactured housing components | 8 | --- | --- | --- | 1999 |
| Extraction Technologies of Va, LLC | Brunswick | Brun. Ind. Pk. | Recycler of polyethylene & paper fiber | 25 | $10.42M | Manuf. | New | 1998 |
| Old Dominion Moulding & Millwork | Brunswick | Brun. Ind. Pk. | Wholesale moulding | 20 | $1M | Distribution | New | 1998 |
| Blue Ridge Beverage | Halifax | South Boston | Distributor | 55 | --- | Distribution | New | 1998 |
| Lawson Mardon Wheaton Tubing | Mecklenburg | Chase City | Specialty glass tubing | 35 | --- | Manuf. | Expansion | 1998 |
| Star Tobacco (Star Scientific) | Mecklenburg | Chase City | Tobacco processing | 60 | --- | Manuf. | New | 1998 |
| BHK of America | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park. | Vinyl / Wooden drawers | 30 | $2.4M | Manuf. | Expansion | 1997 |
| Daystom Furniture | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Furniture | 50 | $1.5M | Manuf. | Expansion | 1997 |
| d-Scan Inc. | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Wood office & residential furniture | 25 | $4.2M | Nonmanuf. | Expansion | 1997 |
| O'Sullivan Industries | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Ready to assemble furniture | 100 | $20M | Manuf. | Expansion | 1997 |
| Sunshine Mills, Inc. | Halifax | H/SB Ind. Park | Dog and cat food | 32 | $0M | Manuf. | Expansion | 1997 |
| The Software Factory | Halifax | South Boston | Y2K; Computer assessment; programming & software development | 50 | --- | Manuf | New | 1997 |
| Jones Apparel Group | Mecklenburg | South Hill | Clothing distribution (including Ralph Lauren) | 208 | $11.15 | Nonmanuf. | New | 1997 |
| TOTAL | 2,136 | $520.02M | ||||||
Last updated: June 3, 2008
© 2003 Southside Planning District Commission
