THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 1, 1995 TAG: 9508300216
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 07 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY ERIC FEBER, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Short : 45 lines
The Monarch Supply Co., a supplier of valves and fittings for the marine and commercial industry, has come back home.
The company opened its new 10,200-square-foot office building and distribution facility in Cavalier Industrial Park last week. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was presided over by Chesapeake Mayor William E. Ward and City Councilman Peter P. Duda Jr.
Ward welcomed the company to Chesapeake by saying, ``On behalf of the citizens of Chesapeake, I want to give a warm welcome to our friends at Monarch Supply. It is great to have them in Chesapeake where we can participate in their growth and prosperity.''
The company's new address at 1000 Cavalier Blvd. is not far from its original site before moving to Virginia Beach eight years ago.
``We're now just 300 yards up the street from where we used to be,'' said Charles E. ``Chuck'' Moyer Jr., president of Monarch Supply. ``We're glad to be back.
``We like the park's close proximity to all parts of Tidewater,'' Moyer explained. ``We feel the Cavalier Park area is the business hub of Hampton Roads. There's four major interstates just minutes away and it allows us easy access to the Southside and the Peninsula where we do a lot of business.''
``Monarch realized that this location is very important to their business,'' said Donald Z. Goldberg, director of the Chesapeake Department of Economic Development, which worked very closely with Monarch to help them move back to Chesapeake. ``They are closer to their markets and they have easy accessibility to the major interstates. We feel Cavalier/Greenbrier has become the center point of business in the area.''
Moyer said Monarch employs 11 people, mostly Chesapeake residents.
He cited the work of Goldberg, the Chesapeake Industrial Authority and other city officials for helping bring his business to Chesapeake.
``The city and the economic development people were so easy to work with,'' Moyer added. ``Everyone's been very supportive. All of Chesapeake has been good to us.'' by CNB