THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, February 5, 1996 TAG: 9602030222
SECTION: BUSINESS WEEKLY PAGE: 05 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BUSINESS WEEKLY
LENGTH: Medium: 67 lines
A total of 25 companies announced plans last year to create 2,223 new jobs and spend $48.8 million in total capital investment in South Hampton Roads, the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce said.
The companies plan to use 859,738 square feet of office, warehouse and industrial space.
Here are the new companies, their location, employment, capital investment, square footage, and use:
AT&T Wireless, Norfolk, 25 jobs, 6,880 sf, office & transmitters.
Avis Rent A Car Systems, Virginia Beach, 500 jobs, $15 million, 166,000 sf, reservations center.
Benco Dental Supply Co., Chesapeake, 10 jobs, $22,000, 3,004 sf, back office.
BMG Metals Inc., Chesapeake, 20 jobs, $1.2 million, 25,200 sf, warehouse.
Canon Computer Systems Inc., Chesapeake, 200 jobs, $1.5 million, 48,000 sf, customer service center.
Design Distributing Inc., Virginia Beach, 5 jobs, $100,000, 9,600 sf, floor covering office & warehouse.
Direct Marketing Enterprises, Portsmouth, 300 jobs, $9.5 million, 230,000 sf, mail order warehouse.
Entergy Systems & Service, Virginia Beach, 30 jobs, $100,000, 8,700 sf, energy management office & warehouse.
Exide Batteries, Chesapeake, jobs not available, $300,000, 10,000 sf, warehouse.
FAG Bearing Corp., Suffolk, 25 jobs, $3.5 million, 100,000 sf, warehouse.
Fasteners Industries, Virginia Beach, 5 jobs, other information not available, warehouse.
Highstar Industrial Technologies Inc., Portsmouth, 8 jobs, $150,000, 9,000 sf, gas system office.
Kestral & Assoc. Inc., Virginia Beach, 10 jobs, $50,000, 2,750 sf, software office.
Oceana Sensor Technologies, Virginia Beach, 17 jobs, $1.7 million, 10,000 sf, motion sensor manufacturer.
Overseas Transport Co., Portsmouth, 3 jobs, investment not available, 600 sf, freight forwarder.
Materials Specialties Scandinavia, Chesapeake, 4 jobs, investment not available, 1,700 sf, offshore business consultant.
Panasonic Technics Quasar, Chesapeake, 300 jobs, $4.5 million, 50,000 sf, customer service center.
The New York Times Co., Norfolk, 155 jobs, $5 million, 25,000 sf, financial & accounting services.
PRN Inc., Portsmouth, 4 jobs, $25,000, 1,750 sf, pharmaceutical warehouse.
Ryder Logistics, Chesapeake, 12 jobs, $465,000, 30,000 sf, computer warehouse.
Steamship Brewing Co., Norfolk, 5 jobs, $500,000, 8,500 sf, brewery.
TOM-WAT Inc., Suffolk, 47 jobs, $500,000, 41,054 sf, gift card & paper warehouse.
Trans Mart, Norfolk, 13 jobs, investment not available, 15,000 sf, auto parts warehouse.
Trans World Airways, Norfolk, 500 jobs, $4.2 million, 40,000 sf, reservations center.
Universal Air Products, Norfolk, 25 jobs, $500,000, 17,000 sf, air pollution eqpt. manufacturer.
KEYWORDS: NEW BUSINESSES by CNB