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  • Located on the southern border of Virginia, Martinsville - Henry County is a thriving community conveniently positioned within a day's drive of 60% of the U.S. population

    and over a third of the nation's industrial manufacturers. Martinsville - Henry County is positioned 50 miles south of Roanoke, Virginia and 50 miles north of Greensboro, North Carolina - home to the Piedmont Triad International Airport. With our roots in furniture and textile manufacturing, we have undergone a transformation of our economy over the past 10 years.

    We are now home to plastics and polymer processors, logistics and distribution companies, food processors and more. Perhaps best known for the Martinsville Speedway, our community is educated, loyal, hardworking, and ready to work for you!




  • Business Centre

    Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre is set to open in Martinsville - Henry County in 2013. The new business park will be developed on 726 acres along the North Carolina border, approximately 30 miles north of Greensboro's Piedmont Triad International Airport. The park is rail served, and will have sites up to 280 acres with 200 acres of construction-ready pad.

    Located near US 220 South at the Virginia / North Carolina state line
    Four-lane access to nearby interstates
    Total Acreage: 726 acres
    Tract 1 will be shovel ready by mid-2013
    Tract 1: 280 acres (200 pad acres)
    Adjacent to the Norfolk Southern Railway Mainline
    Only 33 miles to the Piedmont Triad International Airport and the new
    FedEx Mid-Atlantic Hub in Greensboro, NC

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Governor McDonnell Announces 40 New Jobs in Henry County

Commonwealth Laminating & Coating, Inc. to invest $16.5 million to expand manufacturing operation.

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Southern Finishing Announces 67 new jobs
Southern Finishing Announces 67 new jobs

Southern Finishing Company, Inc., a manufacturer of prefinished components for the cabinet industry will invest $1.7 million to consolidate its eastern U.S. operations to the City of Martinsville. The project is a result of the consolidation of the company's North Carolina and Virginia operations, and includes the company's manufacturing and distribution operations that are currently located in North Carolina. The company will occupy the former Hooker Manufacturing building, located across the street from Southern Finishing's existing Martinsville location. The project will save 137 jobs and create 67 new jobs.