Drake adds equipment, will hire 25
By Martinsville Bulletin - Drake Extrusion plans to hire more than two dozen employees due to expanding its production capacity for the third time in 18 months.
Editorial: GSI jobs welcome
Bulletin Editorial. Last week's announcement of the expansion of GSI Commerce in Henry County was more good news for the area.
Editorial: EDC gets high marks from LamTech
Bulletin Editorial. Frank Zoeller of LamTech said when he talks with economic development officials in Ohio, he tells them to look to the Martinsville-Henry Co. EDC to see how it should be done.
ICF to bring 539 jobs
Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that ICF International, a Fairfax-based firm, will expand to Martinsville - Henry County, hire 539 people within three years and build a $15 million operations center.
Region's localities form alliance for marketing
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer. The Southern Virginia Regional Alliance is a marketing partnership between Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Halifax counties and Martinsville and Danville.
Gov. McDonnell Announces $5 Million in Grant Awards to Facilitate Job Creation in Rural Virginia
Martinsville-Henry County will receive funding to assist with site planning and improvements to help attract "mega projects".
The future of Commonwealth Crossing
The business park on U.S. 220 south at the NC line is situated near rail, is about 30 miles from the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, NC, and is 40 miles from a FedEx hub.
SleepSafe moving to county
By FRANKLIN NEWS-POST REPORTS. SleepSafe Beds makes beds for people with special needs, and it recently added Assured Comfort Beds. It markets them throughout the United States and Canada.
Drake expands with machinery, workers
Drake has increased its tax base by $3 million and hired more than 30 workers in the past nine months.
Tile Shop to bring 25 jobs
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. The Tile Shop will make more than $2 million in capital investments and hire 25 employees at its new distribution center in the former Evans Warehouse in Axton.
RTI puts local investment at $120 million
By GINNY WRAY - Bulletin Staff Writer. RTI International Metals now projects its new Henry County plants will be the largest in the company's history - when they go into full production in 2012.
A star is born?
The MHC EDC's Tourism & Film Division has become a certified film office. It is one of only three in Virginia certified by the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI).
New initiative highlights area's tourism potential
Educating residents about those attractions is the goal of a series of quarterly tours built around the "Find Your Pace" slogan.
Bike tour drawing visitors
By ELIZA WINSTON - Bulletin Staff Writer. Motorcyclists from throughout the state have been roaring into Martinsville for about a month, and a local tourism official is rolling out the welcome mat.
Monogram plant praised as McDonnell presents $2 million to company
The skill and work ethic of its employees made the company's meat snacks plant in the Patriot Centre successful, Schledwitz said during a ceremony at which Gov. McDonnell gave them a $2 million check.
Program helps turn dreams into reality
Letter to Editor - from Lynn Pritchett. "Our region is very fortunate to have such wonderful leaders and organizations that facilitate and empower citizens who have lost jobs and need guidance."
Area's new tourism director finds there's plenty to do here
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer. EDC Tourism Director Jennifer Doss thinks Henry County and Martinsville have enough attractions to entice tourists to come here and stay a week or longer.
Despot brings the world of art to city of Martinsville
By Rick Houston, Special to NASCAR.COM. Owner of the de Spot Art Gallery in Martinsville, Va., Karen Despot offers regular art lessons to those in and around the Martinsville area.
Peters gives back to race fans
By CHASE YOUNG - Bulletin Sports Writer. The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp. teamed with Martinsville Speedway to give tickets to local fans.
Showcase Dubbed Big Success
By JOHNNY BUCK - Bulletin Sports Editor. The Smith River College Showcase featured six men's college soccer teams on Saturday at the Smith River Sports Complex, drawing roughly 1,500 total spectators.
Multi-million dollar investment unveiled at CPFilms
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. The company, a subsidiary of Solutia Inc., unveiled a new laminating machine, known simply as Machine 35, at its Fieldale plant, according to Joe Stultz, plant
All Welcome at Smith River Sports Complex
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. Jimmy McGarry issued a standing invitation to everyone considering a visit to the Smith River Sports Complex.
'Extreme Makeover' puts Nationwide in spotlight
By HOLLY KOZELSKY - Bulletin Staff Writer. Martinsville's Nationwide Custom Homes plant will build the first modular home to be featured on the ABC show.
Paula M. Burnette: Session was impressive
Bulletin Letter to Editor. Paula Burnette says she "won't hesitate a second to follow through. Keep your eyes open for these free offerings from people who know our community."
Tourism director is named
By AMANDA BUCK - Bulletin Staff Writer. The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp. (EDC) has named Jennifer Doss its next director of tourism.
Growth in jobs charted
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer. New and expanding businesses during the past five years have created almost 2,400 jobs and invested nearly $204 million in their facilities.
Stanley adds crib lines here
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. The first cribs in the Stanley Furniture Co. Young America line to be made in Stanleytown were produced this week.
Sports complex kickoff slated
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. The grand opening of the $8.7 million Smith River Sports Complex is the end of its building phase and beginning of its role as an economic development engine.
Big chair is at home
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. A big chair that traveled all around the country now is at home in uptown Martinsville, where it symbolizes the area’s past, present and future.
Chair to be dedicated at 4 today in uptown
“It is our hope these events will be the kick-off to future activities that will generate foot traffic and stimulate economic development” uptown, Debbie Robinson said in the EDC release.
Big Chair's move uptown Friday part of larger effort
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. A big chair soon to be located in uptown Martinsville will be the centerpiece of a grander plan aimed at redevelopment and showcasing the area's unique assets.
Stanley adds production here
By GINNY WRAY - Bulletin Staff Writer. Stanley Furniture Co. announced today that it will make all its Young America products in this country and is adding 99 employees in Stanleytown.
Shell building dedicated
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer. EDC, county and city officials are optimistic the building, capable of being expanded to more than 195,000 square feet, will attract a buyer soon.
Visitors praise sports complex
The Harvest Foundation threw a party Sunday, treating more than 3,000 visitors to a celebration of the grand opening of the Smith River Sports Complex.
120 jobs being created
By AMANDA BUCK - Bulletin Staff Writer. A local meat snacks plant will double production and add 120 jobs as it becomes part of a Tennessee company called Monogram Food Solutions.
State, local incentives may reach $963,000
By BULLETIN STAFF. Ches Jackson, president of Monogram’s meat snacks division, praised Heath and other EDC officials, saying the group was “a first-class organization from day one.
Chair workshops will begin Aug. 15 at Artisan Center
By BULLETIN STAFF. People of all ages can bring home their own piece of Martinsville-Henry County’s furniture heritage at “Build-A-Chair” workshops planned for August and September.
Cooking up dreams at the Spencer-Penn Centre
By HOLLY KOZELSKY - Bulletin Accent Editor. A day-long seminar for people interested in starting a food-based business was held at Spencer-Penn Centre.
Second press section delivered to RTI
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. Two of three sections of a massive forging press now are on site at the RTI International Metals site in Henry County.
Load arrives at RTI site
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. RTI International’s forging press is arriving in Henry County in sections, attracting onlookers who want to see the massive equipment and its hauler.
RTI press set to hit the road
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer. A massive piece of equipment bound for RTI International Metals in Henry County solidifies the company’s commitment to the local operation.
Teenage fiddle player plans 'something different' for show
By KIM BARTO - Bulletin Staff Writer. 16 year old Montana Young plans to reveal some additions to her repertoire of bluegrass fiddling at Saturday night's concert.
Industrial park plans unveiled
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer. Two new planned business parks will accommodate companies of various sizes.
Annual business awards given
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer. Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell credited others for his success upon receiving the Chamber's Business Person of the Year award.
Furniture jobs moving here
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer. More than 100 jobs are coming to Henry County and Martinsville as a local furniture manufacturer consolidates with its sister company.
A Longtime Racing Town Shifts Its Focus
By KATIE THOMAS - NY Times. Motorsports is now just one of several niche industries that the EDC hopes to promote.
Speedway impact: $170 million
By JOHNNY BUCK - Bulletin Staff Writer. An economic study has shown that the Martinsville Speedway is helping to drive the area’s economy to the tune of more than $170 million each year.
Speedway revs up Martinsville's dollars
By DUSTIN LONG & MICHAEL SLUSS - Roanoke Times. Get through the numbers, formulas and prose and you get the point of the report: Racing is good. Good for cities, states, jobs and tourism.
RTI: Building on track
By GINNY WRAY - Bulletin Staff Writer. The $100 million, 150-job titanium plant remains on schedule to be operating in late 2010 or early 2011, Vandegrift said.
Big chair attraction planned
By Bulletin STAFF. The EDC unveiled plans Thursday to turn part of the Broad Street parking lot into a park centered around a 25-foot-tall monument to the area’s furniture heritage.
'Furniture cluster' plans detailed
By KIM BARTO - Bulletin Staff Writer. The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp. (EDC) has announced new developments in plans for a “furniture cluster” uptown.
Sewing returns to uptown in effort to revive industry
By GINNY WRAY - Bulletin Staff Writer. Listen closely and you can hear the sounds of sewing machines back in uptown Martinsville.
RTI's Patriot Centre plant on schedule
By GINNY WRAY - Bulletin Staff Writer. RTI International Metals’ plant in the Patriot Centre industrial park remains on schedule to be operating in late 2010 or early 2011.