Job Announcements

Pittsylvania County has experienced profound success in economic development over the past several years! Through strategic efforts to recruit and retain quality businesses that provide high-paying jobs for our residents and partnerships with the City of Danville and many other area institutions, there have been 21 economic development announcements involving Pittsylvania County in the last five years. (A few of these projects are within the Danville city limits but are through the joint partnership of RIFA).

Below is a summary of each of the economic development announcements in the past few years, including information like the total capital investments and job commitments.

Company Jobs & Investments Anticipated Annual Tax Revenue Location
Amthor International (December 2022) 60 jobs and $30 million    Gretna
Tradesman Trucking (August 2022) 30 jobs and $4.5 million capital investment $27,900  Gretna
 AeroFarms Project 2 (July 2022)  66 jobs   n/a  Cane Creek Centre
Commonwealth Home Health Care (June 2022) 26 jobs and $3.5 million capital investments $21,700 Blairs
Axxor (June 2022) 21 jobs and $3.5 million capital investments $15,750 Ringgold East
Tyson Foods, Inc. (September 2021) 376 jobs and $300 million capital investments $1.28 million Cane Creek Centre
MEP, LTD (June 2021) 45 jobs and $6.44 million capital investments $54,138 Cyber Park
Walraven, Inc. (June 2021) 46 jobs and $7.15 million capital investments $32,175 (after rebate period) Cane Creek Centre
J&J Trucking (March 2021) 27 jobs and $5.2 million capital investments $32,240 U.S. Hwy 29
Intertape Polymer Project 3 (January, 2021) 50 jobs and $45 million capital investments $202,500 Ringgold West
Dogwood Global, LLC (October, 2020) 45 jobs and $500,000 capital investments $2,250 Axton
Ison Furniture Manufacturing (October, 2020) 150 jobs and $3 million capital investments $13,500 Axton
Staunton River Plastics (May, 2020) 200 jobs and $34 million capital investments $214,200 Southern Virginia Multimodal Park
Aerofarms (December, 2019) 92 jobs and $53 million capital investments $264,000 Cane Creek Centre
Morgan Olson (October, 2019) 703 jobs and $42.8 million capital investments $192,600 Cane Creek Centre
Harlow Fastec (November, 2018) 49 jobs and $8 million capital investments $90,300 Cyber Park
Porcher Group/BGF Industries (October, 2018) 65 jobs and $7 million capital investments $58,800 Cyber Park
Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS) (September, 2018) 21 jobs and $1.5 million capital investments $9,300 Chatham Main Street
Panaceutics (March, 2018) 70 jobs and $5.675 million capital investments $35,185 Ringgold East
Eastern Panel Manufacturing (February, 2018) 15 jobs and $1.5 million capital investments $9,300 Chatham Industrial Park
Unison Tube (September, 2017) 55 jobs and $5.2 million capital investments $27,480 Cane Creek Centre
Intertape Polymer Project 2 (September, 2017) 15 jobs and $7 million capital investments $43,400 Ringgold West
Kyocera SgS Tools (September, 2016) 35 jobs and $9.5 million capital investments $112,800 Ringgold West
Overfinch (July, 2016) 41 jobs and $3 million capital investments $36,110 Cyber Park
Intertape Polymer Project 1 $22 million capital investments $99,000 Ringgold West