SimVentions Expansion

Industry: Engineering, Information Technology, Management
Estimated Hire Date: Q4 2015
# of Positions: 50
Location: Stafford, VA

Headquarters Contact Information:
SimVentions
11905 Bowman Drive  #502,
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
540-372-7727
Mary Beth Roberts, Senior Vice President – Human Resources, Facilities
MBRoberts@simventions.com

Details:  SimVentions, a defense contractor providing solutions in engineering, acquisition and program management and training, will relocate to the Riverside Business Park by the end of 2015. The company will move 160 existing jobs and expects to add 50 additional jobs within the next 24 months.

Facility Contact Information:
Riverside Business Park
Stafford, VA

Plasan North America Relocation

Industry: Admin-Clerical, Engineering, Management, Manufacturing, Research
Estimated Hire Date: Q3 2015
# of Positions: 123
Location: Walker, MI

Headquarters Contact Information:
Plasan North America
222 Bowen Rd
Bennington, VT 05201
802-445-3095
Lucille Launderville, HR Administrator
Dalton Blackwell, Vice President
daltonb@plasan-na.com

Details:  Plasan North America, a defense contractor which makes high-tech composite materials that protect soldiers and sailors inside military vehicles and ships, will move its headquarters, research and development, and production operations to Michigan. The move will create 123 new jobs over the next three years. Plasan will lease space in an existing building.

Facility Contact Information:
3236 Wilson Drive NW
Walker, MI

Voxx Expansion

Industry: Engineering, Management, Manufacturing
Estimated Hire Date: Q4 2015
# of Positions: 134
Location: Orlando, FL

Headquarters Contact Information:
VOXX International
180 Marcus Blvd.
Hauppauge, NY 11788
631-231-7750
Bill Alefield, Assistant VP of Purchasing
Karen O’Connell, Human Resources Manager

Details:  VOXX International Corp., a car electronics manufacturer, broke ground on a new factory in Orlando in January 2015.  VOXX will add 134 jobs at average salary of $65,559. Those jobs would include manufacturing, engineering and executive positions.

Facility Contact Information:
2351 J. Lawson Blvd
Orlando, FL

White Labs Expansion

Industry: Distribution, Engineering, Research
Estimated Hire Date: Q3 2015
# of Positions: 65
Location: Asheville, NC

Headquarters Contact Information:
White Labs
9495 Candida Street
San Diego, CA 92126 USA
858-693-3441
Brian Rector, Human Resources Manager
Chris White, President
cwhite@whitelabs.com

Details:  White Labs, a provider of yeast supplies and consulting to breweries, wineries and distilleries, will build out a new facility and create 65 new jobs. Some of the positions will be for scientists. Yeast will begin shipping out of the new facility in Q4 2015.

Facility Contact Information:
172 S. Charlotte St.
Asheville, NC