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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Monogram Food Solutions To Establish A Warehousing-Logistics Facility In Henry County, Virginia

06/02/2015
Monogram Food Solutions, a Memphis-based manufacturer of value-added processed meats, will invest $7.244 million to establish a warehousing and logistics operation in Henry County, Virginia. The company has operated a meat snacks production facility in the Henry County Patriot Centre Industrial Park since 2009.

“We love the Martinsville workforce, as they are hard workers who are committed to producing great products while emphasizing people safety and excellent customer service. This will be our fourth expansion at the Martinsville facility, and we are excited to continue creating quality jobs in the state of Virginia,” said Karl Schledwitz, Chairman/CEO of Monogram Food Solutions.

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation to secure the project for Virginia. Governor McAuliffe approved a $200,000 grant from the Governor’s Opportunity Fund to assist Henry County with the project. The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $370,000 in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds.

The company is eligible to receive state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Funding and services to support the company’s employee training activities will be provided through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.

Virginia successfully competed against two other states for the project, which will create 101 new jobs. Governor Terry McAuliffe said, “I am thrilled to be back in the region to announce Monogram Food Solutions’ new operation, which brings the company’s total job creation in Henry County to more than 300 in less than one year. Working with companies like Monogram to grow and create new jobs in regions that need them is a key part of my administration's efforts to build a new Virginia economy. I thank Monogram for continuing to invest in our great Commonwealth.”

“Monogram’s announcement is further proof that Virginia offers the assets companies seek to grow their businesses,” said Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones. “The combination of great talent, strong infrastructure, pro-business climate and great incentives distinguish the Commonwealth as a great place for business. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Monogram for years to come.”

"Monogram's continued commitment to Henry County is further evidence of the steady return of business and industry to Southside, and demonstrates that we are growing the workforce needed by these companies in order for them to succeed in the global marketplace,” said Senator Bill Stanley, a member of the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.“The Tobacco Commission is proud to have made a significant contribution of financial resources that insured that the expansion of Monogram's operations occurred here in Virginia, and not in another state. The Commission and its members are dedicated to sustained economic growth in the region, and this is yet again one more critical piece in that endeavor."

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