Board Chairman Richard Flora congratulates Dale Guidry, TMEIC GE President & CEO, after the
Roanoke County Tapestry presentation by Supervisor Joe McNamara.
Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric Industrial Systems Corporation-General Electric (TMEIC GE), internationally based integrator of drives automation systems and one of the Roanoke Valley’s largest employers of high technology automation engineers, announced on January 30th that it will move from the Salem location it currently shares with GE Energy Controls and Power Electronics to the former headquarters of the Atlantic Mutual Companies, at 1325 Electric Rd. in Roanoke County. “Virginia is a very friendly business state, and the Roanoke Valley has been an exceptional location, first for GE and now for our joint venture,” said Dale Guidry, President and CEO.
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TMEIC GE
www.tmeicge.com
ITT NIGHT VISION
AWARDED A $174.7 MILLION CONTRACT
ITTNV President and General Manager, Mike Hayman,
presides over the Flag Dedication Ceremony to celebrate the renovation
of the Administration Building.
ITT Night Vision, the world’s leading developer, producer and supplier
of Generation (Gen) 3 image intensifier technology, announced a $174.7
million contract award from the U.S. Army Research, Development &
Engineering Command Acquisition Center on January 16, 2008. The order is
for the AN/PVS-14 night vision monocular-ITT's most versatile night vision
unit-and spare image tubes. It is the latest order for the Omnibus VII
contract awarded by the U.S. Army in September 2005 which has a total
potential of $1.39 billion. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., ITT has
served the U.S. military with premier night vision solutions for more than
45 years and delivered its one millionth Gen 3 image tube in 2007.
On January 24th, the company held a Flag Ceremony conducted by members
of the 116th Infantry, 29th Division in recognition of the administration
building renovation at the Roanoke County Plant.
ITT Night Vision www.nightvision.com
TANGLEWOOD FNB BRANCH HOLDS RIBBON CUTTING ON
JANUARY 25, 2008
Supervisor Charlotte Moore joins FNB executives in the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
Artistic rendering of the new Tanglewood branch FNB bank building on
Electric Road.
FNB
www.fnbonline.com
BLUE RIDGE COLOR COMPANY
INVESTS IN THE NEXT DECADE
President Blake Harris welcomes customers to the charter Manufacturing Expo
Blue Ridge Color Company (BRCC) was founded on February 1, 1998 in South County and later relocated to
Interstate Commerce Park in North Roanoke County. In observance of the company’s tenth anniversary year,
President Blake Harris and his colleagues are also celebrating the expansion of BRCC with the purchase of a
brand new training facility. The new 6,000 square foot facility will house the corporate offices, a training
area and a state-of-the art paint booth which is located next door to Blue Ridge Color’s original property on
Garland Circle. On February 6 -7, 2008, a Manufacturer’s EXPO was held in the educational facility with
vendors from the southeastern United States.
Blue Ridge Color Company is a distributor of automotive paint and body supplies. In 2002, the company was the first in the area to provide a full-training center for continuous education for technicians and management. BRCC also has store locations in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Blue Ridge Color Company
www.blueridgecolor.com
OPTICAL CABLE RECEIVES AWARDS
Recently, Optical Cable Corporation was honored as 2007 Manufacturer of the Year by
Start-It Magazine in the mid-market category. This award honors manufacturing companies demonstrating
excellence and an ability to embrace today's challenges and overcome hurdles to remain competitive.
Start-It was launched in 2000 as the only publication dedicated to educating manufacturing and
engineering executives about the business of technology and serves as an advisor to manufacturing
executives.
Optical Cable was also named 2007 Business of the Year by the Blue Ridge Business Journal in December of
2007. The company was chosen because it serves as a model to other organizations on how to bounce back
from adversity, excel financially and be a contributor to the regional economy. The
Blue Ridge Business
Journal is one of Virginia's oldest (founded in 1988) business publications which covers business news
for 17 counties in the Blue Ridge Region.
Optical
Cable Corporation http://www.occfiber.com
TONS OF FUN AT TANGLEWOOD MALL
Roanoke County Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, along with support from a wide variety of
Roanoke Valley organizations, presented the 9th Annual “Tons of Fun” at Tanglewood Mall on
February 2nd. The day of family fun included clowns, puppet shows, music, magicians, games, caricatures,
carnival rides, exhibits, entertainment and much other activities spread throughout the Mall.
This special event was launched in 2000 with the County's Y2K Celebration. It is held the first Saturday
in February and the event team is constantly expanding the concept with both new activities and entertainment
for children who are 12 and under. Each year, over 8,000 people attend this event.
All activities are free, thanks to the sponsorship of Tanglewood Mall, Roanoke County’s Department of
Economic Development and Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. A very special thanks is also extended
to the Roanoke County Public Libraries.
Roanoke County Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
www.roanokecountyva.gov/departments/parksrecreationandtourism
RVTV's ROANOKE COUNTY BUSINESS PARTNERS
Tanglewood Mall is the new feature show on Roanoke County Business Partners. Rebecca Spaid, Marketing Manager for Tanglewood Mall, joins Roanoke County Business Partner's host, Melinda Cox, to showcase the expansions, relocations and renovations that have taken place since 2006. Doug Chittum, Director of Economic Development, interviews Wendi Schultz of the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department and mall merchants about the special event
Tons of Fun which demonstrates the economic impact of a collaboration between businesses and local government.
Roanoke County Business Partners airs every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on RVTV Channel 3.
For additional programming information, please click here www.rvtv.org
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