Manufacturer plans $40.2M expansion in Floyd
Massachusetts-based advanced materials manufacturer Hollingsworth & Vose will invest $40.2 million to expand its Floyd County operation, a project expected to create 25 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. H&V will add more than 28,000 square feet to its facility at 365 Christiansburg Pike NE to accommodate new production equipment. “Hollingsworth & Vose has generated [&helli[...]
Floyd biochar producer to invest $2.6M in expansion
Floyd-based SWVA Biochar LLC, an absorbent charcoal producer, will invest $2.6 million to increase its Floyd County operations’ capacity, a project expected to create 15 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. Biochar is a highly absorbent, specially produced charcoal made by heating biomass with little to no oxygen. The product is used for filtration systems […]