When The Free Lance-Star opens its new production facility this month, the event will herald a sizable set of firsts for the family-owned newspaper. Not only will the paper begin operating the first Goss International FPS press in North America, it will also be the first daily to use specially formulated hybrid ink from Flint […]
WVU-East Hospital Expansion is Right on Budget rnrnBy Erienne Greene, Journal Staff WriterrnrnMARTINSBURG – West Virginia University Hospitals-East officials said Tuesday that City Hospital’s $28 million expansion project is both “on schedule and on budget.””rnrnThe plan for expansion is comprised of three individual projects at the hospital
The rehabilitation of the existing Rich Products Corporation’s food processing plant at 801 N. Kent St. is underway. The 33,054-square-foot plant is being renovated into Sunshine’s Pride Dairy. Quesos La Ricura says it will invest $9.5 million in the building. Winchester’s Howard Shockey & Sons is the general contractor working to prepare the plant for […]
Shockey anticipates sharing substantial savings with city rnrnOn January 8th, 2010, city officials will hold a dedication ceremony to announce the near completion of the new community center. The project features almost 80,000 square feet of facility space for multi-generational recreation and leisure activities. Facility highlights include: an NCAA short course competition certified indoor pool, […]
GRTC Transit System moved into a new $38 million headquarters in South Richmond after more than 100 years in makeshift quarters near the Fan District. Built for safety, as well as energy and operational efficiencies, the new facility on East Belt Boulevard represents a leap as dramatic as Richmond’s evolution from electric trolleys to talking […]
By Will Jones, Richmond Times DispatchrnrnRICHMOND, Va. — GRTC Transit System is poised to move into a new $38 million headquarters in South Richmond after more than 100 years in makeshift quarters near the Fan District. Built for safety, as well as energy and operational efficiencies, the new facility on East Belt Boulevard represents a […]
NBC 25, by Jamie BurkernrnMARTINSBURG, WV – With the growing need for health care in the area, City Hospital in Martinsburg is working to expand to help fulfill that need. Construction is underway with the expansion totaling 28 million dollars.rnrnA new cath lab will open in August 2010, a new 20 bed ICU is slated […]
Virginia Association of Counties | County Connections rnrnIn this time of economic uncertainty, it is nice to know that some companies have been weathering storms successfully for more than 100 years. Howard Shockey & Sons is such a company. Founded in 1896, the Winchester-based company is well positioned for continued growth throughout the Commonwealth. Part […]
