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January 2011
Volume 11, No. 1
Roanoke County
Economic
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DOUBLE ENVELOPE ACQUIRES MICHIGAN COMPANY
AND INCREASES SALES PROJECTIONS
On January 5th, Double Envelope and its parent
company, BSC Ventures, announced the
December 2, 2010, acquisition of Wolf Envelope
Company, a Midwestern competitor. Wolf
Envelope's administrative offices in Troy,
Michigan will close but a 90,000 square foot
manufacturing plant in Angola, Indiana, and the
65 employees will remain in place and the name
will be changed to Double Envelope.
Coupled with the April acquisition of Baltimorebased Oles Envelope Corporation, Double
Envelope's sales projections are expected to
increase by $80 million. The Wolf Envelope acquisition will have no impact on employment at the
Roanoke County plant.
To read more, see The Roanoke Times article by Brian Kelley.
General Inquiries
p: (540) 772-2069
f: (540) 772-2030
Address
Department of
Economic Development
5204 Bernard Drive, SW,
Room 421
PO Box 29800
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
-0798
Contacts
E. Douglas "Doug"
Chittum
Director
Jill Loope
www.double-envelope.com
Assistant Director
Joe Zielinski
Economic Development
Specialist
Melinda J. Cox
Manager
Existing Business
Program
NOVOZYMES PURCHASES A WISCONSIN BIOSCIENCE COMPANY
Glenna Ratcliffe
Administrative Assistant
Novozymes, a Denmark-based corporation, has announced the acquisition of a bioscience
company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the present, it is not expected to impact the plant
at the Center for Research & Technology in Roanoke County as its research and development is
focused on plant health and crop yields. Although a future impact is feasible as some of the
research and development being conducted by Novozymes Biologicals has applications in the
agriculture area. To read The Roanoke Times article, ..
Mission
To design and implement
innovative economic
development programs
and services that
leverage community
assets, create wealth
and prosperity, and
embrace the region's
future.
www.novozymes.com
UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARKET VISITS
Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) promotes international trade for companies
throughout Virginia. The mission is to increase the number of Virginia companies selling overseas
and their volume of international business, year after year. VEDP assists both new and
experienced exporters enter new international markets. The International Trade Division
identifies potential new markets, develop market entry strategies and locate possible distributors
and representatives for products or services—all at little to no cost. Virginia businesses interested
in increasing international sales and growing market share can benefit from the export
development programs, publications, resources, and market research.
The International Trade Division of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership has
announced five major Group Market Visits (GMV) through April of this year:
March 2011
Australia
A GOOD MOVE
FOR MORE THAN
JUST YOUR
BUSINESS
April 2011
China
April 2011
India
May 2011
United Kingdom
June 2011
Paris Air Show
For information on the above trips, please contact Ralph Torning International Trade Manager
434-582-5182 (o) 434-390-9071 (c)
For more information on exporting in Virginia, please visit www.ExportVirginia.org.
2011 GROWERS' ACADEMY
January 11 - March 1, 2011
Virginia Tech Roanoke Center
VT EarthWorks, a regional economic generation center for agriculture and natural resource
businesses, has partnered with Virginia Cooperative Extension to host the 2011 Growers’
Academy at the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center. The eight week session will be held on Tuesdays
(January 11, 2011 – March 1, 2011) from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. and will cover a variety of topics
designed to help new and transitioning vegetable and cut-flower businesses succeed. The
program is targeted for low input, small scale farmers who want to develop a business plan and
learn new growing techniques. The registration fee for the eight week course is $215.
Scholarships may be available. Register on-line at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/grac/. VT EarthWorks
offers a suite of support services for new and expanding businesses. These include land lease
arrangements, access to direct and wholesale markets, business planning and strategic
development, access to innovative technology and research, peer-to-peer networks, and monthly
grange hall meetings. Please call Christy Gabbard, Director of VT EarthWorks, at (540) 767-6114
or e-mail cgunnels@vt.edu.
For more about the Growers' Academy
For more info on VT Earthworks
Roanoke College Spring Internship Fair
Thursday, February 24, 2011
11:30am to 1:00pm
Colket Center on the Roanoke College Campus.
Amy Foster (540) 375-2084 For more information
COMING SOON!
ENTREPRENEUR EXPRESS:
THE BUSINESS OF RESTAURANTS
February 25,2010
For more info, go to www.vastartup.org
ROANOKE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP CITED BY MASHABLE
The Roanoke Regional Partnership has been recognized as one of five examples of how
communities are using social media for economic development on Mashable.
Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture. With
more than 30 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting
breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new websites and services, and
offering social media resources and guides. Mashable’s audience includes early adopters, social
media enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, influencers, brands and corporations, marketing, PR and
advertising agencies, Web 2.0 aficionados and technology journalists.
Link to mashable.com
GRANT WRITING SEMINARS
The Center of College and Career Services will offer two Grant Writing Workshops. The cost is
$50 per person per seminar and participants will leave with a completed document.
Experienced grant writers will lead each session and the seminar is designed for both profit
and nonprofit companies/organizations. Each participant should bring a laptop.
Seminars will be held at The Center for College and Career Services, Suite 103, 4523
Brambleton Avenue SW, Roanoke, VA 24018 located in the Brambleton Commons. For
information, please call 774-2227.
Grant Writing 101
This two-day seminar will cover grants development methodology from A to Z. The focus is
not just grant writing, but grant development including identifying and implementing
strategies for research, project designs, marketing, developing collaboration, budgeting,
continuation funding, etc. The seminar focuses on the application procedures and is designed
for individuals who are fundraising novices.
The seminar will be held on January 27 and 28. Registration and payment will be conducted on
January 27. Inclement Weather Dates will be February 3 and 4. (Adhere to Roanoke County
Schools closing information)
Advanced Grant Writing
This two-day seminar is the follow-up to Grant Writing 101 - Focusing primarily on logic
models, budgeting, reporting, and development of management systems in accordance with
grant pacing factors. The course is designed for both the novice who has taken Grant Writing
101 as well as the advanced grant writer.
Date to be announced.
CATAWBA SUSTAINABILTY CENTER
The newest Roanoke County Business Partners program is a theme program
focusing on the Catawba Sustainability Center which operates on
Virginia Tech's farm in the heart of Catawba Valley.
THE CATAWBA SUSTAINABILITY CENTER
The Virginia Tech Catawba Sustainability Center is an experiential showcase on 377 acres in the
Catawba Valley. With research plus demonstration projects from multiple Virginia Tech colleges,
the center is creating a positive model for a sustainable world.
HISTORY: The Catawba Sustainability Center is situated in the Upper James River Basin in the
headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Historically, the Catawba Sustainability Center
was a dairy employing nearby residents to provide meat and dairy products to the staff and
patients at the Catawba Sanitarium, now known as the Catawba Hospital. In 1988, the hospital
transferred 377 acres of its land holdings to Virginia Tech.
VISION: The Catawba Sustainability Center is a showcase for university education and
engagement with the local community - a place to practice, demonstrate, learn, and teach about
sustainability issues (from green building and construction to low-input agricultural production to
water quality to onsite energy production to community-based business development) that affect
our world today and into the future. (Excerpt from the VTRC website.)
Principals and Stakeholders participating in the television program are:
Christy Gabbard
Director
Catawba Sustainability Center
Yvan Beliveau
Georgia Anne Snyder-Falkinham Professor &
Director
Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Joseph Gabbard
Senior Research Associate
Center for Human Computer Interaction
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
Dr. Jim Chamberlain
Research Scientist - USDA Forest Service
Southern Region Station
Frankie and Louise Garman
Catawba Valley Residents
Kathy O’Hara
Owner of the Hoop House “Greens to Go”
CSC spin-off business
Laura Belleville
Director of Conservation
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
A sample of Catawba’s projects.
Read more about The Catawba Sustainability Center.
Have More Questions?
Call at (540) 767-6114 or cgunnels@vt.edu
www.vtrc.vt.edu/catawba
Roanoke County Business Partners airs every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on
RVTV Channel 3.
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