Two companies announced plans on Thursday that are expected to create a total of 50 jobs in the Danville-Pittsylvania County area.
Unison Ltd., a British tube-bending machine company, will invest $5.2 million and create 35 jobs in establishing its first U.S. manufacturing operation in the Cane Creek Centre Industrial Park, jointly owned by the city and the county.
Meanwhile, Intertape Polymer Group, a packaging products and systems company, will invest $7 million and add 15 jobs in expanding its manufacturing and distribution capacity at its Pittsylvania facility.
Virginia competed against North Carolina and the United Kingdom for the Unison project. Gov. Terry McAuliffe said he recruited the company during his June trade and marketing mission to Europe where he met with company officials at the Paris Air Show.
