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Board Agendas & Minutes

Regular meetings are held the third Friday of every month beginning at 8:30 AM.

Agendas are posted approximately three business days before a meeting takes place.

Draft Minutes from meetings are posted 10 business days following the Board meeting. Transcriptions for virtual meetings will be posted three business days following the Board meeting.

If you have questions or need an agenda or minutes you cannot find on this site, please contact the IDA office at 434-572-1734.

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Meeting Minutes

Meeting Notices

Meeting Packets

About the Halifax County IDA

Vision

The Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County, Virginia is a well-managed and inclusive organization working every day to ensure Halifax County is the preferred location for employers and talent.

Mission

The Mission of The Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County, Virginia is to increase employment and improve economic growth by retaining and expanding our current businesses and attracting new businesses.

Our bywords - Brighter, Bolder, Business – convey who we are, what we do, and those businesses and industries for whom we are a good fit. Halifax has positioned itself well to meet the needs of its current and target industry sectors through 30 years of effective planning and implementation of Land acquisition and management, Labor training and education and Capital incentive programs and offsets.

The IDA attracts and cultivates business and industry through a comprehensive network of partners and community assets. Halifax County has established assets important to existing or prospective businesses that can offset a portion of their capital costs depending on where they are in their business cycle. Click here to learn more about our Assets.

The Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County, established in 1971, is a separately chartered political subdivision of the Commonwealth, allowing us to act with exceptional speed and agility, similar to our most successful businesses. Click here for information on Current Businesses and Success Stories.

We hope that the information in this Halifax IDA website provides you what you need. However, we always enjoy speaking with visitors to our site. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments and, even better, come and see us when you can.

Board and Staff

Industrial Development Authority Staff

 

Kristy Johnson, Executive DirectorMrs. Kristy Johnson,
Executive Director

434-572-1734 x101
kjohnson@halifaxvirginia.com

 
   

Industrial Development Authority Board

Mr. Rick Harrell, Chair
Mr. Jeremy Satterfield, Vice Chair
Mr. Robert Bates, Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. Ryland Clark
Mr. Jeremy Catron
Dr. Nettie Simon-Owens

Major Companies

ANNIN & COMPANY (EST. 1995)

www.annin.com
Product - Flags and banners

AQUATIC INDUSTRIES, INC. (EST. 1985)

www.aquaticbath.com
Product - Fiberglass bath fixtures

BEETOOBI IT SOLUTIONS

www.beetoobi.com
IT Services

CAMP CHEMICAL CORPORATION (EST. 1934)

P. O. Box 737
1051 Philpott Rd.
South Boston, VA 24592
Product - Feed, fertilizer, farm chemicals

CHEROKEE TOBACCO

www.cherokeetobacco.com
Product - Tobacco products/ distribution

Comfort Systems USA (Midatlantic) LLC. (EST. 1970)
(CCI)

https://csusamidatlantic.com/
Heating/cooling/fabrication/mechanical piping and plumbing along with some electrical work

DOLLAR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER (EST. 1997)

www.dollargeneral.com
Regional Distribution Center for Dollar General Stores

DOMINION GENERATION/CLOVER POWER STATION (EST. 1995)

www.dom.com

FELTON BROTHERS TRANSIT MIX, INC. (EST. 1947)

P.O. Box 463
1 Edmunds Street
South Boston, VA 24592
Product - Ready mix concrete

GARNIER-THIEBAAUT INC.

www.gtlinens.com
Product - Cotton table linen and bed linen

GCR Company

www.gcrcompany.com
IT Services

GENESIS PRODUCTS (Formerly BHK, EST. 1994 in Virginia )

www.genesisproductsinc.com

Product - Vinyl/wood drawer systems

GLERIN BUSINESS RESOURCES

www.glerin.com
Expert web and marketing strategy.

GLOSTER FURNITURE

www.gloster.com
Casual outdoor furniture sales and distribution

R. O. HARRELL, INC.

www.roharrell.com
Trucking company

HITACHI ENERGY (Formally ABB INC. EST. 1968/89)

www.hitachienergy.com
Product - Small power transformers

HUBER ENGINEERED WOODS, LLC (EST. 1995)

www.huberwood.com
Product - Oriented strand board

LEWIS METAL WORKS, INC. (EST. 1920)

www.lewismetalworks.com
Metal fabrication

MID-ATLANTIC BROADBAND COMMUNITIES CORPORATION

www.mbc-va.com
Fiber optic infrastructure

O'GARA GROUP, SSI

https://www.ogaragroup.com/
Training and Services

OLD DOMINION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (EST. 1996)

www.odec.com

OLD DOMINION PACKAGING

PACIFIC HEADWEAR

www.pacificheadwear.com
Product - Baseball caps

PRESTO PRODUCTS COMPANY (EST. 1980)

www.prestoproducts.com
Product - Plastic wrap, dispose bags

RTP COMPANY (EST. 1984)

www.rtpcompany.com
Product - Reinforced plastics

SASCO SPORT, INC.

www.sascosports.com
Prep Shop/Racing Tire Distributor (Sports Cars)

SENTARA HALIFAX REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (EST. 1953)

www.sentara.com
Acute, long-term & home health care

SOUTHSTONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

www.southstonebhc.com

SOUTHSIDE MATERIALS COMPANY (formerly Vulcan Materials)

P.O. Box 67
3074 James D Hagood Highway
South Boston, VA 24592
Product - Crushed stone

SUNSHINE MILLS, INC. (EST. 1988) 

www.sunshinemills.com
Product - Pet food

SYNERGY RACING

1071-A Raceplex Drive
Alton, VA 24520
Motor Sports Team/Race Car Builder

TMI AUTOTECH INC.

www.arielatom.com
www.tmiautotech.com
Manufacturer of Ariel Atom car

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VECHILES DIRECT

dmv.virginia.gov

VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Pine Tree Road Alton, Virginia
434-822-7700
www.virnow.com

VOESTALPINE HIGH PERFORMANCE METALS CORPORATION (formerly Bohler Uddeholm Corporation)

www.voestalpine.com
Product - Process high speed specialty tool steel

 

 

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