DRS
Group to Create 115 New Jobs in Mecklenburg County
Governor Warner announces company to locate
in Lake Country Industrial Park Building
Richmond, VA - May 9, 2003. Governor Mark R. Warner today announced that the DRS
Group, one of the nations leading document management
services companies, will locate 115 new jobs in
Mecklenburg County’s Town of Clarksville. Through a $1
million investment, the company will open a 32,000
square foot document conversion supercenter in the Lake
Country Industrial Park Building. Virginia successfully
competed with North Carolina for the investment.
“Today’s announcement
demonstrates that Southside Virginia can successfully
compete for technology-based companies,” said Governor
Warner. “This is great news for Mecklenburg County and a
hopeful sign for the entire Lake Country region.”
Founded in 1964,
the DRS Group offers a complete line of
document management services including imaging, data
capture, and micrographics. The DRS Group is a leader in
document conversions for financial institutions,
hospitals, and major corporations. Currently, the
company’s production facilities convert more than 100
million documents each year making The DRS Group one of
the largest service companies of its kind. The DRS Group
has existing facilities located in Florida, Georgia, New
York and North Carolina. In Mecklenburg, The DRS Group
will hire additional management, IT support staff and
document & data capture operators. Hiring for the
facility is scheduled to start within 45 days and the
company’s Mecklenburg County operations will commence in
the August/September timeframe.
“As The DRS Group
continues to grow and expand their operations in the
South, specifically the Virginia market, having a
supercenter in a strategic location such as Clarksville,
allows us to improve the service levels to existing
accounts while opening up the opportunity to secure net
new business. After spending several days in the area,
it became obvious to all of us that Mecklenburg County
has a strong workforce, which will allow us to open such
a center and not miss a beat” said Paul Solomon, Chief
Operating Officer with DRS.
The
Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community
Revitalization Commission approved $170,000 in
Tobacco Region Opportunity funds to assist Mecklenburg
County with the project. The company is eligible to
receive tax credits because it is locating in an
enterprise zone. The Virginia Economic Development
Partnership, Mecklenburg County and the Town of
Clarksville assisted the company with its decision. The
Virginia Department of Business Assistance will provide
workforce training services.
