West Virginia Investment
2012
10/16/2012 Fifth Annual Event Highlights State’s Biometrics and Forensics Assets U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller & Jim Loudermilk, a senior level technologist with the FBI, were keynote speakers at the Foundation’s fifth annual Biometrics / Forensics Seminar & Expo in Washington, DC
8/21/2012 Nippon Thermostat of America Corporation Announces Expansion & 30 More Jobs Nippon Thermostat’s Invests $4 Million in Putnam Facility
6/20/2012 Hino Motors Announces Additional $2.9 million Investment in State Direct investment in Williamstown facility will create 20 full time jobs
3/1/2012 TMMWV Announces Seventh Expansion & 80 New Jobs Latest Expansion raises employment to 1,200 and total investment to $1.3 billion
2011
11/1/2011 Fourth Annual Event highlights State's Biometrics and Forensics Assets Senator Jay Rockefeller, Senator Joe Manchin and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin were special guests at the Foundation's fourth annual Biometrics/Forensics Seminar & Expo in Washington, D.C.
10/14/2011 TMMWV Celebrates 15th year in the Mountain State On Friday, October 14, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia celebrated its 15th year in Buffalo
9/29/2011 Thai Firm to Build Two Facilities and Create 25 Jobs A Thailand-based firm plans to open a 6 million dollar manufacturing plant and create 25 jobs in Kanawha County
9/26/2011 Kureha Celebrates Grand Opening Kureha celebrates grand opening
2010
10/6/2010 West Virginia Biometrics Seminar and Reception III DRWVF Holds Third Annual Event Focused on Biometrics
2009
10/14/2009 - 10/17/2009 West Virginia Aerospace Mission Senator Rockefeller Introduces International Aerospace Executives to Investment Opportunities
6/17/2009 West Virginia Biometrics Seminar & Reception DRWVF Seeks to Expand Growing Biometrics Industry
5/12/2009 West Virginia Business Services Investment Seminar & Reception DRWVF Showcases Northern Panhandle to Business Services Executives
2008
11/11/2008 JCCI Annual Gala JCCI Annual Gala: Rockefeller Receives Eagle on the World Award
9/29/2008 Hino Motors Manufacturing Grand Opening Hino Motors Brings 105 New Jobs and 18 Million Dollar Investment to West Virginia
5/20/2008 WV Biometrics Investment Seminar Rockefeller and Manchin team-up to Showcase the State's Security Assets
5/19/2008 NGK Spark Plugs Grand Opening NGK Opens Plant Addition
4/8/2008 Kureha Ground-Breaking Celebration Kureha Breaks Ground with PGA Plant in West Virginia
3/17/2008 New York Investment Mission Foundation Travels to the Big Apple to Court Investment
2007
12/18/2007 Kureha Invests $100 million in Belle Plant Kureha Corporation of Tokyo, Japan announced that it will invest more than $100 million to build a polymer plant in Belle, West Virginia
7/23/2007 - 7/25/2007 West Virginia Homeland Security Trade Mission State's Homeland Security Assets Bring National Security and Defense Firms to State
6/25/2007 Hino Motors Announcement WV Lands First Full-Scale Automotive Assembly Plant
4/28/2007 NGK Expansion Celebration NGK announces significant expansion in Sissonville
2006
7/31/2006 Diamond Electric Expands Town of Eleanor celebrates company's success
5/22/2006 Toyota Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary State celebrates significant economic impact of TMMWV
2005
12/5/2005 Sino Swearingen FAA Certification Celebration "Made in West Virginia" - SJ30-2
10/6/2005 - 10/11/2005 West Virginia Wood Trade Mission Representatives from the Vosges region mark first trip to West Virginia
9/25/2005 - 9/27/2005 West Virginia Polymer Trade Mission Third mission nets likely investor
7/17/2005 NGK's 10th Year Anniversary NGK celebrates success and continued growth in West Virginia
7/10/2005 K.S. Celebrates Success and Announces Future Growth One of West Virginia's earliest investors celebrates its 10 year anniversary
4/1/2005 Toyota Announces Fifth Expansion TMMWV's latest expansion brings employment to 1,150
2004
4/1/2004 Toyota Celebrates Fourth Expansion TMMWV gears up for another big investment
2003
10/19/2003 - 10/21/2003 Huntington Biotechnology Mission Strength of Advantage Valley's biotech resources draws out of state executives
9/21/2003 - 9/23/2003 International Chemical & Polymer Mission West Virginia showcases itself to foreign investors as a global chemical and plastics industry leader
6/5/2003 Nippon Thermostat of America Corporation Invests in Mountain State Nippon Thermostat purchases 10 acres in the Putnam County Industrial Park for the construction of a 31,000 square foot automotive parts facility
2002
10/8/2002 International Aerospace Missions Senator Rockefeller introduces Japanese and Italian aerospace executives to investment opportunities in West Virginia
6/16/2002 - 6/18/2002 International Chemical and Polymer Mission GAIKER cements relationship with West Virginia
6/7/2002 - 6/11/2002 Nagoya Chamber of Commerce & Industry Nagoya Chamber's visit firms up West Virginia's support for EXPO 2005 - an investment in West Virginia's future
4/14/2002 - 4/18/2002 Automotive Suppliers' Mission Mission capitalizes on State's growing automotive industry - Nippon Thermostat among Japanese automotive suppliers touring the State for possible investment
2001
2/5/2001 Tianjin Investment Mission Government officials from Tianjin, China return to the State in light of growing partnership
1/26/2001 Toyota Announces Third Expansion TMMWV rated No.1 four-cylinder engine manufacturing plant in US; Toyota rewards Buffalo plant with third expansion
2000
4/3/2000 - 4/11/2000 Tianjin Investment Mission Chinese leaders make second visit to State
3/8/2000 - 3/10/2000 Chusanren Automotive Mission Japanese and West Virginian economic development representatives organize a meeting in Charleston to create business ties
2/11/2000 - 2/13/2000 Bavarian Delegation Mission German government officials seek partners in technology, education and research
1999
9/19/1999 - 9/20/1999 Chukeiren (Chubu Economic Federation) Mission Thirty-six members of a Japanese economic organization visit State to foster relationships and promote business ties
9/8/1999 Senator Rockefeller Welcomes Okuno International Okuno International locates first U.S. manufacturing facility in Prichard
9/2/1999 Friendship Group Buyers Mission Chinese investors look to buy $1 million in authentic West Virginian products for resale in Shanghai
6/13/1999 - 6/15/1999 Chia Yi Visit Chia Yi, Taiwan and Martinsburg, West Virginia celebrate Sister City relationship with new business connections
5/16/1999 - 5/18/1999 Hitachi Visit Japanese and West Virginian Chemical companies discuss joint venture, after successful Project Harvest in 1999
3/14/1999 - 3/18/1999 PAWS Investment Mission West Virginia Parks and Wildlife draws interest from Taiwanese investors
1998
7/27/1998 West Virginia Worldwide Asian Export Seminar Exploring Opportunities in the Pacific Rim
6/1/1998 Toyota Announces Second Expansion Before the ink could dry on Toyota's initial contract, officials with the company had already decided to increase investment and the number of jobs at TMMWV
5/3/1998 - 5/4/1998 Teleservices Mission As a result of the first ever Teleservices Mission, CDG announces opening of call centers
1997
9/7/1997 - 9/11/1997 Japanese Automotive Supplier Mission Japanese suppliers get first hand look at the strengths of West Virginia's automotive industry
1996
10/14/1996 - 10/16/1996 Taiwan Aerospace Mission Taiwanese investors establish long-term partnership with Fairmont State College
9/1/1996 West Virginia Welcomes Toyota After a 10 year courtship, Toyota Motor commits to West Virginia
1995
10/1/1995 Senator Rockefeller Celebrates K.S. of West Virginia's Grand-Opening Investment breeds more investment as State's stature begins to grow in Japan
7/1/1995 NGK Spark Plug Opens Facility in Sissonville Visits to State by NGK executives net results in Sissonville
2/1/1995 Sino Swearingen Aircraft Lands in Martinsburg Sino Swearingen establishes manufacturing facility in Martinsburg
1993
6/2/1993 Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation is Established The DRWV Foundation is formally established
1992
2/1/1992 Aerospace Investment Mission Twenty national aerospace executives look to West Virginia for investment
1991
1/1/1991 Huntington/Weirton Investment Mission Eighteen business leaders from across the nation join Senator Rockefeller to explore investment opportunities arond the Huntington and Weirton areas
1989
4/1/1989 Chubu Economic Federation Investment Mission Business leaders from the Nagoya area - including senior executives from Toyota, NGK Spark Plug Co, Ltd., and Nisshin Steel Co, Ltd. make return visit to the state
3/1/1989 Panhandle Express II "Panhandle Express II" builds upon success of the first mission
2/1/1989 Panhandle Express I By way of locomotive, Senator Rockefeller shows D.C. business leaders the advantages of doing business in West Virginia
1988
7/1/1988 Chukeiren Investment Mission NGK Spark Plug and Toyota Motor Corporation discover the real West Virginia on mission to the State
1987
10/1/1987 Toyota Motor Investment Mission At the invitation of Senator Rockefeller Japanese officials from the Toyota Motor Corporation survey West Virginia for potential investment
1986
12/13/1986 Senator Rockefeller Initiates State's First Major Joint-Venture with Japan Wheeling Nisshin Breaks Ground in Follansbee