Pari Innovative Manufacturers Inc. plans to double the size of its 21,000-square-foot facility within the next year.

Eternal Technology Corporation, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of dry film photoresist materials, has celebrated the Grand Opening of its new, state-of-art manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County.

Contact Lens Technology Incorporated, a FDA approved medical device manufacturer of gas permeable contact lenses, was named the 2000 Small Business of the Year by Chesterfield Economic Development and honored by the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors with its Business Appreciation and Recognition Award.

The Workforce Wizard is a powerful new tool now available to help region’s workforce. This new Web site is brimming with up-to-date, local data based on a survey of more than 2,400 businesses with 10 or more employees throughout the Richmond-Petersburg-Emporia region.

WORKFORCE ONE has launched the Workforce Wizard, an inter-active website that provides current and comprehensive local job market information for the Greater Richmond region. This site can provide job seekers with information on the best paying, fastest growing and most in-demand occupations in the region. For businesses, the Workforce Wizard provides labor market data such as benefits and compensation information, employment growth by industry, and short-term hiring trends.