Celebrate! Chesterfield Business, the county’s annual business appreciation and awards program, was held on May 18, and RJ Smith Construction Inc. was recognized as the 2006 First Choice Business of the Year.

DuPont to invest $25.5 million to expand Tyvek® HomeWrap® capacity creating 50 new jobs. DuPont’s Chesterfield County plant manufactures DuPont™ Tyvek® nonwovens, a protective material made from very fine, high-density polyethylene fibers with all the characteristics of paper, film and fabric in one material. This expansion will add capacity to produce additional Tyvek® HomeWrap®.

Every May, the Commonwealth of Virginia celebrates Business Appreciation Week, a statewide effort to thank businesses of all sizes and industries in the Commonwealth for their many contributions to our quality of life. Governor Kaine has designated the week of May 14-20, 2006, as Business Appreciation Week for 2006.

The mattress maker opens a 34,000 square foot factory and showroom in the former Mega Office store at 8401 Midlothian Turnpike.

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