DuPont Engineering Polymers will create 20 new jobs with a major new ploymer plant in Chesterfield County.

A series of “lunchtime” workshops will be held at the Department of Economic Development.

Governor Mark R. Warner announced that HCA would expand operations at its Patient Account Services Center in the Boulders office complex in Chesterfield County. The expansion will bring 160 new jobs with an annual payroll of $4.8 million. Virginia successfully competed with Georgia and Tennessee for the project.

People and businesses that have suffered loss from Hurricane Isabel should register for disaster aid with FEMA by phone or in person. FEMA has established a toll-free number (800) 621-FEMA (3362) from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. seven days a week.

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry has created the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) to recognizes worksites that operate exemplary safety and health programs that result in the immediate and long-term prevention of job related injuries and illnesses.