New announced investments in Chesterfield.

M & R Constructors, industrial and mechanical contractors, is relocating to a new location. The company, which was located in the Chesterfield County Airport Industrial park, purchased a 6,380 square foot building at 9410 Burge Avenue. Total investment is estimated at $600,000. Five workers will be relocated to the new facility.

The Virginia Procurement Pipeline is an online database of companies located in the Commonwealth. It functions as a marketing tool for Virginia businesses and a procurement resource for businesses anywhere. Visit www.virginiabusiness.org to search the database or to register your Virginia-based company. There is no fee for retrieving information from the database or for registering with the Virginia Procurement Pipeline.

With a view toward promoting small and minority business development and encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit in the county, the Department of Economic Development has enhanced the program that provides such businesses with a single point of contact for assistance with issues of concern to them.

Expansion Managment Magazine listed America’s 50 Hottest Cities for Business Relocation and Expansion in the January 2001 issue. The Richmond-Petersburg area was ranked 15 in the poll due to its mid-Atlantic location and workforce.