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METRO SPOTLIGHT Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia Accretive Commerce Expands in Martinsville national e-commerce and customer care company to receive tax incentives and training benefits as it expands A merce and customer care company, announced in April that it will expand in Henry County, creating around 50 new full-time and seasonal jobs. The expansion is a result of a contract extension Accretive Commerce has signed with Godiva ccretive Commerce, an e-com- Chocolatier, which continues their relationship through 2012. Accretive Commerce has served Godiva since 1998, providing customer care, fulfillment, and professional services. The expansion will add a new temperature-controlled facility to Accretive’s North Bowles Large Employers in Martinsville-Henry County Company Stanley Furniture Accretive Commerce StarTek American of Martinsville Bassett Furniture Spring Industries Hooker Furniture CP Films Hanesbrands Inc. Nationwide Custom Homes VF Sportswear MasterBrand Cabinets West Window Nylstar, Inc. Drake Extrusions, Inc. Knauss Snack Foods SOURCE: MARTINSVILLE-HENRY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Product/Service furniture distribution, call center call center furniture furniture bedding furniture safety window films consumer goods distribution modular homes consumer goods distribution cabinets windows polyamide textile yarns polypropylene fiber food Employees 1,400 850 785 741 699 670 660 528 442 420 291 231 210 200 200 143 Industrial Park location in Henry County. The facility enables Accretive to store more chocolate for shipment. The company has been approved for on-the-job training benefits from the local workforce investment board, and for Henry County Enterprise Zone incentives, which provide tax grants based on the company’s contribution to the area’s tax base. “Henry County has been a great location for Accretive Commerce,” says Mike Bomba, senior vice president and general manager in Accretive’s fulfillment and logistics department. “With a ready, capable workforce and great government support … our decision to expand our distribution center to meet Godiva’s growing needs [was] an easy one to make.” Accretive Commerce’s Henry County employees handle phone calls, e-mails, Internet inquiries, and other direct-to-customer lines of communication from a broad range of industries. The company has been located in Henry County since 1999, where it has 850 employees. Local Wage Data in Martinsville-Henry County NAICS Code Industry — 11 22 23 31-33 42 44-45 48-49 51 52 54 55 56 61 62 — Number of Establishments Total Average Employment Weekly Wage 9,511 76 146 1,025 8,805 449 4,122 1,250 452 634 409 83 2,563 1,898 2,702 749 $516 $550 $748 $513 $584 $725 $371 $749 $690 $656 $724 $1,413 $303 $557 $596 n/a Total, All Industries 1,658 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 11 Utilities 9 Construction 161 Manufacturing 107 Wholesale Trade 83 Retail Trade 301 Transportation and Warehousing 74 Information 26 Finance and Insurance 101 Professional and Technical Services 90 Management of Companies and Enterprises 8 Administrative and Waste Services 92 Educational Services 7 Health Care and Social Assistance 136 Unclassified 11 SOURCE: MARTINSVILLE-HENRY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, 2ND QUARTER 2006 DATA 52 NOVEMBER 2007 PHOTO CREDIT: MARTINSVILLE-HENRY COUNTY EDC

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Business Facilities - November 2007 Contents First Words Snapshots Metro Spotlight: Indianapolis Region, Indiana Georgia's Pursuit of Industry Extreme Technology Sites A Tennessee Trifecta A Watershed Moment for Philly Metro Spotlight: Mexico-Texas Border Region High Tech and Aerospace Heat up in Arizona Meeting the Information Technology Challenge IEDC Announces 2007 Winners Corporate Moves: Alabama Northeast Arkansas Scores Major Investments Corporate Moves: Virginia Metro Spotlight: Martinsville-Henry County, VA Renewable Michigan Advertiser Index Ask the Expert

Business Facilities - November 2007

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