Dominion Virginia Power in partnership with Faneuil, Inc. will invest $1.5 million and create 150 jobs in Halifax County by establishing a customer call center for Dominion Virginia Power.
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling joined business and government leaders in South Boston and made the announcement on behalf of Gov. Bob McDonnell.
With today's announcement there are 300 customer care center jobs related to Dominion in Southern Virginia, according to an announcement by the McDonnell administration.
The announcement is good news for Southside Virginia, which has coped with some of the state's highest jobless rates. Halifax County had a 9.3 percent jobless rate in October.
"It is great news for Virginians that Dominion Virginia Power has decided once again to create jobs in Southern Virginia through its strong partnership with Faneuil, a Virginia-based company that continues to expand its presence across the commonwealth," McDonnell said in a statement.
"It is gratifying to see two excellent Virginia businesses work together to serve Virginia customers, and create Virginia jobs."
"The center in Halifax County accomplishes the twin goals of providing good jobs here and enhancing the level of service for our customers," said Paul D. Koonce, Dominion Virginia Power's chief executive officer.
"New employees in Halifax County will be well equipped to handle customer calls because of their strong work ethic and their common sense in dealing with people. These are qualities that will make this additional customer care center successful."
The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $800,000 in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds for the project.
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