HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — Governor Terry McAuliffe announced on Tuesday that an insurance company will invest $2 million to expand its U.S. headquarters in Henrico County, creating 1,173 new jobs.
McAuliffe made the announcement following a meeting with Admiral Group officials in the U.K. during his European marketing mission.
Speaking about today’s announcement from the U.K., Governor McAuliffe said, “We are excited that Elephant has chosen to expand in our great Commonwealth.”
“This is exciting news for Henrico County and the Commonwealth,” said Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones.
“We chose Richmond for our U.S. headquarters because of simple cost-benefit economics. The labor force here is excellent – well educated, friendly, hard-working, honest, analytical, creative. The talent pool is plentiful across our many functional business areas, including customer service, claims handling, IT, accounting, marketing, sales, compliance, and insurance operations as well as call center operations,” said Kevin Chidwick, CEO of Elephant.
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Henrico County Economic Development Authority to secure the project for Virginia. The Greater Richmond Partnership also provided valuable assistance. Funding and services to support the company’s employee training activities will be provided through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.
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