Friday, November 4, 2011

Delegate Bill Carrico Spends Wednesday In Wythe County During "Jobs Tour" As State Senate Election Comes To Close On November 8th

Carrico Campaign Has Focused On Attracting Jobs, Touting Experience
And Conservative Record Over 10 Years In State House
Wytheville, VA-- Delegate Bill Carrico toured Wythe County businesses on Wednesday,
continuing his "Jobs Tour" as the race for the November 8th state senate election comes
to a head. Carrico's campaign has centered on a theme of removing barriers to job
creation, while engaging current businesses to seek out the best ideas for recruiting new
businesses and expansion. Stops on the Wythe County tour included Evatran, Longwood Elastomers, and Gatorade, a plant which Carrico assisted in recruiting to Wytheville in 2006.

"As we near the end of this election cycle, it was great to have the opportunity to visit
with some flourishing businesses and job creators in Wythe County," said Carrico. "I've
had the pleasure of working with many of these folks during my 10 years in the House of
Delegates, and projects like the Gatorade plant opening are among my favorite
accomplishments. These companies are working against the grain of federal government
interference to take risks, and their investment in Southwest Virginia is paying dividends
for the companies and the hundreds of newly employed individuals. This is the kind of
growth that I will work to increase exponentially as the State Senator for district 40."

Bob Deters, Finance Director for PepsiCo PBC's North/West Region, said, "The
Commonwealth of Virginia is incredibly business friendly, thanks in large part to the
hard work of legislators like Bill Carrico. Coupled with the great workforce and
infrastructure accessibility in Wytheville, our Wytheville facilities are some of our
organization's most efficient operations."

Darren Clark, PepsiCo's Regional Government Affairs Director, said "It was a pleasure to
have Delegate Carrico visit today. His hard work was instrumental in recruiting our
operation to the Wytheville area, and we hope to see the efforts of Bill and his colleagues
continue to pay off as other companies expand here in Southwest Virginia to take
advantage of the ample workforce, convenient access to infrastructure, and business
friendly state government."


Regarding Evatran, Carrico said "This is an innovative company building a cutting edge product. They are running a pilot program in Wythe County for an electric car charging system that involves simply parking over the 'pad' and allowing the vehicle to charge for about two hours. This system is the future of electric car technology, and local families are using and enjoying it today. Tom Hough, owner of Evatran, has created nearly 100 jobs with his past and current business ventures in the Wytheville area."

For more information about Delegate Bill Carrico's campaign for Virginia State Senate district 40, visit www.billcarrico.com or find Bill Carrico on Facebook and Twitter.

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