. Richmond is a independent city, not part of any county and the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond area. The population of the city limits was 204,214 in 2010, with an estimated population of 1,258,251 for the Richmond Metropolitan Area — making it the third largest city in Virginia.

Richmond’s economy is primarily driven by law, finance, and government, with federal, state, and local governmental agencies, as well as notable legal and banking firms, located in the downtown area. The city is home to both the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, one of 13 United States courts of appeals, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, one of 12 Federal Reserve Banks. Dominion Resources, CarMax, Genworth Financial, and MeadWestvaco, Fortune 500 companies, along with Massey Energy and Universal Corporation, Fortune 1000 companies, are headquartered in the city, with others in the metropolitan area.

Tourism is also important, as many historic sites are in or nearby the city.

The Greater Richmond area was named the third-best city for business by MarketWatch in September 2007, ranking behind only the Minneapolis and Denver areas and just above Boston. The area is home to six Fortune 500 companies, including: electric utility Dominion Resources; CarMax; Owens & Minor; Genworth Financial, the former insurance arm of GE; MeadWestvaco; and Altria Group.

However, only Dominion Resources and MeadWestvaco are headquartered within the city of Richmond; the others are located in the neighboring counties of Henrico and Hanover. In 2008, Altria moved its corporate HQ from New York City to Richmond, adding another Fortune 500 corporation to Richmond’s list. In February 2006, MeadWestvaco announced that they would move from Stamford, Connecticut, to Richmond in 2008. The company completed an 8–10 story office building downtown in 2010, near the Federal Reserve building.

Six Fortune 1000 companies also have their headquarters located in the area. These include: Brink’s; Massey Energy;NewMarket Corporation; Universal Corporation; and Markel. Of these, only Massey Energy, NewMarket Corporation, and Universal Corporation are headquartered within the city limits.

Other Fortune 500 companies, while not headquartered in the area, do have a major presence. These include SunTrust Bank (based in Atlanta), Capital One Financial Corporation (officially based in McLean, Virginia, but founded in Richmond with its operations center and most employees in the Richmond area), and the medical and pharmaceutical giant McKesson (based in San Francisco). Capital One and Altria company’s Philip Morris USA are two of the largest private Richmond-area employers. DuPont maintains a production facility in South Richmond known as the Spruance Plant. UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload division of UPS and formerly known as Overnite Transportation, has its corporate headquarters in Richmond.

Richmond is also home to the Southern States Cooperative, one of the largest farm supply cooperatives in the US. As a result of its leadership role in agriculture, Southern States has continued to expand and today encompasses some 1,200 retail locations in 23 states. Owned by more than 300,000 farmers since 1923, the cooperative purchases, manufactures or processes feed, seed, fertilizer, farm supplies and fuel.

Cavalier Telephone, a telephone, internet, and digital television provider formed in Richmond in 1998, also has its headquarters in the city. Cherry Bekaert & Holland, a top 30 accounting firm serving the Southeast, is also based in Richmond.

Richmond was the home of the Ukrop’s Super Market, a regional, family-owned chain of supermarkets known for its customer service and innovation. Ukrop’s was a high-profile sponsor of community events, such as the Monument Avenue 10K, Easter on Parade, and the Ukrop’s Christmas Parade. However, the chain announced that it would be sold to Giant Food Stores, a subsidiary of Dutch conglomerate Ahold, in February 2010. The stores now operate under the brand “Martin’s” though they continue to sell Ukrop’s bakery and prepared food items.

There are 400+ Exhibitors (392,000 Gross Sq. Feet/36,400 sq. meters of exhibit space), 5,000+ Attendees from 30+ countries, Commercial and Defense Operators, CEOs and high-level decision-makers, Government and Industry Program Managers, Policy Makers, Scientists, Researchers, Over 175+ International Speakers,, 140+ Technical, Workshop, Panel and Poster Presentations, Military, Civil and Commercial Applications, Updates on the latest industry trends, future programs, Panel discussions to influence future policies and decision making, Technology Transfer, Interoperability, Commonality discussions across domains, students, and much more!.

Maryland Thermoform is a custom thermoformer of unmanned systems, unmanned aerial vehicle, thermoform, vacuum form, plastic, plastic packaging, contract packaging, cosmetics, industrial, medical, retail, food, iso 9001, tooling,  distortion printing, defense, military, army, navy, air force, air plane parts formed, fabricated and assembled out of a kaleidoscope of materials including Composites utilized in the light weight UAV market.

Parts are built to customer specifications by a group of skilled personnel that understands time-lines and teamwork. “We pride ourselves in being ‘Your One Stop Plastics Source’ by offering everything from design to production under one roof.”

Proven and patented products are routinely designed and engineered by our staff. Large companies seek our expertise developing products for world wide marketing. Our staff is second to none and has a wide range of personal and professional experience allowing us to develop products which become standards in the specific industry. Composite materials, typically utilized for high heat/high impact applications in the defense, aerospace, and transportation industries, are now available from Maryland Thermoform Corporation.

“We look forward to this event each year,” said Scott Macdonald, MTC’s C.E.O. “It provides us with the opportunity to meet with our customers while being able to keep up with the latest industry trends.”

AUVSI is the world’s largest Conference and Exhibition focusing on Unmanned Systems. For more information on the show, go to: AUVSI Unmaned Sysyems North Ameruca 2010

(Maryland Thermoform) June 15, 2009 – Maryland Thermoform Announces From The Paris Air Show

According to Tammy Sagastume New Business Development Representative of, Maryland Thermoform Corporation., will be showing their wares at Le Bourget from June 15-21, 1 of the 160 companies under the banner of the U.S. Pavilion. “Maryland Thermoform is attending for the first time,” Tammy said, “however several of the thermoforming components we are showing are entirely new and unique custom parts can be manufacture for air planes, unmanned systems, unmanned aerial vehicle, Aerospace, Defense, Electronics and other industries as well.”

Tammy noted that there is a record of ten states this year’s show, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina, Washington, Connecticut, Mississippi, Missouri, Arizona, Illinois and New York. The pavilion also includes presentations by NASA, Department of Defense and The Office of Naval Research.

About Maryland Thermoform Corporation (MTC)

Maryland Thermoform Corporation (MTC) mdthermo.com a Baltimore, Maryland based plastic thermoforming company, has been manufacturing high quality custom thermoformed products for more than 30 years and combines plastics experience with the latest computer software technology, modern, clean, environmentally conscious controlled 44,000 square feet of climate controlled manufacturing facilities dedicated to efficient production of custom thermoforming products to provide innovative/economical solutions to your most demanding projects.

Contact: Tammy Sagastume
tsagastume(at)mdthermo(dot)com
New Business Development
Maryland Thermoform
2717 Wilmarco Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 947-5063 x 112
More information can be found online at mdthermo.com