Pacific Headwear, Inc. recently announced that it will invest $1.2 million to open a facility in the J. Aubrey Houghton Industrial Park in the Town of South Boston. The company will embroider custom-designed team and corporate headgear, creating 25 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed against North Carolina for the project.

Pacific Headwear was founded in 1997, and the company’s headquarters is located in Eugene, Oregon. The company provides quality design and embroidery headgear products, and currently supports a national network of over 3,800 sporting goods dealers.

“Virginia was the clear choice for us,” said Don DeZarn, President of Pacific Headwear, Inc. “We were drawn to Virginia because of its central location and easy access to a major international shipping port. Once we began investigating South Boston, the quality of the workforce coupled with the state’s pro-business programs and policies made us feel very welcome.”

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County and the Town of South Boston to secure the project for Virginia. The Virginia Department of Business Assistance will support the project with training assistance through its Workforce Services Program.

The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $70,000 in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds for the project. The company is eligible to receive benefits from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development because it is locating in an Enterprise Zone.