[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 57 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION'S NEW CORPORATE 
                              HEADQUARTERS

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 3, 2017

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share with you and our 
colleagues, the establishment of a long-term relationship between a 
stellar national company, the American Woodmark Corporation, and 
Frederick County, which surrounds the City of Winchester, in the 
Northern Shenandoah Valley. The American Woodmark Corporation, a 
leading manufacturer of quality kitchen and bath cabinets with over 
5,000 employees nationwide, has decided to invest $30 million to build 
a new national corporate headquarters in Frederick County, in the 10th 
Congressional District of Virginia.
  The project will bring its corporate employees together from four 
leased sites in the Winchester area to a central corporate office, 
strengthening interpersonal connections and driving greater efficiency 
in the company's day-to-day operations. The consolidation will mean 
that all 377 positions will be retained and that 55 new positions will 
eventually be created.
  There was strong competition for American Woodmark's investment, and 
I want to acknowledge the hard work of Frederick County officials 
Patrick Barker of the Frederick County Economic Development Authority 
and his staff, as well as Chairman Chuck DeHaven and members of the 
Board of Supervisors, in working with the Virginia Economic Development 
Partnership to secure a $550,000 grant from the Commonwealth's 
Opportunity Fund and for providing a $350,000 economic development 
grant from Frederick County.
  In addition to the financial incentives and a very hospitable 
business environment, the extraordinary quality of life in the Northern 
Shenandoah Valley clearly played a role in American Woodmark's 
decision. Emanating from its agrarian roots, the Valley's friendly, 
caring culture causes charitable organizations to thrive and those less 
fortunate to be well cared for. The Valley's quality of life is further 
enhanced by great schools and libraries, a first rate regional health 
care system, and cultural variety that includes civil war battlefields, 
national parks and museums, as well as a university conservatory that 
is welcoming to the community. In fact, Forbes has ranked the Northern 
Shenandoah Valley in its top 20 ``Best Small Places for Business and 
Careers'' in the nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and our colleagues to join me in 
congratulating and thanking Cary Dunston, president and CEO of American 
Woodmark, and its Board of Directors, on choosing to establish its 
central corporate office in Frederick County and in wishing the 
corporation great success in all of its future endeavors.

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