Gene Marrano
Summit View welcomes tenants > Stik-Pak Solutions, a contract packaging company at the Summit View Business Park in Franklin County, has cut the ribbon on their new 10-million-dollar, 50,000 square foot building. “We are so glad that they have chosen Summit View as the new location for their home. As they continue to grow and expand, we look forward to bright things ahead,” said Chris Whitlow, the Franklin County Administrator. “It’s a symbol of the potential for Summit View Business Park, but also the Roanoke Region,” noted Roanoke Regional Partnership executive director John Hull at the ribbon cutting. “It’s a great investment that’s [prompting] more lead generation and more opportunities. It’s a testimony to what this region can do to support development.” The other tenant at the 550-acre park just off US 220 between Boones Mill and Rocky Mount - the Valley Star Credit Union headquarters was expected to cut another ribbon in late August. Sixty people are currently employed at the Stik-Pak facility. Still under development, the 550-acre Summit View Business Park in Franklin County will eventually feature recreation amenities like trails and event space. “It’s been a lot of hard work,” said Kennon Marshall, the CEO for Stik-Pak Solutions. “A lot of support from the community; the quality of the employees we’re getting in
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Franklin County is just amazing. I never thought I’d be blessed with the quality of the employees I’m getting right now.” Marshall is a second-generation CEO. Stik-Pak Solutions is a contract packaging firm and relocated to Franklin County from Pennsylvania over a decade ago.
