ROANOKE, Virginia -- The major milestone was celebrated by both staff and local leaders.

Virginia Transformer was founded 50 years ago. The company's customers include Disney, NASA, and the subways in both New York City and Washington, D.C. Now they can look back on and celebrate five decades of making electrical transmission equipment.

"What do we mean for the country, we handle twenty five percent of the power generated in our country, goes through our transformers. And if our transformers don't perform, all dark, that's how important we are," CEO Prabhat Jain said.

Source: WSLS