This week defense supplier Sparta Composite Products announced that they will be building a $13.2 million plant in Suffolk, Virginia.  In association with this new facility, Sparta will be creating approximately 200 new jobs over the next 5 years.  The new plant will be 67,000 SF and will be located in the Northgate Commerce Park.  The Company also has plans to build an additional 87,000 facility in 5 years.  Prologis will construct the building for Sparta on the land it recently purchased in Northgate.  Prologis had intended to develop speculative product at Northgate, but with its recent financial issues had decided to halt all new development nationwide.