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Southern Virginia site upgrades credited with attracting major manufacturers, including Microporous
Summary
The Go Virginia board heard from Southern Virginia Regional Alliance Executive Director Linda Green about site-certification work that she said helped raise sites’ readiness, leading to new investments including Microporous and Cambridge Paving Stones.
The Go Virginia State Board on Nov. 20 heard that regional site-certification and engineering work in Southern Virginia helped raise site readiness, a move the region credits with attracting major private investment.
Linda Green, executive director of the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance, told the board the region used Go Virginia funds, matched by the Tobacco Commission and locality contributions, to study and upgrade 11 industrial sites and parks across Southside Virginia. "You helped us with due diligence that helps us evaluate the site readiness in terms of engineering and due diligence," Green said, describing utility upgrades, grading and studies that…
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