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Pittsylvania County chairman hails $500 million AVEO investment, vows to fully fund schools
Summary
Chairman Robert M. Tucker Jr. used the inaugural 2025 State of the County address to announce an AVEO USA investment of approximately $500 million and more than 1,000 jobs, pledge full funding for county schools and urge planning for energy and infrastructure to support rapid growth.
Robert M. Tucker Jr., chairman of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, opened the county's inaugural State of the County address by framing a shift "from the tobacco fields to technology" and announced what he called a transformational private investment for the county.
Tucker said that AVEO USA will bring "approximately $500 million in investment and more than 1,000 jobs" to the northern end of the county at the former Klopman Burlington Mills site, calling the project a defining milestone for Pittsylvania County. "This is a transformational milestone for the old Klopman Burlington Mills site," he said.
The chairman placed the investment in the context of broader economic momentum, citing the expansion of Micro Poise in the Mega Park as creating "thousands of jobs" and…
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