Grand Springs expanded its bottled water facility in Alton to accommodate the packing requirements of a new customer, and added 20 employees as a result.
According to Grand Springs President and CEO Robert A. Smith, the Alkaline Water Company Inc. DBA Alkaline 88 and Grand Springs entered into a co-packing agreement that expands Alkaline 88’s footprint across the North Eastern United States. Read more.
Virginia Business announced the "50 most influential Virginians" and Southern Virginia proudly boasts three of them.
Chairman, First Piedmont Corp. and Davenport Energy and Vice Chairman of the IALR Board of TrusteesDavenport was recognized for his work to support economic development in rural Virginia and to support early childhood development projects.
Vice Chairman of the Board of GO Virginia, he also serves on the boards of Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corp. and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
President and CEO, Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corp., South BostonDeriso was acknowledged for his role in improving Southern Virginia’s economic development. MBC, which he helped established 15 years ago, is now responsible for a 1,900-mile advanced fiber optic network covering 33 counties and also reinvests revenues in economic and community development initiatives. Deriso serves on the board of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Majority owner and CEO of Virginia International Raceway, Alton, and a member of the IALR Board of TrusteesNyholm was lauded for her business acumen and her impact on Southern Virginia. Nyholm resurrected a historic track that now draws 300,000 visitors each year and helps employ more than 400 people. Nyholm serves as president of the Road Racing Industry Council and on the board for the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
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