The National Center for Coatings Application, Research, and Education (C-CARE)
A one-of-a-kind coating and finishing technology center, housing 11,000 square feet of environmentally controlled space, and a suite of state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing coating and finishing equipment. C-CARE's mission is to become an industry-recognized national standard and world-class facility for workforce training, education, and research for a wide-variety of industrial coating processes and technologies that support a large base of manufacturers of metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, and composite products. C-CARE's value is categorized into these benefits:
- Increase Manufacturing Efficiency and Quality
- Increase Manufacturing Efficiency and Quality
- Increase Skill Level and Credentials of Workers
- Support Conversion to Environmentally Sound Coating Practices
- Attract Industries to Southside Virginia
James Gordon, the owner of Springfield Distillery, comes by his interest in whiskey naturally. “I grew up with memories of my father moonshining,” says Gordon, who opened his Halifax County distillery in August 2016. “My father is one of the first two private individuals in South Africa to get his license for distilling liquor. I get to tap into 25 years of distillery experience.”
