IDA board members have voted to support submission of a $1.3 million tobacco commission economic development application to continue rehabilitation of the former Daystrom Furniture facility now known as Green View Advanced Manufacturing Center.
Following a closed session Friday morning, authority board member Butch Blanks offered a motion to approve submission of the application that will require a $42,000 match from the authority and also seeks a $150,000 local match commitment from the Halifax County Board of Supervisors.
According to the resolution of support, this project will assist in providing ready space for advanced manufacturing and workforce training as well as space for commercialization of start-up industries and research and development projects and other general industry needs.
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