Axton, VA (Feb. 8, 2008) -- VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) and Carlisle School formally announce the formation of The Academy of Motorsports.
There’s an important count underway. It’s the Economic Census, taken every five years, and now under way for 2007.
The Economic Census is a tally of businesses — and it’s important, just like the nation’s population census taken in 2000. The Economic Census produces a portrait of business activities in industries and communities all across our nation.
A new chassis dynamometer lab under construction in the paddock at Virginia International Raceway will take the Alton racing facility another step forward towards becoming a comprehensive motorsports testing facility. The facility, which will cost an estimated $1 million, will be known as the VIPER dynamometer Lab.
Carpathia Hosting, a leading provider of enterprise application hosting solutions for businesses and government agencies that require 100% availability, announced today that the Riverstone Technology Park (RTP) located in Halifax County, Virginia has been selected as Carpathia's hub for mission critical / SCIF/ SAS70 datacenter services.
Dollar General announced a gift of over $50,000 to Halifax County Public Schools on Friday September 7th for the purchase of books for schoolchildren. Hank Bruining, Human Resources Manager for the local Dollar General Distribution Center, presented School Superintendent Paul Stapleton with a mock check for $50,000 demonstrating the company’s gift to the seven elementary schools in the county.
Presto Products Company a business of Alcoa Consumer Products presented a grant totaling $12,000 to the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation for Math Manipulatives on Wednesday September 12th.
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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