Tobacco Commission grants $1.3 Million to Institute for VIPER program
DANVILLE – The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) received approval of a $1.3 million grant from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission on July 22, 2004.
Halifax County’s Vision 2020 process received a boost from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. Congressman Virgil Goode, U.S. House of Representatives 5th District, presented a check in the amount of $35,000 to Joe Satterfield, Chairperson of the Vision 2020 Steering Committee on Wednesday, July 28.
RICHMOND - Governor Mark R. Warner announced today that Harrisonburg, Luray, and South Boston have been officially designated as Virginia Main Street communities.
HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA - A ribbon cutting ceremony for Riverstone Technology Park and a ground breaking ceremony for Building One was held in Halifax County, Virginia, on May 12, 2004 at 10:00 A.M.
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held for RIVERSTONE in Halifax County, Virginia, on October 31, 2002 at 9:00 A.M. The Honorable Tim Kaine, Lieutenant Governor and Mr. Mark Kilduff, Executive Director of Virginia Economic Development Partnership are confirmed to participate.
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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