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Coating machine seen as boon for NCI
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine was on hand to help unveil the new training equipment at the Center for Advanced Film Manufacturing. Photo courtesy of CAFM. A new machine installed at the New College Institute (NCI) should help Martinsville-Henry County keep high-tech companies and attract new ones by ensuring that people can learn advanced skills they...
Governor cuts ribbon on IT Academy
Alongside Southern Virginia Higher Education Center Executive Director Dr. Betty H. Adams and other distinguished guests, Governor Terry McAuliffe cuts the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the higher ed center’s IT Academy. Courses will begin in August. Calling the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center the "home to bold thinkers and...
Governor McAuliffe Announces 101 New Jobs in Henry County
Monogram Food Solutions to invest $7.2 million to add warehousing and logistics facility to operation Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Monogram Food Solutions, LLC, a Memphis-based manufacturer of value-added processed meats, will invest $7.244 million to establish a warehousing and logistics operation in Henry County. The company...
Gov. McAuliffe praises Gene Haas Center as economic engine to diversify economy
Gov. Terry McAuliffe came to Danville on Friday to honor the more than $1 million — and a nearly equal amount of hopes — invested into the freshly completed Gene Haas Center for Integrated Machining at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. The ribbon cutting gathered together a long list of politicians, funders, donors and educators...
Governor McAuliffe to Provide Keynote Address at the Official Opening of the Gene Haas Center for Integrated Machining
$1 Million Endowment Creates One-of-a-Kind Workflow Cell Learning Environment Governor Terry McAuliffe will provide remarks and participate in the ribbon cutting to officially open the Gene Haas Center for Integrated Machining at The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR). A number of globally recognized partners and Gene Haas,...
eBay adding New facility, 191 jobs
eBay will expand its operations in Henry County, adding 191 full-time jobs with an annual payroll of more than $4 million and investing $5.8 million in capital improvements, officials announced Thursday. The expansion will make eBay the second-largest non-service employer in the region after Eastman Chemical Company, according to Mark Heath,...
Gene Haas Foundation Grants $1 Million to Institute for Advanced Learning & Research, Danville Community College
Stewart-Haas Racing Driver Kurt Busch to Carry Commemorative Decal Highlighting $1 Million Grant to The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research on No. 41 at Richmond April 23, 2015 The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) and Danville Community College (DCC) are the recipients of a $1 million grant from the Gene Haas...
Governor McAuliffe Announces 29 New Jobs in Henry County
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Hardide Coatings, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced surface coatings, will invest $7.25 million to establish its first Virginia operation in Henry County and create 29 new jobs with an average salary of $50,000, which is well above the average prevailing wage in the region. Virginia successfully...
Watch the 2015 Corvette Z06 obliterate Virginia International Raceway
A 2:41.3-second lap around VIR's Grand West Course? That's just obscene. The video you're about to watch is astonishing. In it, GM engineer Jim Mero beats VIR's Grand West Course into submission with the mallet that is the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Mero and the Chevy team spent a few days at the track with a bone-stock car, and this video is...
Governor McAuliffe Announces 200 New Jobs in Henry County
Monogram Food Solutions to invest more than $36 million to expand processing operation Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Monogram Food Solutions, LLC, a Memphis-based manufacturer of value-added processed meats, will invest $36.475 million to expand its meat snacks production operation in the Henry County Patriot Centre Industrial...