IALR breaks ground on $25.5M Center for Manufacturing Advancement
2 Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) on the IALR campus in Danville, Virginia. The CMA will offer a platform for leading-edge business success specifically targeted at manufacturing companies establishing or expanding their presence in Southern Virginia. The $25.5 million project, funded by the Commonwealth and the Danville Regional Foundation, is being built in cooperation with Virginia’s Division of Engineering and Buildings.
“Southern Virginia is a top location for advanced manufacturers from across the globe, and the Center for Manufacturing Advancement will undoubtedly help attract more of them to the region,” said Governor Ralph Northam. “This state-of-the-art facility will play an important role in driving economic development and innovation in Virginia, while also helping the existing Danville-Pittsylvania business community grow and thrive.”
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) has broken ground to build a 51,250-square-foot Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) on the IALR campus.
The innovative CMA will offer a platform for leading-edge business success specifically targeted at manufacturing companies establishing or expanding their presence in Southern Virginia. The $25.5 million project, funded by the commonwealth and the Danville Regional Foundation, is being built in cooperation with Virginiaâs Division of Engineering and Buildings.
âSouthern Virginia is a top location for advanced manufacturers from across the globe, and the Center for Manufacturing Advancement will undoubtedly help attract more of them to the region,â Gov. Ralph Northam said. âThis state-of-the-art facility will play an important role in driving economic development and innovation in Virginia, while also helping the existing Danville-Pittsylvania business community grow and thrive.âÂ
on the right .rolling towards the capitol... 18 wheels.massive steel rigs: truckers: with a message: (gene wahl-truck driver) were fighting the tax increase..10 cents a gallon ax increase gene wahl s truck can cost 1- thousand dollars to fill with fuel:he says adding another 50 bucks.. could put some truckers out of business. (gene wahl) we can t stand it any more, we dont have any way to make it up while they rally outside the capitol- (gene while turning) we have 50 trucks inside. sponsors pf the plan argue:(william frick) we need to do something about our transportation problem and road building isnt free transit building isnt free (truck driver) everything runs by truck and if you dont have a truck to get good to you your not gonna get anything delivered ((illiam frick) nobody likes to raise taxes.. no one likes to do it when fuel prices are high, but its time to get our state moving again it causes traffic delays:(gene shifting from ow angle)(man ddiver) thats all
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