South Virginia’s advanced manufacturing center was enhanced by a 51,250 square foot Center [Source: IALR]
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) has built a Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) that spans 51,250 square feet on the IALR campus.
The CMA
Impressive in both size and capability, this CMA, funded by the Commonwealth and the Danville Regional Foundation, intends to 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 is being built in cooperation with Virginia’s Division of Engineering and Buildings.
Projected to open in 2022, ground was broken in December 2020. The CMA is going to be built adjacent to the Kyocera SGS Tech Hub facility. IALR explains that it “will feature two floors, offices, meeting rooms, areas to house support services and the following amenities for manufacturer tenants:
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The two-floor CMA building, projected to open in 2022, will include offices and meeting rooms as well as manufacturing and lab space. (Institute for Advanced Learning and Research rendering)
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) announced Dec. 22 that it had broken ground on a $25.5 million, 51,250-sq.-ft. manufacturing center on its Danville, Va., campus.
The Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) will offer space for manufacturing companies establishing or expanding their presence in southern Virginia. The project is funded by the commonwealth of Virginia and the Danville Regional Foundation and is being built in cooperation with Virginia s Division of Engineering and Buildings.