Gov. Ralph Northam attends Pittsylvania County groundbreaking, which will bring hundred of new jobs
Staunton River Plastics is investing $34 million, more than 200 jobs in Hurt
Published:
Groundbreaking ceremony for new manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – Virginia Governor Ralph Northam joined dozens of Pittsylvania County leaders for a groundbreaking on Wednesday.
Staunton River Plastics is investing $34 million and more than 200 jobs in the town of Hurt.
“It’s a big deal for Hurt, a big deal for Pittsylvania County, and a great day for the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Gov. Northam.
This came one day after CNBC named Virginia the best state for business for the second year in a row.
Appalachian Regional Commission
The new co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission may be familiar – as is one of her goals for the people of the mountains.
Gayle Manchin and the ARC both have their roots in West Virginia. “John F. Kennedy came to West Virginia, and there were no highways in 1960 when he was campaigning for president, Manchin said during a stop in Asheville Wednesday. And he said a state can’t grow if it doesn’t have highways.”
Gayle Manchin
Credit Appalachian Regional Commission
President Kennedy pushed for the Appalachian Regional Commission, which was formally created in 1965 after his assassination. More than 50 years later, the federal agency which offers funding to counties in 13 states within the mountain range wants to connect them further to the rest of the country.
Members of Congress To Replace Monuments on Capitol Hill – Watching America watchingamerica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from watchingamerica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Comments Off on VIRGINIA & NORTH CAROLINA: Commercial Offshore Wind Parks on Deck
NORFOLK, Virginia, July 4, 2021 (ENS) – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, BOEM, is starting its environmental review for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial, or CVOW-C, project. This is a big deal because, if approved, it will be the first commercial offshore wind farm in Virginia’s Atlantic Ocean waters.
To announce this breakthrough in U.S. offshore wind permitting, Democratic leaders gathered in Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, and Senator Tim Kaine for a tour of the Port of Virginia, a world-class maritime facility that is being retrofitted to meet the needs of the region’s promising offshore wind industry.
US: BOEM announces environmental review of proposed wind energy facility offshore Virginia energy-pedia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from energy-pedia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.