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Industrial interest blossoms across region
Corporate investments are on the upswing in Southern Virginia, along with a desire to increase production, says Linda Green, executive director of the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance. “People have a lot of pent-up demand, and companies are responding to that,” she says. “We have lots of interest and activity.” Companies are choosing Southern Virginia for
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Patrick County flooring company announces $9.3M expansion
Ten Oaks LLC to create 11 jobs
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Ten Oaks LLC, a manufacturer of residential hardwood floors, will invest $9.3 million in a sorting and stacking facility in Patrick County, creating 11 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The company was established in 2004 in the town of Stuart and was acquired in 2019 by Canadian company Boa-Franc. The new facility is located
$300M widening of U.S. Route 58 has started in Patrick County
Project will lead to four-lane highway between Va. Beach and I-77
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A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday in Patrick County to widen a 7.4-mile stretch of U.S. Route 58 in Patrick County, the first phase of a project to create a continuous four-lane highway between Virginia Beach and Interstate 77. The project, part of the U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program enacted by state lawmakers in
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Commercial truck, van floor manufacturer to build $12.8M plant in Patrick County
Prolam LLC will create 58 jobs at new facility
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Prolam LLC, a Canadian manufacturer of hardwood floors for commercial trucks and dry van trailers, will invest $12.8 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing plant at the former Ten Oaks satellite facility in Patrick County, creating 58 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The facility will increase Prolam’s manufacturing capacity by 50%, and
Primland resort appoints executive chef
Elliot Cunniff picks up knife at Southwest Va. resort
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Primland announced Tuesday that Elliot Cunniff has been appointed executive chef of the Meadows of Dan resort. Cunniff comes to Primland from The Soho House, an upscale private club in New York City where he served as executive chef. He got his start working with culinary celebrity Daniel Boulud’s db Bistro Moderne in New York