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Owens & Minor donates PPE to Ukraine
Medical gear will support humanitarian relief efforts
Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 health care logistics company Owens & Minor announced Monday that it is donating $500,000 in medical-grade personal protective equipment to support humanitarian relief in Ukraine and other
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Glove affair
Blue Star deal brings massive PPE production to Wythe
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You can hear the pride in Bill Mosher’s voice when he talks about his dad, Ken Mosher, and his career in the medical glove business. “He was in the glove
$714M Wythe medical glove plant is solo venture now
Blue Star NBR moves away from partnership with Delaware company AGI
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Developers broke ground in January on the $714 million medical glove manufacturing complex planned for Wythe County’s Progress Park. Only now it may be a solo project, not a joint
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Startup PPE manufacturer settles in Harrisonburg
Valley Guard Supply to invest $1M, create 45 jobs
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Startup manufacturing company Valley Guard Supply LLC will invest $1 million to establish a personal protective equipment manufacturing facility in Harrisonburg, creating 45 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The
Va. allocates $116M CARES funding for higher ed
Funding to be used for distance learning, PPE, testing
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As public universities and medical centers have depleted previously allocated federal dollars, Gov. Ralph Northam is directing more than $116 million in federal CARES Act funding to higher education institutions
Physician, heal thyself
Health care providers write prescriptions for business recovery
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After the pandemic locked down businesses in mid-March, Dr. Frank Iuorno and his seven employees at West End Orthodontics in Glen Allen busied themselves with what he calls “housekeeping stuff.”
Va. Beach PPE manufacturer will create 180 jobs with $5.3M expansion
Premium-PPE can manufacture 20M masks per month
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Premium-PPE, a manufacturer of AmeriShield branded masks and personal protective equipment, will invest $5.3 million to expand its Virginia Beach operations, creating 180 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday.