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Friends of the Gateway Region, Spring is here, and March was another significant month during which VGR took advantage of another opportunity to share our region’s story, regarding the emerging Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing cluster in Petersburg. Over the last several years, this cluster, reinforced with transformative technologies, is rooted in the manufacturing, not discovery, of essential life-saving medicines. Its' foundation is also fixed on small-molecule medicines, as opposed to, say, biologics — which are manufactured using live biologic cells in fermentation and other processes.
Lastly, I want to thank U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner for visiting the VGR Pharma cluster in recent weeks. Their visit reinforces how unique and important this opportunity is — not only for the Gateway Region, but the entire nation.
As always, I’m interested in hearing from you. Should you have any questions, please contact me at: +1 (804) 732-8971 or [email protected].
Or you may also contact Amy Everett, VGR Director of Customer Experience, at: +1 (804) 704-0268 or [email protected].
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VGR at VEDA Spring 2022 Conference |
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VGR attended the Virginia Economic Developers Association’s Spring 2022 VEDA Conference along with our Regional and Strategic Partners that are helping bring this emerging pharmaceutical manufacturing campus to life.
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Dinwiddie County Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Landscaping Supply Company: Mulch ‘N More
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in March for “Dinwiddie Mulch ‘N More” located on U.S. Route 1 in Dinwiddie County. It is a locally owned, landscape-supply store selling mulch, rock and additional products, coming soon.
Austin Johnson, Owner, stated: “I want to be a community supporter with my business. The goal of the open house is to hear feedback from the community on what products they would like to see stocked on a regular basis ... ” Johnson continued, explaining how he “ ... saw a need for these products to be carried in Dinwiddie when I would have to leave the County to purchase [the] supplies I needed to run my landscaping business. I hope that by stocking these products, I can provide a service to the community.” — Austin Johnson is a 2016 graduate of Dinwiddie County High School. He also serves as a volunteer at Dinwiddie Company 1 Fire Station as Captain & President.
Harrison Moody, Chairman of the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors, stated: “It is always exciting when a new business opens in the County, and it is very special when it is a Dinwiddie graduate. We welcome Dinwiddie Mulch ‘N More and look forward to them supplying the citizens of Dinwiddie County with landscape supplies for many years to come.”
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Dinwiddie Mulch ‘N More is located on Rte. 1, at:
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Advanced Pharma Story Continues — Take a Look Behind the Scenes |
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U.S. Senators Mark Warner and
Tim Kaine Visit Gateway Region for Tour of Petersburg's Advanced Pharma Cluster
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VGR President & CEO Keith Boswell joined U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine during their visit to Virginia's Gateway Region over the last several weeks, where they met with our strategic partners for the Advanced Pharma initiative that is gaining momentum in the municipality.
Both senators toured the cluster, which ultimately will become a full-fledged, Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Campus.
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Vision for Establishing AFC's East-Coast API Production...
facilities on the West Coast, in Texas and now a major facility on the East Coast located in AMPAC Fine Chemicals, or AFC, an SK pharmteco company that has Virginia's Gateway Region. As the company continues to expand its Virginia site, they'll ...
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A surge of fresh energy and opportunities are attracting new residents and businesses to the Petersburg, Va. area. |
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VSU President Selected to Serve on President Joe Biden's PBA on HBCUs: |
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Congratulations to VSU's President for being selected by the The White House to serve on President Biden’s PBA on HBCUs, which helps ensure the highest-quality education, increased opportunities for funding & the transformative work of HBCUs.
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POTUS Announces PBA Appointments ... VSU President Chosen
WASHINGTON, D.C. —- Today, President Biden announces his intent to appoint qualified and diverse leaders to the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges & Universities, or HBCUs. The PBA will advance the goal of ...
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President of Bon Secours Southside Medical Center & Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center was selected as one of Style Weekly Magazine's 'Top 40 Under 40' in the greater region.
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New VGR Board Member Recognized by 'Style Weekly Magazine'
Congratulations to: John Emery, 36, VGR Board Member and President of Bon Secours Southside Medical Center and Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center ...
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