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60 new jobs coming to Mecklenburg County

RegitexRégitex USA LLC will open a manufacturing operation in Mecklenburg County, creating 60 jobs. The company will aquire and upgrade a plant owned by Brodnax Mills in Brodnax. It expects operations -- and hiring -- to begin by year's end.

The housing market in Meckelburg County will likely see some improvement due to the increase in local employment. Homeowners who are working are more likely to make their mortgage payments, and would-be homeowners with jobs are more likely to find the financing they need to purchase a house.

Read more in The Richmond Times-Dispatch....

Posted on Friday, July 16, 2010 - 1:10pm

$18.9 stimulus grant will bring broadband to south central Virginia

An $18.9 million federal stimulus grant has been awarded to Mecklenburg-based Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative (BIT). The grant will make high-speed broadband access available to every business and residence in 15 counties in south central Virginia.

The project will create 64 jobs, most of them in Mecklenburg.

Fifth District Rep. Tom Perriello assisted BIT with the application process. “This is a real game changer for economic growth and quality of life in our area,” said he said. “Reliable broadband service is the foundation for bringing new jobs and growing our local businesses. It boosts home values and the quality of life in our communities.”

Read more in The News &Record....

Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 4:49pm

MBC Announces Grants for Last-mile Broadband Projects in Southside

The Virginia Tobacco Commission awarded grants to the Mid-Atlantic Broadband Copperative (MBC) to help provide broadband access to rural areas in Southside Virginia, according to WPCVA.com.

This is a huge need in these rural markets. Broadband access allows these localities to be competitive for attracting businesses. It also brings great educational opportunities to the area. These features are valuable to protecting and increasing property values.

"The Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (MBC), a successful open-access fiber optic backbone provider in rural markets, is pleased to announce that $1,514,143 was awarded to MBC Members as part of a last-mile matching grant program, funded by the Virginia Tobacco Commission.

These awards will enable deployment of broadband services for residential and business customers in unserved communities in Southern Virginia.

The 50/50 matching grants were awarded to:

CenturyLink, for an ADSL deployment in 14 digital loop carrier serving areas currently served by dial-up Internet access, located in Campbell, Prince Edward, Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry and Patrick Counties;

DigitalBridge Communications, for expansion of its existing WiMAX deployment in Appomattox County;

Jet Broadband, for high-speed wireless deployment in two targeted areas in Charlotte County and Mecklenburg County; and

Telpage, for a broadband wireless deployment in Greensville County."

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Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 12:30am

Homes Sales in Southside VA Are on the Rise

Area homes sales have increased, according to the South Boston Virginia News, which has been aided by low interest rates and the new tax-credit for first time home buyers.

Last week local real estate agents learned how the Virginia Association of Realtors is working towards an extension of the tax credit. This would help continue to bring the housing market into recovery, which will help boost the local economy and increase property values.

"Home sales in the area have risen by more than a third in the past year as the recovery in the national housing market takes root, aided by low interest rates and a new tax credit of up to $8,000 for first-time home buyers.

Local real estate agents associated with the Southern Piedmont Land & Lake Board of Realtors, a trade group for Halifax and western Mecklenburg counties, listened yesterday as Lisa Noon, vice-president with the Virginia Association of Realtors, discussed market trends during a luncheon at Italian Delight.

Noon said the VAR is working with its national association to lobby for the extension of the home buyer’s credit, which is good for 10 percent of housing purchases up to $80,000. The credit has brought out more first-time purchasers and spurred sales in the low- to mid-range of the market, said Noon yesterday.

'Overall, it’s been well received,' she said.

The program, part of President Obama’s stimulus package, not only has boosted home sales, but created or saved jobs in construction, furniture and other housing-dependent sectors of the economy, Noon said.

Noon said a healthy housing market is essential to economic recovery, making the tax credit worthwhile. 'Our overall goal is to ensure a continuing strong housing market, and anything we see that will improve housing will improve the economy as well,' she said.

VAR data show that home sales in the Southern Piedmont region — Halifax and the portion of Mecklenburg west of Route 4 — jumped 35.5 percent from the third quarter of 2008 to the same period in 2009. The realty group reported 84 home sales in 2009, compared to 62 for the same three-month period in 2008."

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Posted on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 12:57pm

Going 'Green" Could Help Farming Communities in Southside

Going green could help farmers in rural areas like Soutside, according to GoDanRiver.com.

Last week officials from the VA Commission on Energy & Environment met in Gretna to learn about the area's green and energy initiatives. One key point addressed in the meeting is how these initiatives can help farming communities.

This is an important topic for all homeowners in farming communities because there are key legislative changes that would have to be made to make these efforts able to have a positive impact on the state's energy consumption and economy. It's important because it could lead to more affordable, renewable energy sources, but could also help farmers who support many of the state's rural communities.

"Generating renewable energy from local sources could help rural areas like Southside, business leaders told policymakers Thursday.

The Renewable Energy Subcommittee of the Virginia Commission on Energy and Environment met in Gretna on Thursday to learn about the area’s 'green' and energy initiatives, said subcommittee chairman and Delegate Charles Poindexter, R-9th District. The subcommittee will report back to the commission, which will later make recommendations on legislation for the upcoming session of the General Assembly.

Ken Moss of Piedmont BioProducts in Gretna told the subcommittee that second-generation biofuels, those using biomass like wood or grass, would bring prosperity to farming communities in Southern Virginia."

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Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 10:11am

Clarksville Town Council Approves Changes to Boundary Adjustment Map

The growing town of Clarksville is hoping to expand the town limits, according to VaNcNews.com

By expanding its boundaries the town will expand its tax base and revenues, and the expansion would also help the town maintain its water and sewer infrastructure.

The town is already providing some services to this area, and hope that the changes will be a voluntary border adjustment adopted by at least 75% of current homeowners in the proposed area to be included in the town limits.

This could be great news for all Clarksville homeowners by postively affecting their taxes.

"The Clarksville Town Council voted to make changes to its Boundary Adjustment map that will include close to 15 new property owners in the proposed annexation process.

The action came after Council convened a special session Tuesday following a scheduled workshop meeting.

'The revisions approved cuts a little bit out that was in the last one but also adds a few folks,' said Town Manager Melinda Moran. 'The area that is being added is on the east side of the Business 58 bridge. As you go north up Route 15, Uppy’s and the trailer park on the west side are in the town limits. Across on the east side there is only one property that is currently in the town limits. The map was changed to come across from the north where the trailer park is. There are about 15 property owners that it will affect.'

Moran said the town was now in the process of sending notices out to the affected property owners.

'It is not a legal requirement to notify them, but it is the right thing to do,' she said.

The changes in the Boundary Adjustment Map will have no immediate effect on the property owners, but mean that if the town is successful in its annexation plans, the included properties will then fall within town limits."

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Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 2:45pm

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Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 12:00am