If localities that once embraced data center investment now want to move in another direction, that is absolutely their right. But it would be unwise for the commonwealth of Virginia to pull up the ladder of economic opportunity before communities like ours even get to climb the first rung.
Linda Green
Linda Green is the Executive Director of the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance & Vice President of Economic Development at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.
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Child care isn’t just a family issue — it’s a workforce solution
Microporous has plans to soon announce the first phase of our Child Care Initiative, a program which will offer grants to help address regional child care needs.