Governor Warner Praises Southside Collaborative Economic Development Project; Project Partners Announce New Assistance

Virginia Governor Mark Warner praised the collaborative effort that created the new Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) in Danville, calling the effort an inspired new direction in building a new economy for Southside, which has been particularly hard hit by plant closings and the decline of the tobacco industry. The governor's remarks came during a Partners' Pre-opening Preview for the institute.