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Danny Marshall Helps Bring Jobs to Southside
Aug 6th
(R-Danville), was featured in The News Leader for his role in bringing jobs to Southside Virginia. Marshall, a member of the (or TICR, as its commonly called), detailed the plans for a National Tire Research Center, which will bring $12M in research and testing expenditures and 183 new jobs to Southside:
One of the Tobacco Commission’s main goals is to bring prosperity back to our region. This is why the commission invested $5 million into a tire research facility that will be located at VIR. The goal is to develop a new passenger tire that will increase car mileage by three to five miles per gallon.
The new center will be located adjacent to the in .
Check out the in The News Leader.
Marshall knows something about tires—a former professional race car driver, in both 1999 and 2000, he finished 3rd at the , the pre-eminent sports car endurance race in the U.S.
Del. Terry Kilgore chairs TICR and several other Caucus Members serve as commissioners—Wat Abbitt, , and Tommy Wright.
McDonnell Highlights House Republicans in State of the Commonwealth
Jan 18th
highlighted the great policy initiatives led by Republican members of the House in his first State of the Commonwealth Address:
- 's bill will grant an income tax exemption for qualified investments by technology and science startup businesses. .
- Delegate Terry Kilgore will help the Governor create an energy corridor in Southern and Southwest Virginia.
- Delegates and have a bill, , to identify cost savings and establish performance metrics on congestion releif and mobility at .
- 's bills will help protect victims of domestic violence by improving Virginia's protective order process. , .
- will help fight gangs by expanding Gang-Free School Zones into Gang-Free Zones, to better target gang activity wherever it occurs. .
Check out Speaker Howell's comments on the Governor's speech .