VGR's Alex Wood was at #FABTECH Canada this week, building relationships and tracking the trends shaping the future of manufacturing. That's how future opportunities become future investments.
#AdvancedManufacturing #MakingThings #MovingThings
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Virginia Agriculture Week celebrates Virginia’s largest private industry and a key part of VGR's economy. From farms and forestry to manufacturing and logistics, agriculture helps drive jobs, investment and growth across our region.
#MakingThings #MovingThings #GrowingThings
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Last week's announcement was just the beginning! Jabil is now hiring for its new Prince George County facility, where it will create 352 jobs and begin production this fall.
Learn more apply now: ow.ly/Sxl250Z7Llm
#MakingThings #MovingThings #AdvancedManufacturing
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I Never Became a Mechanic. But I Never Stopped Loving Cars.
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#industrialdesign #cars #cardesign #carculture #passion #design #creativity #makingthings #furnituredesign #carlovers #craftsmanship #automotive #dreambig #zsoltzsemba
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Big win for Greensville County. 👏 Carolina Structural Systems opened its new 40,000sf facility in the Greensville County Industrial Park, creating 58 jobs and investing in VA-grown forestry products. Great example of VGR competing and winning. 🌲🏗️
#MakingThings #MovingThings
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Southern Business & Development magazine has named VGR's Keith Boswell to its Southern Economic Development Hall of Fame. This proud moment reflects the partnerships driving growth across VGR.
🔗: ow.ly/xt0G50YXSX6
#OpenForBusiness #MakingThings #MovingThings #Momentum
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It's our favorite time of the year: Celebrating Economic Development Week with our colleagues at the Virginia Economic Developers Association.
Economic development connects people, talent investment – turning potential into prosperity.
#Momentum #MakingThings #MovingThings
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May 4
Looking forward to a Bank Holiday edition of #mycreativeweek this evening between pm and 8 pm. Follow @GraniteElements or just search for the hashtag. #art #crafts #makingthings , in fact sharing all things creative in a friendly and supportive environment.
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“Making” and “continuing” are not the same.
You can be selling,
and still lose money.
That’s what it means
to turn something into a product.
Hobby Hive Lab #3
👉 note.com/hiroishikawa/n/n1e7…
#HobbyHiveLab #enjoysmileCo #RCDrift #RCCars #MINIZ #ProductDevelopment #MakingThings #BreakEven
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Apr 30
nope
your just repeating nonsense all the time or makingthings up
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From VPM’s “Life in the Heart Land” 🌲
VA forestry plants 2 trees for every 1 harvested — sustainable growing.
Brunswick County leads the state: “What we have are trees. And trees…” — Alfreda Jarrett Reynolds
Watch now: pbs.org/video/trees-2zjudf/
#MakingThings #Forestry
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VGR’s Alex Wood joined Yoti Jabri (Prince George County) at MODEX 2026 in Atlanta last week, connecting with leaders shaping the future of manufacturing logistics. Regions ready to move will lead.
#Logistics #SupplyChain #MakingThings #MovingThings
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Apr 19
Quantum computers can solve things much faster.
So what seems safe today might not be safe tomorrow.
That's why @dac_chain feels different to me. DAC not just making things harder, it's makingthings unpredictable.
Suppose normal blockchain is like a puzzle...
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Things are moving in the Gateway Region.
Annual Meeting highlights the momentum driving jobs, investment and growth. Check out our latest newsletter: ow.ly/LUgK50YIrZ9
#MakingThings #MovingThings #VGR250
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From Portland’s Mass Timber Conference 🌲
Simon Chapman (VEDP) David Leonard (VGR) sharing why VA and Gateway Region win. VA sits in Southeast “wood basket” (60% of U.S. harvest), fueling $21B industry rooted 400 years in timber exports.
#MakingThings #MovingThings #VGR250
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Apr 7
weird because it was much more under the tories as they let much morein.. not this gov but youll ignore that
and it wont come close to that figure so please stop makingthings up
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Looks like I'll just have to DIY my Chems and brand new scents IRL tomorrow! Not a Chemistry station in sight here.
Youngest built me an iconic building for my C.A.M.P. and it's TOTALLY not a cult.
#DollarTree #Fallout #FO76 #CAMPBuilds #MakingThings
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Congrats to the recipients of our 2025 Annual Report artwork, “Making Things and Moving Things,” by Steve Gay!
Presented by Keith Boswell at our Annual Meeting, thank you to our partners who help drive progress across the Gateway Region.
#MakingThings #MovingThings
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Momentum, in action. Our 2025 Annual Report highlights:
• Deal of the Year
• Business support
• Major milestones
• New community resources
• Strong partnerships
This is how the Gateway Region moves.
📘 ow.ly/evVE50YxP0b
#MakingThings #MovingThings #Momentum
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