Griffith Lumber Expands and Receives $70,000 grant
April 13, 2010
Griffith Lumber of Woolwine, VA is doing a $2.1 million expansion and adding 15 new jobs. They have received a grant of $70,000 from the Tobacco and Indemnification Commission.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Rose
April 14, 2010 (276) 694-6094
TROF Grant Award
The Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission has awarded a $70,000 grant to assist Griffith Lumber in expanding a facility in Patrick County which has preserved 26 jobs and created 15 new jobs.
The Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission is a 31-member body created by the 1999 General Assembly to promote economic growth and development in tobacco-dependent communities, using proceeds of the national tobacco settlement. To date, the Commission has awarded 1,188 grants totaling more than $640.6 million across the tobacco region of the Commonwealth, and has made available nearly $268 million in indemnification payments to tobacco growers and quota holders. For information on the Commission’s history, mission, funding programs and recent grant awards, visit our website at www.tic.virginia.gov or call toll free 877-807-1086.
