Crown Holdings, Inc. Announces Expansion of its Henry County Facility
Henry County—Due to increased demand for its products in several segments of the aluminum beverage can industry, Crown Holdings, Inc. is adding an additional 168,000 square feet to its production facility now under construction in Henry County’s Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre. Crown anticipates the need for additional storage capacity in the continually expanding aluminum beverage […]
May: Doing the best we can for our community
From the desk of Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller This has been a rough couple of weeks for our country. Too many lives lost from hate, trauma, and illness. As I write this, we are learning more about the children, teachers, and individuals working or shopping who lost their lives and more about the young […]
Uptown Partnership receives $5K award from Virginia Tourism Corp.
RICHMOND, VA – To kick off National Travel and Tourism Week, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that more than $2.7 million in matching grant and reimbursable sponsorship funds will be awarded to 259 local and regional tourism programs as part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program (MLP) and Regional Marketing Program (RMP). […]
April: Take time to celebrate wins, understand losses
From the desk of Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller As you know, Harvest launched its new five-year strategic plan in January. However, we still need to take the time to reflect on the last plan. We need to celebrate the wins and understand the losses or the benchmarks not quite achieved. Anyone who has planned, […]
Waukeshaw Development Holds Grand Opening Ceremony of Chief Tassel
Pictured above: The third-floor view at the Chief Tassel building in Uptown Martinsville. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zoe York (804) 510-6062 zoe@waukeshaw.com Martinsville, VA — April 28, 2022- Waukeshaw Development is excited to announce that it will officially open Chief Tassel at a grand opening ceremony scheduled for Thursday, April 28th at 2 PM at 51 […]
Cavco Industries Wins MHI’s Inaugural “Community Impact Project of the Year” Award
April 12, 2022 PHOENIX, April 12, 2022 – Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVCO) (“Cavco” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company has won the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) inaugural “Community Impact Project of the Year” award (2022) for its Five Points Neighborhood Initiative in Martinsville, Virginia, where its Nationwide Homes brand is based. This […]
March: Community Connections
March 31, 2022 From the desk of Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller When I arrived at the Harvest Foundation back in July 2020, the team put together an onboarding and community outreach plan. As you can guess, many of the activities in that plan weren’t able to happen due to the ebbs and flows of the […]
Harvest Youth Board plans community Books & Bunnies event
March 23, 2022 Martinsville, Va. — The Harvest Youth Board is inviting local youth and families to a fun event that combines Easter egg hunts, interactive activities and books. On April 9 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Smith River Sports Complex Amphitheater, local youth (ages 0-12) and families are invited to participate in […]
Cardinal News: Martinsville archaeologist helps track cultural sites in Ukraine endangered by war
Pictured above: Hayden Bassett looks at a satellite image showing Russian missile damage near the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial on the outskirts of Kyiv. (Randy Walker/Cardinal News photo) by Randy Walker Cardinal News On March 3, the BBC reported that a Russian missile attack damaged a Holocaust memorial site in Ukraine, where, during World War […]
February: Celebrating 20 Years for Harvest
From the desk of Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller Twenty years — It’s been 20 years since the sale of the Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County that resulted in the creation of the Harvest Foundation. For many of you, I’m sure this seems like yesterday. Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking […]
