AFTERNOON UPDATE — First phase of Bluestone project still on target

July 05, 2009 04:03 pm

— BLUEFIELD, Va. — Tazewell County officials say they are still on target to advertise the first phase of the planned Bluestone Regional Business and Technology Park for construction later this summer.
The county’s Industrial Development Authority is currently working to procure up to $3 million in additional financing for the phase one construction, County Attorney Eric Young said.
Tazewell County officials have been working on the technology park project for several years. The national recession hasn’t stopped the project, and county officials say they are still speaking with prospective companies and industries interested in locating into the technology park.
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