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Report highlights GO Virginia initiative's impact in Amherst County

Justin Faulconer
Apr 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025
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041925-lna-amh-news-go-p1 — The Bradford Building on the Central Virginia Training Center campus in Madison Heights is shown in this 2020 file photo. The CVTC master redevelopment plan was included in GO Virginia’s presentation on the state initiative’s impact in Amherst County.
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