AWFI’s developmental network provides funding and educational resources that make it possible to deliver world class resources to the coatings industry. Our organization places a high value on the following list of organizations to develop industry throughout the region.
The Riverstone C-CARE project will be a game changer for the Southern Virginia region, bringing R&D and training capabilities like no other in the world. This collaboration not only serves coatings manufacturers but compliments other investments in advanced manufacturing in the South Boston, VA area. AWFI believes that this region will become the center for advanced manufacturing, coating related developments and education. We are proud to be a part of this collaboration, clustering the assets necessary to drive economic development and job growth
The following organizations have been instrumental in the development of AWFI’s Lab at Riverstone
Virginia Tobacco Commission
The Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission is a 31-member body created by the 1999 General Assembly. Its mission is the promotion of economic growth and development in tobacco-dependent communities, using proceeds of the national tobacco settlement. To date, the Commission has awarded 1,407 grants totaling more than $793 million across the tobacco region of the Commonwealth, and has provided $288 million in indemnification payments to tobacco growers and quota holders. visit website
Halifax County IDA
Imagine unique opportunities for business growth in a rural yet progressive community. Imagine easy access to Washington DC, the Port of Virginia, Richmond, Raleigh/Durham and the Research Triangle Park. Imagine assets instrumental to business recruiting and growth. visit website
Riverstone Energy Center
The Riverstone Energy Center is a clean energy technology commercialization center funded by the Virginia Tobacco Commission as an economic revitalization effort in Southside Virginia. Located in South Boston, Virginia, in Halifax County, the Energy Center manages and operates the Riverstone Clean Energy Commercialization Center, the Modeling and Simulation Center of Excellence, and theCenter for Coatings Application Research and Education. visit website
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC)
One of the first and most successful higher education centers of its kind, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (known as the SVHEC) was founded with someone just like you in mind. Like you, we live here, working, raising families, and giving back to our community. If you think it might be the right time to go back to school, you owe it to yourself to look into furthering your education through the SVHEC. We’ll make it easy for you to succeed. visit website
Coalition for Coatings Application And Research Education (C-CARE)
The Coalition for Coatings Application Research and Education (C-CARE), a non-profit 501(c)3 comprised of industry and workforce education stakeholders, is positioned to lead the way in developing standardized two-year degrees and certification programs that will be recognized throughout the industry. visit website
Research & Development Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Efficiency (R&D CAMEE)
The Innovation Center accelerates the rate at which technological innovations and improvements can be applied to manufacturing throughout Southern Virginia by demonstrating how emerging trends in industry and advanced technology can be adopted and mastered using a real-world approach. visit website