The program, created by VEDP in collaboration with the Virginia Community College System and other higher education partners, provides hand-in-glove training and recruitment solutions that are fully customized to a given company’s needs.All program services are provided at no cost to qualified new and expanding companies as an incentive for job creation. Lilly, AstraZeneca, and Merck are all using Talent Accelerator services to help staff their new facilities. Targeted financial investments over the past five years have helped build biopharma momentum in Virginia. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia began focusing specifically on pharmaceutical manufacturing to help alleviate drug shortages and strengthen domestic supply chains. More than $1.3 billion from state, federal, and philanthropic partners has flowed into infrastructure, workforce development, and public-private research collaborations. Not only does this investment turn 53 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 12 VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
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