Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 6

174 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6 housing opportunities, job opportunities, access to broadband, access to recreation... We truly believe we can be a next-level community at a 40,000 population because of the major economic drivers here and the robust infrastructure we have.” Another multi-million-dollar project underway in Pulaski County is a solar farm, which Hecate Energy is developing. The third largest of its kind on the east coast, this project will help to ensure the County maintains their commitment to renewable energy. Sweet explains, “We have a desire to emerge post-pandemic, with this new administration, in this new 21st century economy, as a leader in a variety of things including renewable energy production. We feel that we can be one of the greenest communities on the eastern seaboard, if not the country, per capita.” Pulaski County is also home to Appalachian to broadband in the rural areas of the County. One of the County’s largest employers, Volvo, is investing $400 million dollars into their Pulaski County plant over the next several years. The New River Valley assembly plant is the largest Volvo truck manufacturing facility in the world, with more than 3,000 employees. The expansion is expected to add close to 1,000 new job opportunities in the region. Sweet emphasizes, “Every Volvo truck you see in America is manufactured here in Pulaski County. They are going to be employing close to 4,000 people. A lot of our folks also work at NRCC, Virginia Tech, and Radford University. We are fortunate to have a lot of quality, stable, high- paying jobs that support our community. The front door, our side door, and the center of our community all have post secondary institutions. We’ve got a lot of talent coming out of those pipelines, and we want to keep that talent here. We are working on quality-of-life opportunities, www.camrett.com or call us 276-625-8100 Camrett is an EO Employer -M/F/Vets/Disabled Serving your needs with 10 locations and introducing our two newest facilities: Beaver, WV and Roanoke, VA Assembly • Contract Warehousing • Crossdocking Inventory Control • Kitting • Labeling Local Drayage • Packaging & CoPackaging Pallet In/Pallet Out • Pick & Pack POP Display Assembling • Public Warehousing Pinewood Wind will generate millions of dollars in county tax revenue, plus 30 years of purchasing and employment in the area. During construction, Pinewood will provide a pulse of economic activity that will create hundreds of local construction jobs. Once operating, Pinewood will bring up to 12 full time positions to the community. Building a wind farm is strengthening our economy. Powering better jobs. pinewoodwind.com