Community leaders and members gathered Monday afternoon for the Groundbreaking Ceremony of Blue Star AGI and Blue Star NBR at Lot 24 in Wythe County’s Progress Park.
Government and industry leaders at a local, state, and national level made remarks including;
The Honorable Ralph S. Northam, 73rd Governor of Virginia
The Honor Brian Ball, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade
David Manley, Executive Director of the Joint Industrial Development Authority of Wythe County
Scott Maier, CEO, Blue Star NBR; Co-CEO, Blue Star AGI
Marc Jason, Co-CEO and Board Member, Blue Star AGI
Arthur Star, Chairman, Blue Star AGI
Bill Mosher, Vice President of Operations, Blue Star NBR
Ian Watson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services
Chairman Brian Vaught, Wythe County Board of Supervisors
Chairman David Kause, Wythe County JIDA
The Honorable Morgan Griffith, US House of Representatives, Virginia’s 9th Congressional District
Stephen Bear, Wythe County Administrator