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On the Road: Bedford, Altavista, Rocky Mount
Jan 22 2014
On Wednesday morning, Senator Mark Warner headed to tour the nanoTouch facility in Forest. NanoTouch is located in Bedford County’s Center for Advanced Engineering & Research, and produces self-cleaning, microbial reduction surfaces.
"It's great to see cool, innovative tech happening right here in Bedford County," Senator Warner said. "Businesses like nanoTouch are vital to keeping the Commonwealth competitive."
After a quick tour, Senator Warner held a town hall with community and business leaders.
Glad to be in Bedford Co this AM for a town hall mtg at the Center for Advanced Engineering & Research pic.twitter.com/FhWNT3iSAv
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) January 22, 2014
That afternoon, Senator Warner held town hall meetings in Altavista and Rocky Mount. He took questions on the debt and deficit, how to create more jobs, and how to deal with issues that arise with health care reform in a bipartisan way.
Meeting with community leaders in Altavista. Great to be back in Campbell Co! pic.twitter.com/RQzIVw88EQ
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) January 22, 2014
In Rocky Mount, Senator Warner also toured the construction of the new Harvester performance facility. Rocky Mount serves as the eastern gateway of the Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail.
As Governor of Virginia, Senator Warner established the Crooked Road, which links significant historic sites and music venues across 10 counties, 10 towns and three cities in Southwest Virginia.
