
News from the Office of Senator Frank Ruff - August 31, 2010
This week it was announced that Microsoft will be making a $500 million investment into Mecklenburg County by way of a data center in Boydton. This is the single largest investment in Southside Virginia's history and a giant step in the right direction for job growth in the region. I want to thank all those that made it happen. The County officials who did a great job with the site, the state economic development folks who brought Microsoft to look at Mecklenburg, the Tobacco Commission that put in incentives, and Governor McDonnell for coming to Boydton to help close the deal. It has