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Southwest Virginia projects receive more than $30 million in tobacco money  

Jump to full article: TriCities.com (Bristol (TN) Herald Courier/WJHL-TV), 2009-10-29
Author: David McGee * Staff Writer / Bristol Herald Courier

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WYTHEVILLE, Va.--About 20 Southwest Virginia projects received more than $30 million in awards today from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.

The lion's share--$25 million - was awarded to the proposed King College medical school.

"We see this as a game changer," commission Executive Director Neal Noyes said when presenting the plan to the Southwest Virginia Economic Development Committee.

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