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Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, state Secretary of Commerce and Trade Caren Merrick and Microporous CEO John Reeves were among officials participating in a Nov. 13, 2024, ceremonial groundbreaking for Microporous' lithium-ion battery plant at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County.
Apr 4, 2025

Warner worried about Microporous $100M grant

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia’s senior Democratic senator, is worried about the possibility of the Trump administration clawing back a $100 million federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to Microporous, the Tennessee company planning to invest $1.3 billion to build a lithium-ion battery separator facility at the Southern Virginia Megasite at […]

Mar 31, 2025

Danville-Pittsylvania authority invests in history

Using a $1.89 million loan from the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Danville and Pittsylvania County officials plan to purchase about 289 acres adjacent to the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill. Members of the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority (RIFA) unanimously agreed in January to move forward with purchasing the land at 5981 Berry […]

Jan 16, 2025

Microporous secures $100M federal grant toward $1.3B Pittsylvania plant

Microporous, the Tennessee company planning to invest $1.3 billion to build a battery separator manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County, has been formally awarded $100 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, part of which will go toward the new plant. The company was among seven businesses chosen in November 2023 to receive a combined $275 […]

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