Secretary of Commerce and Trade Caren Merrick and VEDP CEO Jason El Koubi are briefed on the Blue Star project in Southwest Virginia’s Wythe County. Joining Secretary Merrick are (L to R) Mayor Beth Taylor, Joint IDA Chairman David Kause, Blue Star NBR CEO Scott Maier, Blue Star NBR CFO Victor Galati, Secretary Merrick, Wythe County Board of Supervisors Chairman Brian Vaught, and VEDP CEO Jason El Koubi. Not pictured, but in attendance are Wythe County Administrator Stephen Bear, Wytheville Town Manager Brian Freeman, Josh Lewis of the Mt. Rogers Regional Partnership, site supervisor Shannon Pierce, and Joint Industrial Development Authority of Wythe County Executive Director David Manley.
