BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 5, 2010 –
Virginia Tech announced today the establishment of the National Tire
Research Center (NTRC), an advanced tire research and test facility to
be established in Southside Virginia.
The facility is a partnership between the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, General Motors (GM) Company, the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR), the Southside Virginia community, and the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Relations Revitalization Commission.
Funding for the center will total $14 million with $5 million provided by GM, $5 million from the Tobacco Commission and $4 million from Virginia Tech.
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Author: Sherri Box
