                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

A.L. PHILPOTT MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHED; PURPOSE AND
DUTIES (§ 23.1-3101)

A. The A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership (the Extension
Partnership), doing business as Genedge Alliance, is established as a political
subdivision of the Commonwealth to help create and maintain industrial and
manufacturing jobs. The Extension Partnership shall:

   1. Develop, demonstrate, test, and assist in the implementation of advanced
   manufacturing technologies;

   2. Promote industrial expansion by providing manufacturing technology
   consulting services to manufacturers in the Commonwealth;

   3. Foster the creation of manufacturing networks and the development of buyer
   and supplier relationships in the region and throughout the Commonwealth;

   4. Serve as a resource center for industrial training and technology transfer
   programs for the renewal, enhancement, and expansion of existing manufacturing
   enterprises and manufacturing modernization outreach;

   5. Be available as a federal demonstration center for the training of
   displaced workers in any manufacturing area; and

   6. Receive and accept any available grants from any federal, state, or private
   agency, corporation, association, or person to be expended in fulfilling the
   duties enumerated in this subsection.

B. The Extension Partnership is a local or regional industrial or economic
development authority or organization for purposes of the Virginia Freedom of
Information Act (&#xA7; 2.2-3700 et seq.).

HISTORY: 1992, cc. 217, 668, § 23-231.8; 1994, cc. 31, 383; 1996, c. 336; 1997,
c. 324; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 398.