Dan River Business Development Center

US Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke convened the Energy Leadership Briefing in Washington, DC on Monday August 24, 2009, where they invited Ken Moss, CEO of Piedmont BioProducts, to join them on the lawn of the White House to update the press on his initiative. (see news)  "Moss thinks more leaders are becoming aware of the possibilities of a mid-Atlantic region like Southside becoming an epicenter of growth for new green and clean industry.  'I think we had a vast unrealized opportunity that people are beginning to recognize,' Moss said." read more in Tara Bozick's 8-25-09 article "Southside companies meet with National Leaders in the Danville Register and Bee DR&B Link