Mark Heath, the president of the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation says it all…<\/p>\n
Heath said his perspective is that \u201cwe do have a client for this building. We just don\u2019t know who it is right now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shell buildings attract new businesses. That’s the bottom line.<\/p>\n
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