ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Del. Terry Kilgore may have used his spot as chairman of the Virginia tobacco commission to help a group run by his brother.
The Roanoke Times reports (http://bit.ly/1xCGBbK ) that Kilgore voiced support in May for delaying a grant award for advanced manufacturing training centers in Southwest Virginia.
The Abingdon-based Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing was then advised by tobacco commission staff to hold discussions with the Scott County Economic Development Authority, which is led by John Kilgore Jr.
The Abingdon group agreed to alter its grant proposal in a way that benefits the Scott County Economic Development Authority and was awarded a $2 million grant last week. Terry Kilgore said he wasn’t trying to help his brother’s group but to bring workforce development to an area that needed it.
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Information from: The Roanoke Times, http://www.roanoke.com
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