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Boxvana ‘saga’ concludes
TEK Center ribbon cutting June 2 BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Economic Development Authority met for their regular monthly meeting May 10 to discuss Boxvana leaving the Honey Branch Industrial Park. The board approved financials and housekeeping for the May meeting without much discussion and moved on to the main…
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Boxvana donates Christmas cabin
INEZ — Boxvana employees put the finishing touches on a tiny Christmas cabin Thursday on Main Street in Inez. The cabin is part of the Christmas in the Mountains festival. Boxvana foreman Jesse Reed said his company donated Lite-Pan for the construction while he and crew members John Goble, Brad Ray and Dustin Williams did the work.…
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EDA rejects Boxvana lease
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Economic Development Authority announced in a meeting Oct. 19 that it would not enter into an amended lease with Boxvana. Boxvana, which leases the EDA’s building at the industrial park on Honey Branch, evaded eviction in August by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy days after the EDA…
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Boxvana files for bankruptcy, evades EDA’s eviction action
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County manufacturer Boxvana is facing an uncertain future. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, effectively evading eviction from its location in Debord by the Martin County Economic Development Authority for unpaid rent and penalties. Boxvana, whose principal operations consist of constructing modular living and working…
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Boxvana pays taxes, complies with other EDA demands
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Boxvana paid its occupational taxes up to date and supplied the Martin County Economic Development Authority with all but one document that the EDA demanded regarding a lease agreement between the two entities. EDA chairman James Ayers announced in an April 20 board meeting that attorney Brian Cumbo received…
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Boxvana escapes eviction
EDA pauses legal action to negotiate BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Boxvana escaped eviction and will continue manufacturing tiny homes and LitePan panels at its Honey Branch facility for the time being. Martin County Economic Development Authority in a meeting April 5 paused its plans to file legal action against Boxvana. The EDA agreed…
