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December 11, 2012 News & Features » Cover Story

Rise of the Machines 

Biotechnology was a bust. Computer chips crashed. Now, some say Richmond's best hope is high-tech manufacturing.

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Imagine you are sipping a gin and tonic as you relax in a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner thousands of feet above an ocean and hours from the nearest airport. You listen to the gentle hum of two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 turbofan…

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