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Transportation company provides COVID testing venue > Lawrence Companies in Botetourt County transformed a front parking lot just off U.S. Route 11 into a free COVID-19 drive thru community test site in late June. The drivethrough opportunity was organized by the Virginia Department of Health’s Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts. Partners from New Horizons Healthcare and Council of Community Services helped staff the site. “When offered the chance to be a host, we
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jumped at the opportunity to help bring this effort to our surrounding community,” said Jim Harrison, Lawrence Companies CEO. “Like many businesses in our region, we have been working hard to provide our staff a safe work environment and support the men and women who are on the frontlines of this pandemic. We’re grateful for the opportunity to help VDH offer this testing to our drivers, their families, and friends, as well as the greater Botetourt County community,” added Harrison, Lawrence Companies is focused on moving/storage, heavy equipment and other transportation-related services, with 5 branches elsewhere as well.
