Lindstrand finalist for Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award

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2011

Lindstrand finalist for Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award

Posted by: Lisa Kipps-Brown in Business on Aug 10, 2011

Tagged in: technology , Lindstrand , entrepreneurship , economic development

Lindstrand 's world larges aerostat at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. Congratulations to Lindstrand USA for being selected as a finalist in the University of Virginia's Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award - a competition that recognizes successful Virginia businesses that have been working in communities facing economic challenges ; the company will go on to compete to be one of five winners. Lindstrand manufactures the most advanced lighter-than-air vehicles and air inflatables in the world.

Last year Lindstrand created the world's largest aerostat for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. View a photo gallery of the aerostat at the Commonwealth Games.

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