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Delegate Nutter Visits AVID LLC

Delegate Dave Nutter from the 7th District of the Virginia State House of Representatives visits AVID LLC

PRESS RELEASE, February 9, 2007

Nanci Hardwick, CFO & Delegate Dave Nutter from the Virginia State House of Representatives

Blacksburg, Virginia, February 9, 2007- Delegate Dave Nutter visited Blacksburg recently to meet with AVID LLC President Sam Wilson and CFO Nanci Hardwick to learn more about their operations, tour the AVID LLC facility, and to discuss Virginia's economic growth. Delegate Nutter (7th District, R) has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2002. He serves on several high level committees, including the Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, and the Science and Technology Committee.

“AVID LLC impressed me with its rapid growth and ability to bring new high tech employment opportunities to Southwest Virginia,” said Delegate Nutter. “I am committed to economic development initiatives that benefit our community, and I was pleased with the various ways that AVID LLC can assist in these efforts. AVID President Sam Wilson and his team are taking some very creative approaches to the aircraft industry. I look forward to its continued progress and future site visits!”

“We enjoyed a great meeting with Delegate Nutter,” stated AVID President Sam Wilson. “We discussed ways to help Virginia's economic growth and stability and brainstormed ways to further create local jobs.” Nanci Hardwick, CFO of AVID, echoed these sentiments. “We look forward to working with Delegate Nutter and others as we grow our business here in Blacksburg,” she said. “We understand the value of the high tech jobs we are bringing to this area.”

AVID LLC provides aircraft design consulting services and produces several aircraft design and analysis software tools. Providing aerodynamic design expertise and software support, AVID LLC serves military and commercial sectors. Current projects focus on unconventional concepts, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), manned aircraft, fan blades and wind turbines. Founded in 2001, AVID LLC has offices in Blacksburg and Yorktown, Virginia. Customers include Honeywell, Boeing, AAI, DARPA, NASA, DRS, Orbital, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force.

Software design tools include AVID OAV for modeling and simulation of ducted fan vehicles, AVID ACS for modeling and simulation of fixed wing vehicles, AVID PAGE for rapid geometry definition, and AVID SPOT for evaluating sensor and aircraft performance.

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