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Reporter: James Gherardi l Videographer: R.J. Burnette l WSET
Friday was a record breaking day for Danville Community College. More than 600 students graduated the biggest number in the school's history. Ever since the... Read more »
Web Parts LLC has relocated its computer programming, applications and data center operation to Danville from Guatemala. Web Parts enhances and promotes the use of Open Source Software allowing delivery of superior software... Read more »
By: Denice Thibodeau | GoDanRiver
Demolition of the former Downtowner Motor Lodge is continuing and a huge hole has replaced the parking deck.
Sammy Moore, a superintendent with D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. Inc., said it... Read more »
Galileo Magnet High School has been named one of the top public high schools in Virginia.
U.S. News & World Report magazine composed its list of top high schools in the country and Galileo was ranked the 31st best high... Read more »
The Office of Economic Development at the city of Danville announces that Anne Moore-Sparks has resigned from her position as project manager to join Gateway Health Alliance.
Moore-Sparks has been working primarily on the... Read more »
In this document, you will find key pieces of data that will give you a clear view of the city of Danville's economic condition.
The city of Danville’s Office of Economic Development announces today the availability of a new River District blog. The blog has been created in order to keep downtown stakeholders and the public informed of projects... Read more »
By: Tara BozickDanville Register & Bee
Hundreds of people crowded this year’s opening of the Danville Farmers Market on Saturday morning.
The market — which features local produce, meats, eggs, pastries, cheese, wine... Read more »
The city of Danville received national attention recently at a broadband summit for its work in launching a public “open access” fiber optic broadband network for use by businesses to deliver broadband services to customers... Read more »
By Craig Settles, Gigabit Nation
Everywhere from the White House to the local White Castle people are heavily promoting broadband as an antidote to economic woes. But what if a local economy is so far in the tank it... Read more »
By: Tara Bozick | GoDanRiver
U.S. Rep. Robert Hurt learned the successes and concerns of Intertape Polymer Group’s Danville facility Friday afternoon during a tour.
The maker of carton sealing tape and stretch film,... Read more »
Hybrid Vehicles of Danville, Inc. (HVDI) will locate its new manufacturing facility and headquarters in Danville, Virginia. Jim Bailey and his wife moved from East Helena, Montana to operate the company in Danville. Hybrid... Read more »
Reporter: James Gherardi l Videographer: Jonathan Merryman
Danville, VA - Fifty new jobs are coming to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, and folks there say things couldn't be better.... Read more »
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & DANVILLE, Va., Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Virdia, a leading developer of cellulosic sugars, today announced the opening of its demonstration facility at its new technology center in Danville,... Read more »
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research is officially opening the newest addition to its campus in Danville, the Sustainable Energy and Technology Center (SENTEC).
This center will help make Southern Virginia a... Read more »
By Tara BozickWork It, SoVa
Danville Regional Foundation is tasked with the overwhelming job of transforming the economy and culture of the Dan River Region.
It doesn’t do this without various community partners, yet... Read more »
By John R. CraneWork It, SoVa
BLAIRS — Virginia Candle Co., a Lynchburg business that makes and sells WoodWick and Ribbonwick candle brands, is bringing its distribution and warehousing operations — and some light... Read more »
DanChem Technologies Inc. in Danville expects to manufacture green chemicals for a Montana-based startup in DTI’s soon-to-be finished pilot facility later this year.
Rivertop Renewables, a... Read more »
Danville Utilities is one of 176 of the nation’s more than 2,000 public power utilities to earn Reliable Public Power Provider recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumers with the highest... Read more »
Japan Tobacco International has made a grant to the City of Danville to be used to design and build a fountain that will serve as the focal point for the entrance to the Tobacco Warehouse District. This very visible feature... Read more »
The city of Danville announced today that Jarrett Welding and Machine Inc. is the recipient of a Local Enterprise Zone Job Creation Grant. The company is located in a Virginia Enterprise Zone and qualified for the grant... Read more »
BY TARA BOZICKWork It, SoVa
Herndon-based EcomNets’ Danville facility won’t be manufacturing green computers, but will serve as a data center in response to demand.
“We are modifying our original direction to make... Read more »
By Patti OKeefe (Work It, SoVa)
The Spin Bicycle Shop is located one block from Danville’s Riverwalk Trail and Jerry Henley is hoping that location will be the key to a successful business. Last year Henley and his wife... Read more »
The Virginia Department of Business Assistance now has an online resource guide available! This guide covers topics such as considering entrepreneurship, evaluating your business, starting your business, running your... Read more »
The city of Danville has won the 2012 Community Economic Development Award. The award, given by the Virginia Economic Developers Association, recognized outstanding communities in the commonwealth for their efforts in... Read more »
GENEDGE ALLIANCE, in partnership with the Southside Business Technology Center (SBTC),received funding approval from the Danville Regional Foundation (DRF) on March 13, 2012 in the amount of $100,000 to co-fund the E3... Read on...
Getting TV over broadband fiber is the best way to watch high definition television, one local provider says.
And without the city’s efforts to build out broadband with the nDanville network and its connection to the... Read more »
Running a business requires documents, data and administrative or back-office functions.
Horizontech Inc., a global technology services company that’s been headquartered in Danville since 2007, helps companies or... Read more »
The city of Danville and Danville Regional Foundation are working together to bring about a renaissance of Danville’s River District — an area spanning from Ridge Street to Riverside Drive and Poplar Street to the Carrington... Read more »
Danvillian Phillip Hayes Jr. loved deconstructing and toying with his computer as a kid.
After earning a master’s degree in computer science from Purdue University, he never expected to find a job in his chosen career... Read more »
JTI Leaf Services in Danville partnered with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research for needed laboratory services to ensure quality tobacco blends.
Since the announcement of the joint venture company in 2009,... Read more »
Board members of the Industrial Development Authority of Danville on Thursday approved financial help to renovate space downtown so a small startup technology-based company could lease it.
The space in the top floor of... Read more »
On Thursday, LiFeBatt USA in Danville tested a prototype battery pack on an electric go-kart inside Dan River Grand Prix on Riverside Drive.
LiFeBatt CEO Don Harmon and Chief Operating Officer Michelle Robinson seized the... Read more »
Danville Community College has taken an aggressive role in training Southside’s workforce.
The college even has a whole facility — RCATT — dedicated to training to assist with economic development.
Each year DCC... Read more »
In this document, you will find key pieces of data that will give you a clear view of the city of Danville’s economic condition.
High-tech companies wouldn’t want to come to the region without access to broadband to send large amounts of data quickly.
Twelve years ago, Southside leaders foresaw the need for the rural region to be able to compete... Read more »
The River District is now home to 7,056 square feet of new office space. Our Common Ground LLC, a company owned by Danvillian Barry Koplen and former Danvillian Sarah Lee Michaels, has purchased and renovated the former... Read more »