Spanberger Administration Prioritized Housing Development, Downtown Revitalization, & Economic Growth
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Governor Spanberger Announces Designation of 153 Opportunity Zones Across Virginia
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Danville’s River District momentum spreads to north end of the city
On Danville’s North Main Hill, new additions are complementing familiar features. The historic North Theatre, which opened in 1947, still stands tall on North Main Street, but its marquee is changing more often, with new shows coming to the area ...
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Danville has reversed decades of population decline. Since 2020, only three cities in Virginia have added more people.
Danville likes to call itself “the comeback city” and there’s a lot of evidence that’s true. A quarter-century ago, the city went through the economic trauma of seeing the Dan River Mills textile mill shut down. Today, the city is reinventing ...
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Native Roots Farm plans to grow agritourism with planned opening in Pittsylvania County
Even when she lived near an urban area, Toniekia Poole said, she grew vegetables, had backyard chickens, made her own soap and lived a holistic and minimalist lifestyle. Now that she’s relocated to the Danville-Pittsylvania area, she sees more ...
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Structural Storytellers: The Old West End Historic District
Structural Storytellers: The Old West End Historic District “Once upon a time, great thought, imagination, and attention were invested in architecture as an art form,” said Val-Rae Lindenau, Danville resident. “These houses reflected not only ...
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Governor Spanberger Celebrates Virginia Ranked No. 1 in Nation for Workforce Training Program by Area Development
Virginia Talent Accelerator Program Now Holds the Top Spot in Both Major National Workforce Training Rankings RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today celebrated that Virginia has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for its workforce ...
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In Danville, Spanberger announces new outdoor recreation position and establishes related statewide process
A forester and arborist from Chesterfield County is the state’s first director of outdoor recreation. Gov. Abigail Spanberger introduced Heather Barrar at a Tuesday event in Danville, where the governor spent her day at numerous events. The ...
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Governor Spanberger, Avio USA Break Ground on $500 Million Manufacturing Facility in Pittsylvania Creating 1,500 Jobs
HURT, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today joined Avio USA leadership for the formal groundbreaking of the company’s new $500 million manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County that is projected to create more than 1,500 new jobs for ...