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It was about 13 years ago when Danville City Manager Ken Larking — who was in the deputy position at the time — saw a master plan for the River District. It was a time when the city was starting to claw back after historic mainstays of tobacco ...

The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday celebrated the ribbon cutting for a historic Dan River Inc. property that has been transformed into a boutique hotel. Although The Laurel Hotel started welcoming guests in February, ...

Earth Day: a national holiday on a freshly opened calendar, an invitation to explore beyond the ordinary, and a time to celebrate the beauty tucked away in your own backyard.  Danville and Pittsylvania County are home to winding paths, wooded ...

Fourteen years ago, Wayne Alan took a gamble on Danville’s North Main Historic District when no one else would. He purchased the Historic North Theatre on Jan. 13, 2012, originally figuring he’d operate it while still living ...

Did you know Virginia’s agriculture sector contributes more than $82 billion annually to the state’s economy? This tremendous impact comes from products like poultry, cattle, crops, forestry, and more, having a ripple effect throughout towns, ...

The Danville Office of Economic Development & Tourism strives each and every day to make the City of Danville a great place to start a business, raise a family, and plant your roots; in 2025, that mission came to life in meaningful ways. ...

The lobby of The Laurel Hotel makes Madison Eades happy. As regional general manager of the Danville Hotel Collection — comprising The Bee Hotel, The Holbrook Hotel and The Laurel Hotel — she spends time at all three historic properties. In The ...

Governor Abigail Spanberger announced today that Avio USA Inc. — a subsidiary of leading global aerospace company Avio S.p.A — will invest approximately $500 million to establish an 860,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in the Southern ...