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When Rae Barnes was a young girl, her grandmother would collect vintage accessories including broaches, pendants and gloves. “She would buy dresses for us from the 1930s and 1940s,” said Barnes, who grew up in Tampa, Florida. “That’s when we ...

A Southern Virginia collaborative effort aiming to empower future business owners will host an Oct. 19 summit in Danville. Targeting entrepreneurs, innovators and visionaries, the Regional Innovation Summit for Entrepreneurs — called RISE — ...

An international sports car company is parking its business at Cane Creek Centre in the Danville-Pittsylvania County area because of the region’s strong workforce pipeline and education programs. The Cane Creek industrial park is home to many ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Danville city officials are on a mission when it comes to growth. In March, they broke ground on the Monument Berryman Area Redevelopment Project and they are making huge strides. The first step in redeveloping the ...

The United Kingdom’s only manufacturer of hand-built electric sports cars, RBW EV Cars, is investing $8 million to establish a manufacturing facility in an industrial park that is jointly owned by Danville and Pittsylvania County. The project ...

The city of Danville has been awarded $9 million in state funding for the Coleman Site on Gypsum Road, while Pittsylvania County received $6 million for the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill. The grant awards are part of about $126 ...

More than a dozen Southside and Southwest Virginia localities have been awarded over $48 million to help make large industrial sites ready for potential new businesses. The awards were part of $126 million in grants announced Thursday for nearly ...

Tax revenues and other economic indicators have been increasing over the past five years in the city, pointing to continued growth in Danville, according to a recent report from Danville’s Office of Economic Development & Tourism. “Collected ...