IT firm moving to Danville

“We are gathered here this morning to celebrate resurrection.” So began the invocation offered Friday by Bob Norton, whose son Tim Norton is bringing the IT company Norhurst to Danville. Norhurst bought the former Dan River Executive Campus at 2291 Memorial Drive and...

Chinese furniture maker brings manufacturing jobs to area

Jeremy Stratton, director of Danville’s economic development department, said the IDA will prepare the shell building for GOK. “We’re in a time crunch to get it done,” Stratton said. “They [GOK] want to get started quickly and get going by the first of the year.”...

Firm to grow, add 60 jobs

Commonwealth Laminating to buy Patriot Centre building By PAUL COLLINS – Martinsville Bulletin Commonwealth Laminating & Coating Inc. on Wednesday announced its second expansion in less than nine months. It will invest $5.45 million to expand its operation...

River District project called ‘game changer’

from GoDanRiver.com – by Tiffany Holland Linwood Wright remembers the hustle and bustle that used to fill the halls of Dan River Inc. Wright, like thousands of others, have seen the place that once reverberated with life in downtown Danville slowly morph into an...

Guatemalan technology company seems to click with Danville

By Tara Bozick – Work It, SoVa Web Parts LLC moved from Guatemala to Danville to develop software add-ons and operate a data center. The company will start with 10 employees and plans to employ 260 people within three years, said owner and founder Brad Mainland....