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Southern Virginia Regional Alliance, Pittsylvania County, and City of Danville Recognized With Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) By State Association

Southern Virginia Regional Alliance, Pittsylvania County, and City of Danville Recognized With Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) By State Association

The Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA) is pleased to announce it has awarded its 2020 Community Economic Development Awards (CEDA), recognizing a multi-faceted collaboration between Pittsylvania County, Danville, and the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance, that resulted in a regional resurgence of new jobs and investments. The CEDA...

Staunton River Plastics, LLC to Create 200 Jobs in Town of Hurt and Pittsylvania County

Today members of the Staunton River Regional Industrial Facility Authority (RIFA) announced a local performance agreement they had reached with Staunton River Plastics Inc, a manufacturer which will bring 200 new jobs to Hurt.  The performance agreement, titled “Project Emotion,” will allow Staunton River Plastics to begin constructing a new...

Ennis promises 15 new jobs, more than $800,000 in capital investments at Chatham facility

Ennis, a wholesale manufacturer and supplier of print products, plans to make capital investments of more than $800,000 and create 15 new jobs at its plant in Chatham where it already employs more than 100 people. The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors signed off on a performance agreement with the Industrial Development Authority and the...

Governor Northam Announces 92 New Jobs in Danville-Pittsylvania County

AeroFarms to build $42 million state-of-the art facility RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that AeroFarms® will invest $42 million to build their largest, most sophisticated indoor vertical farm to date in Cane Creek Centre, a joint industrial park for the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County. AeroFarms uses...

Appalachian Power Awards Grant To SVRA To Market The Southern Virginia Region

DANVILLE, Va., November 19, 2019 – The Southern Virginia Regional Alliance was one of nine organizations in Virginia and West Virginia awarded funding by Appalachian Power’s Economic Development Growth Enhancement (EDGE) program. The program is part of Appalachian Power’s ongoing effort to promote local and regional programs that attract industry...

Morgan Olson adding step van production facility in Virginia

Michigan-based walk-in van body manufacturer Morgan Olson is adding a new step van production facility in Danville VA. The company said the plant, expected to be operational by June 2020, will provide an additional 925,000 square feet of manufacturing space. “Morgan Olson walk-in step vans are in demand more than ever,” said Mike...

Governor Northam Announces 703 New Jobs in Danville-Pittsylvania County

Governor Northam Announces 703 New Jobs in Danville-Pittsylvania County

~ Morgan Olson to invest $57.8 million to establish new walk-in step van assembly operation in former IKEA plant ~ DANVILLE—Governor Ralph Northam announced today that Morgan Olson, LLC, North America’s leading manufacturer of all-aluminum walk-in step vans, will invest $57.8 million to establish a new walk-in step van assembly operation in a...