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Grand Springs Water voted best in US
The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition has been called the “Academy Awards of Water.” And on Saturday, the 29th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting was held with entries from five continents making this “truly an international event,” said Robert Smith, owner of Grand Springs Water in Alton, who came home...
A More Diverse Economy
Region Recruits Companies From a Variety of Industries The Southern Virginia region is pushing past its legacy of tobacco production and textile manufacturing to recruit a diversified group of companies. “When the city of Danville was a mill and tobacco-processing town, we had two industries, and those got wiped out, and we got wiped out,” says...
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) to Build Center For Manufacturing Advancement
51,250-square-foot, $25.5 million Center to enhance Southern Virginia’s advanced manufacturing field (DANVILLE, Va.) – The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) is pleased to announce plans to build a 51,250-square-foot Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) on the IALR campus. The innovative CMA will offer a platform for...
New Manufacturing Center Coming to Danville
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PRA Group, Inc. to make a capital investment of $15.1 million to establish new call center
DANVILLE—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that PRA Group, Inc., a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, will make a capital investment of $15.1 million to establish a new call center in the City of Danville. Virginia successfully competed with multiple states for the project, which will create 500 new jobs. “PRA...
Governor Northam Announces 45 New Jobs in the City of Danville
Essel Propack to invest $31.2 million to expand manufacturing facility RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Essel Propack, a global specialty packaging company serving the consumer goods and pharmaceutical sectors, will invest $31.2 million to expand its manufacturing facility in the City of Danville. Virginia successfully...
Danville Based Supply Resources and Lynchburg Public Warehouse Expand
Supply Resources and Lynchburg Public Warehouse are pleased to announce their expansion in the Lynchburg area market, with the acquisition of the Veritiv/xpedx (formerly Dillard Paper) distribution center in Lynchburg VA. SRI and LPW are under the common ownership of Rick Barker and are headquartered in Danville VA. Supply Resources, is a...
‘You are all a model’ governor says of region at announcement of new jobs for Danville
A United Kingdom-based manufacturer will invest $8 million to build a plant and bring 49 jobs to the Dan River Region over five years. Harlow Group Ltd. will locate its first U.S. manufacturing plant in the Cyber Park in Danville. Founded in 1975 and based in Harlow, U.K., the company offers services ranging from product design to production of...
UK company investing $8 million to build first US plant in Danville, bringing 49 new jobs
Governor Ralph Northam was in Danville Thursday where he announced that a manufacturing plant is investing $8 million to locate it first U.S. precision sheet metal fabrication plant in the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County. Harlow Group Ltd. is a United Kingdom-based company that will establish a U.S. Training Center of Excellence, a new...
UK manufacturer to open first U.S. facility in Danville
Harlow Group to invest $8 million, create 49 jobs over five years A new manufacturing facility is coming to Southside. The Harlow Group will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Danville. The $8 million investment will create 49 jobs over five years. "Good paying jobs that I believe are about $20,000 higher than the average in this...