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Praising Danville’s ‘world-class workforce,’ governor announces Work Ready Community designation
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that Danville has been named a certified Work Ready Community — a nationally recognized designation by the state government and the American College Testing. In short, that means the city will attract new businesses and jobs because the city’s high school students have job-ready skills. “We’re here today to...
Plywood manufacturer expands operations in Pittsylvania
A longstanding corporate citizen of Chatham, Eastern Panel Manufacturing Inc. is investing $1 million to expand its manufacturing operations. The custom plywood manufacturer recently moved from its former 30,000-square-foot site to a 55,000-square-foot facility in the Chatham Industrial Park. Matt Rowe, Pittsylvania County’s director of economic...
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital Selected As One of Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals in the US
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital was recently named one of the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals in the United States by iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “This achievement is very gratifying and validates our daily commitment to providing the highest level of quality health care possible to our community,...
Astronaut is Keynote Speaker at Technology Council Awards Banquet
Leland Melvin is the only person to have caught a football on the NFL field and in space. On Wednesday, he spent the day with Dan River region students at the 2018 Southern Virginia STEM-H summit at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville. “This community is doing an amazing job inspiring a new generation of explorers,”...
Panaceutics to create 70 new jobs in Pittsylvania County
Governor Ralph Northam made a special announcement on the southside. A pharmaceutical company is creating dozens of new jobs in the area. "Panaceutics and Pittsylvania County that's got a good ring to it," said Governor Ralph Northam. A $5.8 million investment, and 70 new jobs are coming to the Danville/Pittsylvania County area thanks to a...
Legislature honors legacy of Henrietta Lacks
A cancer science center honoring the memory of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who lived in Clover before her cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line, is on the way to become a reality in Halifax County, and on Wednesday Lacks’ legacy was honored from the floors of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. The...
In visit, governor praises Dan River Region’s precision machining programs
The Dan River Region’s precision machining programs not only brought Virginia’s top elected official to Danville on Tuesday, it attracted another state’s governor as well. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson toured the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research and other facilities to provide an example to...
Amthor International announces $7.1 million expansion in Gretna
Good news for Pittsylvania County: dozens of new jobs are coming to town. Amthor International, which is a tanker truck manufacturer, has been in Gretna since 1992. Now, they will be expanding, adding 90 new jobs over the next five years, and much more. "Amthor International, the largest tanker truck manufacturer in North America, is going to...
Danville’s Cutting Edge Medical Facility – Spectrum Medical
Project Manager Dodie Hudson and Senior Architect Larry Hasson and River District Tower's Dr. Mark Hermann discuss the transformation of the Dan River Research Building, now known as the River District Tower. Dodie Hudson: Dr. Hermann, the executive director of River District Tower and he's also a practicing physician with Spectrum Medical, he...
First-generation farmer, FFA champion is 2017 Southeast Farmer of Year
In eighth grade, Robert Mills, Jr., told his parents his dream was to become a farmer. His parents said that’d be a tough road to walk. The family had no land, capital or equipment and lived in a suburb. On Oct. 17, the first-generation Virginia farmer held the 2017 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award in his hand and...