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First subsea cable to connect Virginia and Spain offering high speed connectivity to the growing IT hub in Virginia
The most technologically advanced subsea cable to ever cross the Atlantic is manufactured and travels 4,100 miles from Virginia Beach, VA to Bilbao, Spain reaching depths of 11,000 feet below the surface and having the staggering ability to deliver 160 terabits-per-second which is more than 16 million times faster than the average home internet...
GW precision machining facility one-of-a-kind in state, governor says
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, along with Danville government and education leaders and dozens of high school students, participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for George Washington High School’s new precision machining program Thursday. “This is the only facility like it in the commonwealth of Virginia,” McAuliffe said in a speech...
Intertape Polymer Group Bringing 15 New Jobs to Pittsylvania County
Project Will Also Include $7 Million Investment Governor McAuliffe announced today that Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) will expand their manufacturing operation in Pittsylvania County. The expansion will include the installation of three production lines at their facility in Pittsylvania County. The expansion will create 15 new jobs and bring $7...
Governor McAuliffe Announces 35 New Jobs in Danville-Pittsylvania County
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday that Unison Ltd, a leading global tube bending machine specialist, will invest $5.2 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation in the Cane Creek Centre Industrial Park, jointly owned by the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County. Virginia successfully competed against North Carolina...
Commonwealth of Virginia Creates New Workforce
Southeast Manufacturing News featured an article on Virginia's workforce development program in the August 2017 issue. View the virtual edition.
Connecting rural communities with affordable broadband
Microsoft is using part of the wireless spectrum to provide broadband coverage over vast distances at a fraction of the typical cost. Learn more: https://news.microsoft.com/rural-broadband/
Hiring, Training and Supporting the Workforce in School and on the Job
Virginia’s Rolls-Royce Crosspointe plant shares its strategies for attracting, hiring and supporting its workers, while Danville Community College excels with its integrated machining education model. Photo: This worktable demonstrates some of the more interesting parts students are tasked with machining in the Gene Haas Center. Rather than take...
Improvement Versus Reinvention: Impressions from Virginia
A three-day journey through Virginia shows advanced manufacturing’s concern with pursuing lean principles when facing challenges rooted in the past and arriving on the horizon. Photo: An employee at TMI Autotech looks over a part drawing in the facility’s machine shop. The company is increasingly being asked to machine small batches of parts for...
Purchase agreement signed for $100 million project at Berry Hill Industrial Park
A second business has signed a purchase agreement for acreage in the Berry Hill Industrial Park, the Regional Industrial Facility Authority announced at a meeting Monday. Enviva Development Holdings LLC has signed an agreement to buy a 168-acre tract along Berry Hill Road. The company will conduct due diligence on the site — investigations into...
DCC ‘Cyber Team’ honored at national summit
The Danville Community College “Cyber Team” was honored Wednesday at the National Cyber Security Summit in Huntsville, Alabama. DCC’s cyber security and cyber crime programs were recognized for earning the Center of Academic Excellence in Two-Year Education (CAE2Y) designation from the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security...