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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...
Noblis renews commitment to Danville, intends to increase personnel
The Noblis Center for Applied High Performance Computing — a high-tech supercomputer company at 527 Bridge St. — announced Monday it has signed a second five-year lease to continue doing business in Danville. The company plans to install the next generation of big data processors to work alongside the Cray MXT 2 that was activated at the site in...
Institute debuts new Inspiration Lab
Danville’s Institute for Advanced Learning and Research unveiled a new mobile lab Thursday morning, which Don Merricks, chairman of the Institute’s board of trustees, hopes will be a “game changer for the whole region.” The mobile lab serves eight localities in the Dan River Region encompassing more than 4,000 square miles. The Inspiration Lab...
McAuliffe highlights solar project; urges localities to get serious about alternative energy
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe applauded a Dan River Region solar energy project and said Virginia needs to get serious about alternative energy if it wants to attract large tech companies and other employers during an energy roundtable discussion Tuesday in Danville. “We’ve got to get our heads out of the sand on this issue,” McAuliffe said. At...
Ground broken on rural internet project in Pittsylvania County
BLAIRS — Work has officially begun on a rural internet project in Pittsylvania County after a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning at the base of White Oak Mountain. Pittsylvania County Economic Development Director Matt Rowe hosted the groundbreaking next to Bojangles on U.S. 29 in Blairs. “Rural internet availability is a priority for...
Kyocera SGS Precision Tools Breaks Ground on Tech Hub in Virginia
The president of the company praises the hub’s access to a plethora of local advanced manufacturing and research organizations near Danville. One year after the acquisition of SGS Tool Co. by Kyocera Corp., Kyocera SGS Precision Tools has broken ground in Danville, Virginia, beginning work on the Kyocera SGS Tech Hub. Representing a $9.5 million...
PHCC mechatronics program keeps perfect pass rate over four years
MARTINSVILLE — For the fourth consecutive year, the entire industrial electronic technology cohort at Patrick Henry Community College passed the Level 1 Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program exam — a critical credential for job placement in that field. Together, the average score of the class was 82.9 percent. “A 100 percent passing...
Raleigh Startup TiO Lands $250K from The Launch Place to Expand its Market
The Virginia-based seed fund adds a new company to its investment portfolio: a startup making significant headway in the home automation industry. The Launch Place, a nonprofit organization in Danville, Virginia, that provides support and funding for startups in the Dan River Region, recently announced it would be adding a new company to its...