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Dan River Region Launches Workforce Readiness Pilot Program for Virginia
Companies, employees and economic development professionals in the Dan River Region have been participating in a workforce readiness pilot program in Virginia since June. This program would allow the region to be recognized by ACT as a Certified Work Ready Community by helping individuals obtain a National Career Readiness Certificate. ACT is a...
Governor McDonnell Announces $40 million investment in Henry County
Eastman Chemical Company to expand and add 25 new jobs Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Eastman Chemical Company will invest $40 million over the next three years to expand its manufacturing operation in Henry County. Eastman acquired the site in 2012 and became the leading global manufacturer of window films for the automotive and...
Danville Community College Prepares Virginia’s Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
With the U.S. seeing a resurgence of manufacturing jobs, Danville Community College (DCC) has launched a new initiative, the Southern Virginia Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing (SVCAM), to ensure Virginia, and especially the Dan River region, is well-positioned to capitalize on this trend. One of the goals of SVCAM is to expand DCC’s advanced...
Governor McDonnell Announces 120 New Jobs in City of Danville
North American Mold Technology to invest $4.35 million to establish manufacturing operation Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that North American Mold Technology (NAMT) will invest $4.35 million to establish a manufacturing operation in the City of Danville. The company will produce and refurbish the molds used in the manufacture of tires,...
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center named Dream It. Do It. Virginia Partner of the Year
RICHMOND, VA — The Dream It. Do It. Virginia (DIDIVA) network is pleased to recognize the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) as its 2013 Partner of the Year. This honor is the first of its kind and was awarded during the 2nd Annual DIDIVA Symposium held in Charlottesville on October 17. The award was accepted on behalf of SVHEC by...
New partnership looks to market region
The Southern Virginia Regional Alliance and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research are forming a partnership to market Southside. The organizations will share an economic development director, a position which will be filled by the alliances' executive director, Leigh Cockram. "This opportunity has come at a perfect time, for the...
High-tech “Fab Lab” Comes to Virginia’s Patrick Henry Community College
Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) began offering tours of its Fab Lab this summer. The Fab Lab is short for digital fabrication laboratory, which gives students and local businesses access to 3D design and prototyping equipment to create new products and inventions. The Fab Lab concept originated at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms. In...
Institute of Advanced Learning and Research Launches First Company – Dan River Plants
The Institute of Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) recently announced its first commercial spin-off, Dan River Plants, LLC. Dan River Plants uses micropropagation technology to create, clone and grow plants at a rapid rate. The technology was developed through collaboration between IALR’s Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources and...
Danville Community College plays vital role in recruiting industry
All they had was 10 minutes. Danville Community College President Carlyle Ramsey and Danville Public Schools Superintendent Sue Davis got into an SUV with a couple of business prospects in town seeing if they could bring some of their business to the Dan River Region. Ramsey and Davis only had face time with the prospects in the car ride to the...
Business of Art & Design Program Launches Student to Job at National Tire Research Center
Jeffrey Owen came to the Business of Art & Design program at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) because he wanted to learn how to design webpages. He soon found that the program, with tracks in Digital Art & Design and Product Design & Development, offered him so much more. Two years later, Owen holds two...