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SVRA Receives Funds to Expand Inventory of Shovel-Ready Sites
SVRA Receives Funds to Expand Inventory of Shovel-Ready Sites DANVILLE, VIRGINIA – October 6, 2021 – The Southern Virginia Regional Alliance (SVRA) received funding from GO Virginia through Region 3 Per Capita Funds and the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC) in support of a site development program, paralleling that of...
$300M widening of U.S. Route 58 has started in Patrick County
Project will lead to four-lane highway between Va. Beach and I-77 A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday in Patrick County to widen a 7.4-mile stretch of U.S. Route 58 in Patrick County, the first phase of a project to create a continuous four-lane highway between Virginia Beach and Interstate 77. The project, part of the U.S. Route 58...
Digital Marketing Company to Relocate Headquarters to City of Danville
Governor Ralph Northam announced that Kegerreis Digital Marketing, an integrated marketing and analytics company, will invest $1.7 million to relocate its headquarters from Pennsylvania to the City of Danville. Virginia successfully competed with Pennsylvania and North Carolina for the project, which will create 62 new jobs. “Kegerreis Digital...
Governor Northam Announces Tyson Foods to Create More than 375 New Jobs in Danville-Pittsylvania County
Nation’s largest protein company to invest $300 million and construct its third production facility in Virginia Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Tyson Foods, Inc., one of the world’s largest food companies, will invest $300 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Cane Creek Centre, an industrial park jointly owned by the City...
Johnson named Halifax IDA Executive Director
After completing a national search for a new executive director with the help of an outside consulting firm, the Halifax County Industrial Development Authority has chosen to promote from within, naming Kristy Johnson to the post. Johnson takes over as IDA executive director from interim director Mike Davidson, a retired Campbell County economic...
Sterling Lighting Cuts Ribbon on New Danville Headquarters
Sterling Lighting LLC, a manufacturer of premium, professional-grade landscape lighting fixtures, cut the ribbon on the firm's new Danville headquarters Thursday morning. The company has relocated to the River City from Sterling after ten years of business in the Urban Crescent. "Danville is really becoming a manufacturing hub on the East Coast...
DCC grads machining a future with process that ‘will be around forever’
Article by: Katrina Moses Wilson | Danville Register & Bee Precision machining — the art of taking something away from a block of metal to create an end product — remains in high demand and Danville Community College graduates are making about $43,000 or more a year as a starting salary in the industry. Brian Jackson, vice president...
Dewberry’s Dan Pleasant Named Board Chair of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Long-time VEDP board member appointed to new role; will help drive economic growth across Virginia. Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has announced that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Dan Pleasant, PE, has been named chair of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) board of directors. VEDP was created by the...
[Video] Staunton River Plastics Groundbreaking
A groundbreaking ceremony for Staunton River Plastics' new 250,000-square-foot facility in Hurt, Virginia, took place on July 14, 2021. The company has committed to investing $34 million to build and equip the new facility, which will employ more than 200 people.
Staunton River Plastics Breaks Ground on New Facility
PRESS RELEASE FROM PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Download the full release from Pittsylvania County here: Staunton River Groundbreaking Press Release, July 14, 2021 Staunton River Plastics Breaks Ground on New Facility in Hurt HURT. VIRGINIA – Many local and state elected officials and community leaders joined Staunton River Plastics for...