The Danville-based GO TEC program, which is intended to build interest in manufacturing careers among students, especially middle-school students, has received state funding to build seven new labs across Southwest and Southside Virginia. The GO ...
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Danville-based manufacturing career program receives funding to build 7 new labs across Southwest and Southside
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Coleman site to get more than $2 million from Virginia Tobacco Commission
The Coleman site is getting another financial boost. This time, the funding will come from the Virginia Tobacco Commission to the amount of $2.33 million. The commission approved the money for the project during its meeting Thursday in ...
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Virginia Talent Accelerator Program Serves Up Workforce Training for Tyson Foods
When Tyson Foods assessed locations to build the industry’s most advanced chicken nugget production plant, company leadership prioritized finding a community that had the workforce infrastructure to support the facility. They found that and more ...
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Warner tours Dan River Falls, holds housing discussion with local officials
Sen. Mark Warner caught a glimpse of the some of the hottest upcoming new digs in town during a tour of the Dan River Falls residential and commercial project in downtown Danville Friday afternoon. Warner was joined by Del. Danny Marshall, ...
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2 Earthy Mamas vintage clothing store opens in downtown Danville
When Rae Barnes was a young girl, her grandmother would collect vintage accessories including broaches, pendants and gloves. “She would buy dresses for us from the 1930s and 1940s,” said Barnes, who grew up in Tampa, Florida. “That’s when we ...
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Summit targeting entrepreneurs planned Oct. 19 in Danville
A Southern Virginia collaborative effort aiming to empower future business owners will host an Oct. 19 summit in Danville. Targeting entrepreneurs, innovators and visionaries, the Regional Innovation Summit for Entrepreneurs — called RISE — ...
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European sports car company picks Danville for new facility
An international sports car company is parking its business at Cane Creek Centre in the Danville-Pittsylvania County area because of the region’s strong workforce pipeline and education programs. The Cane Creek industrial park is home to many ...
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Danville’s Monument Berryman redevelopment progresses; first 8 townhomes finished
DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Danville city officials are on a mission when it comes to growth. In March, they broke ground on the Monument Berryman Area Redevelopment Project and they are making huge strides. The first step in redeveloping the ...