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The Trojans competed throughout the season against other teams as part of FIRST — For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — Chesapeake, a program that uses robots to bring STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — ...

You’ve probably seen them. In fact, it would be hard not to. The signs pop up throughout Danville’s River District, but what do they mean? The district has one of the largest and best preserved collections of post-Civil War industrial ...

Virginia International Raceway is about to embark on a new spectator season that helps to drive tourism traffic to the Dan River Region. While the road course is located in Halifax County, spectators for large events often lodge in Danville. ...

On the cusp of a transformation shift to a traveling destination with the 2024 opening of Danville’s casino, city groups recently received about $30,000 to promote tourism in the region. The city’s Office of Economic Development & Tourism ...

WRT, an urban planning and design and architecture firm in Philadelphia, is conducting a district plan that includes a Schoolfield master plan, a Schoolfield neighborhood plan and a Main Street corridor plan. 

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) announced today that Telly Tucker will lead the organization as its new President, effective May 31. Tucker formerly served as the Director of Economic Development for the City of Danville ...

By 2025 the U.S. Navy will need three new submarines built annually in order to meet its national security objectives. But there’s a problem. The disparity between the number of skilled workers available to build the Navy’s ships and submarines ...

AeroFarms, which is building the world’s largest indoor, vertical farm in the Cane Creek Centre industrial park, will hold job fairs on March 15-16 at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. The company is looking for mechanics, ...