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Linwood Wright, a former Dan River Inc. executive who served on Danville City Council from 1986 to 1998 and most recently worked as public and governmental affairs consultant with the city’s economic development office, died Wednesday morning. ...

Demolition began this week to make way for the Caesars Virginia casino at the former Dan River Inc. Schoolfield site. It will take several months to completely demolish structures at the site. “Full demolition will take seven to nine ...

DANVILLE, Va. — A new business is slated to take the place of Lynn Street Market, which closed just two weeks ago. Christina and John Grothe are planning to open River City Barcade in the former market around Nov. 1. As the name suggests, ...

The city’s office of economic development has requested that the buildings that housed W. Townes Lea and Glenwood elementary schools be transferred from city ownership to the Danville Industrial Development Authority, the city’s land-buying arm.

“Exciting” was the word of the day as the architectural renderings of Danville’s future casino resort were revealed at a Thursday ceremony at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.

Kegerreis Digital Marketing, an integrated marketing and analytics company, will invest $1.7 million and bring 62 jobs to the River District in Danville, Brian Ball, Virginia’s secretary of commerce and trade, announced during an event in the ...

Essel Propack, the company that makes tubes for cosmetic and personal care items at Airside Industrial Park, is about to receive up to $660,000 in incentives for an expansion that was announced nearly three years ago.

For Catherine Carter, bringing an independently owned bookstore to Danville less than two weeks ago has already brought its share of rewards.