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Danville pharma startup announces $6.1M expansion
Engineered BioPharmaceuticals to create 34 jobs
Danville-based pharmaceutical engineering and manufacturing company Engineered BioPharmaceuticals Inc. will invest $6.1 million to expand from a business incubator into its first standalone manufacturing space, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday.
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Farmville SEED hub seeks to grow innovation
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Luther Cifers launched fishing equipment company YakAttack LLC in 2009 out of his friend’s basement, and he moved to the garage to create prototypes of its gear. Now, he is
Danville lacks housing options for workforce
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Danville is having a “Field of Dreams” dilemma. The famous movie quote, “If you build it, they will come,” rings all too true in the former mill town, which is
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Democrats call out Youngkin on Ford plant decision
Lawmakers say governor harmed SoVa economic prospects
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Democratic state delegates excoriated Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday for taking Virginia out of the running for a $3.5 billion Ford Motor Co. battery manufacturing plant that would have
White Mill project renamed ‘Dan River Falls’
Groundbreaking held for $100M Danville redevelopment project
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The city of Danville and The Alexander Co. held a groundbreaking Thursday for the redevelopment of the long-vacant White Mill in Danville’s River District. At the ceremony held Thursday in
NY textiles company to buy Patrick County HanesBrands facility
Apex Mills will retain 96 jobs, create 44
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New York-based specialty textile manufacturer Apex Mills Corp. will invest $3.1 million to acquire the former HanesBrands facility in Patrick County, along with the plant’s equipment. The acquisition will retain
Caesars ups the ante on Danville casino
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Since its approval by Danville voters in November 2020, plans for a casino in the city have shifted. In August 2022, Caesars Entertainment Inc. announced a partnership with the Eastern Band
State industrial fund awards $24.7M to projects
White Mill, John Randolph Hotel among awardees
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The governor announced more than $24.7 million in Industrial Revitalization Fund grants going to construction projects across Virginia on Tuesday, including Danville’s White Mill, South Boston’s John Randolph Hotel and
Center aims to grow manufacturing
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In 2015, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville was attracting manufacturers at a faster pace than it could handle. The IALR was providing work-ready incubation space where
Skip Barber Racing School relocating to Halifax County
Corporation to invest $8.9M, create 24 jobs
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Skip Barber Racing School will relocate from Connecticut to Halifax County, building an $8.9 million performance driving school at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) that’s expected to create 24 jobs,