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Danville casino price tag now set at $500M
Caesars releases update on resort scheduled to open in 2023
Danville’s forthcoming Caesars Virginia casino and resort is going to be bigger than expected, with the project expected to cost $500 million, $100 million more than previously estimated. Caesars Entertainment released new renderings and more details Thursday for the casino. Part of the additional cost will go toward a larger hotel with 500 guestrooms, 200
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ValleyStar Credit Union names new CEO
Mike Warrell was president and CEO of Solano First Federal Credit Union
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Martinsville-based ValleyStar Credit Union hired Mike Warrell as CEO, it announced Wednesday. “As ValleyStar strengthens relationships and builds upon its digital integration, Mike Warrell was the clear choice to move the credit union forward,” ValleyStar Chairman James Rorrer said in a statement. “He has the experience and deep understanding needed to optimize member engagement and
Pa. digital marketing firm to relocate HQ to Danville
Kegerreis Outdoor Advertising subsidiary will invest $1.7M, create 62 jobs
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Kegerreis Digital Marketing will move its headquarters from Pennsylvania to downtown Danville, creating 62 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The company provides integrated marketing services, such as brand development, billboards, online efforts and analytics for e-commerce retailers, digital startups, venture firms, and local and regional businesses. It is a subsidiary of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania-based
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Nonprofit news site launches to cover SW and Southern Virginia
Cardinal Press' founding editor is ex-Roanoke Times Editorial Page Editor
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Cardinal Press, a new nonprofit digital news service covering Southwest and Southern Virginia, will begin publishing stories in late September, with Dwayne Yancey, former editorial page editor for The Roanoke Times, at the helm as its founding editor. Nonprofit organization Cardinal Productions, incorporated in June, created Cardinal Press, which will publish original stories five days
Pittsylvania, Danville governments see labor gap, too
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Businesses aren’t the only organizations finding it difficult to hire employees. Amid dropping state unemployment rates and a nationwide labor shortage, Danville and Pittsylvania County have been seeking new ways to interest people in working for local government. Pittsylvania’s Board of Supervisors approved $1,000 employee referral and sign-on bonuses in July, says Holly E. Stanfield,
Tyson Foods to open $300M Pittsylvania County facility
The 325,000-square-foot facility will create more than 300 jobs
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Tyson Foods Inc. will open a 325,000-square-foot, $300 million manufacturing facility in the Cane Creek Centre industrial park, creating 376 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The new facility will primarily be used for the production of cooked foods such as Any’Tizer Snacks and chicken nuggets made by Tyson Foods. The poultry company will purchase
Danville Pittsylvania chamber leader leaving for U.Va. job
Alexis Ehrhardt has been chamber's president and CEO since 2018
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Alexis Ehrhardt, president and CEO of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, will leave for a job at the University of Virginia, the chamber announced Wednesday. In her new role at U.Va., she will be the executive director for state government relations and special assistant to the president. Her last day at the chamber
Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce announces leadership class
Leadership Southside class will graduate in May
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The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce announced this week the selection of its 2021-2022 Leadership Southside class. Leadership Southside is a nine-month program that introduces participants to the Dan River Region and offers skill building, leadership development and networking building, according to a news release. This class will meet once a month from August
Danville’s White Mill gets second chance
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The $62.5 million, first-phase redevelopment of Danville’s White Mill into a mixed-use commercial and residential project on the Dan River marks a new beginning for the former textiles factory that was the most visible symbol of the city’s economic decline. “It has become an eyesore and a reminder of the loss of our major industries,”
Danville apartment complex sells for $7.85M
100-unit Turnpike Townhomes is on Franklin Turnpike
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Danville Investors LLC sold the 100-unit Turnpike Townhomes for $7.85 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Tuesday. Turnpike Townhome Apartments LLC purchased the apartments at 1300 Franklin Turnpike, as well as parcels of adjacent vacant land, on June 21. Clay Taylor, a certified commercial investment member, of Cushman & Wakefield |