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Atlantic Union to acquire American National Bank
Jul 25, 2023

Atlantic Union to acquire American National Bank

Updated 4:15 p.m. July 25 Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank’s parent company announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire American National Bankshares Inc., which is headquartered in Danville and is the holding company of American National Bank and Trust Co. The combined bank will have total assets of $23.7 billion as of […]

Danville City Council member Lee Vogler encouraged The Palace Resort RV park to come to Danville after Pittsylvania County passed on the project. Photo by Hannah King
Jun 29, 2023

Luxury RV park sets sights on Danville

Danville visitors could soon be setting up camp at the area’s first luxury RV park if City Council approves a special use permit for The Palace Resort, a project that could generate $1.3 million in annual city tax revenue. The matter was set to go before Danville City Council on June 20, following the planning […]

Jun 29, 2023

July 2023 Top Five

1   |   36 Virginia companies make 2023 Fortune 1000 Thirty-six Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 69th annual Fortune 1000 list, and 24 Virginia companies made the elite Fortune 500. (June 5) 2   |   Amazon begins HQ2 move-in Amazon.com Inc. began moving employees into the first phase of HQ2, its $2.5 billion […]

IALR names EVP of operations
Jun 1, 2023

IALR names EVP of operations

Lynchburg’s assistant city manager, John Hughes IV, has been named executive vice president of operations at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, the institute announced Monday. Hughes started in his new role Thursday. He reports directly to IALR President Telly Tucker and serves as the institute’s chief business and operations officer. “I […]

Caesars Virginia casino opens in Danville
May 30, 2023

Caesars Virginia casino opens in Danville

On May 15, the first bets were taken at the 40,000-square-foot temporary Caesars Virginia casino in Danville, while a $650 million permanent resort casino is being built next door. The temporary casino looks like a simple white tent on the outside, but the inside feels “very much like you’re in any casino in the country,” […]

Lottery approves Danville Caesars casino’s license
May 15, 2023

Caesars Danville opens temporary casino

Virginia’s third casino opened its doors Monday in Danville to hundreds of guests lined up to take a look inside Caesars Virginia’s 40,000-square-foot temporary casino. While the $650 million permanent resort, which is expected to open in late 2024, is being constructed next door, the temporary facility will offer guests eight sportsbook betting kiosks; 740 […]

Rural leadership institute aims to build local capacity
Apr 27, 2023

Rural leadership institute aims to build local capacity

Virginia Rural Center Executive Director Kristie Proctor has long heard that the state’s rural areas were losing population and having difficulty cultivating local community leaders. To address the gap in local leadership, VRC, a Richmond-based nonprofit focused on fostering economic growth in rural areas, last year launched the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute (VRLI), an annual […[...]

After graduating a Navy-funded manufacturing training program managed by the Institute for Advanced Learning in Research in Danville last year, Madeline Davis now works as a CNC machinist for Fairlead Integrated in Portsmouth, where she makes metal parts for Navy submarines. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Apr 27, 2023

Propulsion system

Madeline Davis has never set foot on a Navy submarine, so she doesn’t get to see the products she makes in action. Davis is a CNC (computer numerical control) machinist at Fairlead Integrated in Portsmouth, where she makes metal parts for the Navy’s silent service. The defense contractor supplies shipboard integrated parts, including for the […]

In partnership with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Caesars Entertainment has expanded plans for its Danville casino. Rendering courtesy Caesars Entertainment Inc.
Apr 26, 2023

Lottery approves Danville Caesars casino’s license

UPDATED: April 26, 4 p.m.  The Virginia Lottery Board approved the facility operator’s license for Danville’s $650 million Caesars Virginia casino, which is expected to open in a temporary space on May 15. It’s the third casino to receive state approval, following the Hard Rock casino in Bristol and Rivers Casino Portsmouth in Hampton Roads. […]

Mar 15, 2023

German electronics manufacturer to add 100 Va. jobs

Germany-based Zollner Elektronik AG will invest $18 million to expand in Virginia, including boosts to its electronics manufacturing operations in Danville as well at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Leesburg, adding 100 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. The expansions include $14 million to expand manufacturing operations in the Danville-Pittsylvania County Regional Industria[...]

Diana Schwartz. Photo courtesy River District Association
Mar 13, 2023

River District Association gives leader a title upgrade

Diana L. Schwartz’s title is changing from executive director to CEO of the River District Association, the Danville downtown revitalization association announced Monday. The title more accurately reflects her role, according to an RDA news release. It has shifted from creating and managing programs for the downtown business community to putting greater emphasis on growing […]

The first permanent casino in Virginia, Rivers Casino Portsmouth, opened in Portsmouth in January. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Feb 27, 2023

Virginia hold ’em

The slot machines are already ringing out in Bristol and Portsmouth, where Virginia’s first commercial casinos opened during the past year. The state’s first permanent casino, Rivers Casino Portsmouth, opened its doors on Jan. 23. Operated by Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming, the resort has 1,148 slot machines, 57 table games and 24 poker tables, as […]

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