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Mar 31, 2025

Health care systems are in their building era

At some medical centers around Virginia, construction workers donning hard hats are nearly as prevalent this year as medical staff wearing scrubs. From smaller-scale renovations to new hospitals with billion-dollar price tags, health care systems are undertaking a wide range of projects to respond to growing (and aging) populations and expand services at hospital campuses, […]

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Sep 18, 2024

Summit for entrepreneurs planned for Danville

Two South Boston-based economic development organizations will host a summit for entrepreneurs and business leaders Oct. 19 at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville. Launched by the SOVA Innovation Hub, a nonprofit working to drive economic transformation with digital skills and entrepreneurship, and RISE Collaborative, a regional initiative driven by a mission […]

Jul 30, 2023

Sentara Halifax plans new, smaller hospital

Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston is investing $70 million to construct a new acute care hospital to replace its aging predecessor, with completion set for late 2025 or early 2026. The new hospital will be about a third the size of the existing 300,000-square-foot facility, which is licensed for 192 beds. Sentara Health […]

Feb 27, 2023

A titanic win

After enduring the exodus of companies like Burlington Mills and Daystrom Furniture over the past two decades, Halifax County is celebrating its biggest manufacturing announcement in decades — the arrival of Virginia’s first titanium demonstration facility. Last fall, Charlotte, North Carolina-based IperionX Ltd., a minerals company, announced an $82.1 million investment to establish the n[...]

Feb 27, 2023

Moving in

Southern Virginia is laying out the welcome mat for a growing number of companies seeking to locate in areas with lower taxes, better proximity to supply chains, a skilled workforce and improved quality of life.  During 2022, a variety of businesses, ranging from an automotive education and entertainment firm to a moving and transit company, […]

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