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Danville City Council settled a zoning question that’s been debated for more than seven years. They approved a special use permit for a developer to build high-end apartments off of

Danville City Planners have given the green light for a developer to build high-end apartments off of West Main Street.

Danville’s Institute mounts search for a president

IALR SEEKS LEADER FOR NEW PRESIDENT POSITION, ANNOUNCES INTERIM PRESIDENT

Danville’s Institute mounts search for a president

By Zach Armstrong

Cost-share program addresses grape shortage, encourages growth of Virginia wine industry

Virginia has received a $5 million Department of Defense grant to train workers for Virginia’s defense industries in Danville and Hampton Roads.

Fralock acquires Mapson Engineering Valencia, California-based Fralock, an engineering and manufacturing provider of specialty material solutions for high reliability and mission-critical applications, has completed the acquisition of Mapson, based in Orange County, California, provides high-resolution, large-format precision graphic solutions for specialty electronic applications. Founded nearly 40 years ago by Jim Mapson and built through reputation for high-quality products, superior custo...

SNC leverages sensor tech in space Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, is leveraging decades of expertise in navigation and guidance systems to develop enhanced vision technology for space applications, including moon and planetary landings. “Navigation and landing systems, and collision avoidance, are really a sweet spot for SNC,” said SNC’s CEO Fatih Ozmen. “So much of what we have learned from our national secur...