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DANVILLE, Va. — The SoVa Task Force is launching a survey today to assess the ongoing economic impact of COVID-19 on restaurants in the region. Restaurants can access the survey at this link. The survey also will be posted on the social media sites of the City of Danville Office of Economic Development, the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance and the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce. Restaurants in Danville will receive a postcard from the City of Danville Office of Economic Development with information about the survey. “We recognize the restaurant industry has f...

August 4, 2021 DANVILLE, Va. – The Southern Virginia Task Force is launching a survey to assess the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on area restaurants. Restaurants in Danville will receive a postcard from the City of Danville Office of Economic Development with information about the survey. Alexis Ehrhardt, president and CEO of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, encouraged all restaurants to take part. Ehrhardt said “the more we understand about the unique challenges facing our restaurants, the more we can do to leverage existing resources and create new opportunities as we...

Soon-to-come casino spurs business boom in Danville during the pandemic How small businesses are the ‘lifeblood’ for the Danville community Tags:  DANVILLE, Va. – Despite the pandemic, business is booming in Danville as some new restaurants and markets open up. But with a casino coming in a couple of years, some businesses are already trying to reel in a crowd. Indulging in the taste of the sea, Danville residents no longer need to make a trip past the state border. “A lot of people from Danville drive to Greensboro just for Red Crab,” Red Crab General Manager Renea Zamora said. �...

The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce’s annual membership meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 8:30 a.m. online via Zoom and Facebook Live. Sheree Anne Kelly, President & CEO of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), will outline what lies ahead for chambers, and the essential components for how they can adapt and evolve through a global pandemic, the discordant political climate and economic downturn. Chamber President & CEO Alexis Ehrhardt will share the Chamber’s focus areas for 2021, with an emphasis on the region’s continued economi...

DANVILLE, Va. — The COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of Virginians without jobs and health insurance coverage. Project Connect, a special new partnership among the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF), the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC) and the Danville Regional Foundation (DRF) has just been launched to help many local residents obtain needed health insurance from the state. The Commission and DRF have provided funding to VHCF for an Outreach Worker who will provide 1:1 application assistance to families and individuals interested in obtaining state...