With a year in the books, Danville's casino prepares for 2024 …
May 24, 2024 · When the temporary Danville Casino opened its doors a year ago, the city was introduced to an entirely new industry. Over the last 12 months more table games and slots have been added, investment levels have increased, partnerships have been formed with local organizations, and most obviously, significant progress has been made on construction of the permanent resort.
The long-awaited $500 million permanent Hard Rock Hotel
Nov 14, 2024 · With the long-awaited grand opening of the permanent Hard Rock Casino in Bristol on Thursday, casino officials want visitors — whether they’re curious first-time guests or high rollers from another country — to know they’re in Bristol. “What we want people to experience when they come here is not to have the same experience as […]
Landmark Southwest Virginia theater to finish 2024 season as …
Oct 8, 2024 · One of Wythe County’s most far-reaching tourist attractions — and a major hub for the arts — will go up for auction in November. Whomever the new owners of the building turn out to be, Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre will honor all shows remaining in its 2024 season.
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State report says 7 Virginia universities should be monitored as ...
Oct 9, 2024 · The main driver behind this report on “Higher Education Institutional Viability” is the nation’s falling birth rate, which is about to catch up with us. Earlier this month, demographer Hamilton Lombard of the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service wrote an unrelated report on state population trends. Among …
Virginia’s largest megasite lands the biggest project Southside has ...
Nov 13, 2024 · After more than a decade of site work, hundreds of millions of dollars in state and local investment, and the loss of several big prospects, the Berry Hill megasite in Pittsylvania County has landed what promises to be the biggest economic development project in the region’s history.. Tennessee-based Microporous, which manufactures components for electric vehicle batteries, will bring at ...
Storm cleanup continues across Southwest Virginia, as magnitude …
Sep 30, 2024 · The remnants of Hurricane Helene have left a swath of destruction across Southwest Virginia that killed two people and damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes and businesses, according to preliminary estimates from government officials.
Tech products manufacturer relocating to Norton from Arizona, …
Nov 25, 2024 · Wrap Technologies, a manufacturer of defense and public safety tech products, is relocating to a facility that will be built at the Project Intersection industrial site in Norton and will create 126 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday.
Youngkin’s departure from RGGI determined unlawful by circuit …
Nov 20, 2024 · A circuit court judge has ruled that Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s removal of Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was unlawful. Virginia had entered into RGGI, and was the first Southern state to do so, after a law passed by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly in 2020 required the commonwealth’s participation.
Lynchburg homelessness nonprofit receives $1.25 million from …
Nov 21, 2024 · Miriam’s House, an organization that serves homeless families and individuals based in Lynchburg, received $1.25 million in a grant from Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund — essentially doubling its budget in a year.