Dan River Business Development Center

The Tobacco Commission may decide to award four projects that are in consideration. Such projects include, current tenant of the Dan River Business Development Center, IRFlex Coporation, that is developing mid-IR fiber optics and former tenant AVRC that is developing hybrid conversion kits for light to mid duty trucks. To read more on the projects click here.

Danville is designated as one of the internationally recognized Smart21 communities. These are communities where there has been significant changes to broadband access. Danville's designation as a Smart21 community, indicates that it is using broadband to increase the awarness of the area as a viable place to locate businesses and to help shape its economy and foster job creation. Click here to read more on Danville's Smart21 designation.

Interested in starting you own business?

The Dan River Business Development Center (DRBDC) is presenting the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac NewVenture Program. It is designed to help nascent entrepreneurs in their first year of business gain a better perspective on the business they want to start or have newly started.

US Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke convened the Energy Leadership Briefing in Washington, DC on Monday August 24, 2009, where they invited Ken Moss, CEO of Piedmont BioProducts, to join them on the lawn of the White House to update the press on his initiative. (see news)  "Moss thinks more leaders are becoming aware of the possibilities of a mid-Atlantic region like Southside becoming an epicenter of growth for new green and clean industry.  'I think we had a vast unrealized opportunity that people are beginning to recognize,' Moss said." read more in Tara Bozick's 8-25-09 article "Southside companies meet with National Leaders in the Danville Register and Bee DR&B Link