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Our most recent articles tagged 'Business'New Chamber Programs Offer Guidance, Connections
New business owners have a lot of work to do before ringing up the first sale.
Manufacturers Team Up To Reduce Waste
Boyle County’s large manufacturers have long been mindful of environmental conservation, with each plant implementing its own sustainability strategy to reduce waste and energy usage.
Stuart Powell Air Field Takes Off
The Stuart Powell Field at Danville-Boyle County Airport is busier than ever these days – and it has never looked better.
Husband-Wife Optometry Team Head Up Danville Eye Center
Looking for vision care? Doctors Kimberly and Michael Smith at the Danville Eye Center provide comprehensive eye care services and co-manage most eye surgeries, including cataracts and LASIK.
Wilderness Trace Child Development Center Provides Early Intervention
Community support and love for young children are the driving forces behind Wilderness Trace Child Development Center, says Executive Director Linda Singler.
Air Evac Lifeteam Expands to Danville
In June 2008, the largest independently owned and operated membership-based air ambulance service in the country opened a base of operations at the Danville-Boyle County Airport.
Photography Studio Specializes in Artistic Portraits
Partners in business and life, husband-and-wife team Wayne Marshall and Mary Robin Spoonamore gave their full-service photography business a name that reflects their creative vision.
It’s Better Here: New Tagline Presents a Unified Image
Short, sweet and to the point and also exactly the message that agencies, governments and organizations in the area want to convey.
Chamber Teams With Businesses and Educators to Improve Job Skills
A growing, diversified workforce is high on the wish list of any economic-development organization.
Visitors Find Luxury, Scenic Views at Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Located along East Lexington Avenue, Morning Glory is a stately white home that has been welcoming guests since 1999.
New Projects Could Boost City's Center
Downtown Danville may see some major changes in the next few years, including the addition of a 100-plus-room hotel, a grocery store, upscale and casual restaurants, and lots of trendy condos in the upper floors of its historic buildings.
Danville Bike and Footwear Finds the Right Fit for Feet
Danville Bike and Footwear downtown has found its niche with personal attention and community involvement.
Jr.’s Is a Gift Shop With Pizzazz
The award-winning window displays are the first clue that Jr.’s General Store is not the “little bit of everything” general-interest store of old.
Local Dentist Develops and Sells New Dental Products
About 24 years ago, dentist Thad Overmyer came up with a way to lubricate dental instruments, enhancing their efficiency.
Durham Beauty School
For 66 years, the Durham Beauty School has been training cosmetologists and nail technicians – all under the watchful eyes of five generations of Charlene Benge’s family.
Chamber Committee, Community Partners Connect to Improve Job Skills
A quality workforce, good educational opportunities and strong employer base mean great things for an area’s economic future – as long as the lines of communication remain open.
New Facilities Allow Organizations to Offer Even More Services
Three nonprofit and service organizations that serve Danville and Boyle County have moved into new facilities that will allow them to fulfill their missions more effectively.
Danville Career Women Relax on Weekend with Diverse Hobbies
Four Danville businesswomen have built successful careers in their respective fields of health care‚ sales and travel. But when the workweek is done‚ they unleash their spirit of adventure and pursue hobbies vastly different from their day jobs.
In Boyle County, Innovative Approaches Keep Agricultural Heritage Alive
When Lavergne Klisz opens her blueberry fields each summer to the public‚ she is greeted by eager pickers from across the region, some familiar and some new, arriving to harvest the sweet fruit.
Boyle County Couple Owns Tea Room, Publishes Books About Tea
When Perryvilles Elmwood Inn restaurant closed in 1989‚ the future of the 160 year old Greek revival mansion that housed it was very much in doubt. Then Bruce and Shelley Richardson stepped in.
Boyle County Manufacturing Benefits from Strong Schools, Strong Workforce
Although the manufacturing sector has taken some hits nationally in recent years‚ the strong industrial base in Danville and Boyle County has managed not only to survive but to thrive‚ with some companies adding product lines or expanding facilities over the past year.
New Danville Consignment Shops Feature Fashions and Furniture
There’s a whole new way to shop in Danville these days.
Relocating Companies Find Danville’s Reality Lives up to its Reputation
Edmond Jarrell’s first impression turned out to be right on the money.
Wedding Industry is Big in Danville
Getting married is a big event in life‚ so it’s no surprise that folks in Danville are serious about such occasions.
New Millennium Park Adds to Danville’s Business Allure
When Boyle County businesses and residents put up $2 million to build a 124 acre regional recreation park‚ they were investing in more than soccer fields and walking trails. It was a sound investment in the citys future.
Danville’s Caverndale Farms Distributes Corn Crop Seed Worldwide
Over the last half-century‚ family-owned Caverndale Farms has quietly cultivated its local corn-seed business into a global enterprise.
