Caesars Virginia is looking to hire 100 dealers for its temporary casino in Danville, and even more for the permanent facility. No experience is required for aspiring dealers; dealer school will go “on and on” even after the casino opens.
Economy
Covering the economic issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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Martinsville region kicks into high gear for NASCAR race weekend
Local officials anticipate record attendance at the 45,000-seat Martinsville Speedway.
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Effort to sell wood-burning biomass plant’s renewable energy credits fails to muster support in General Assembly
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative hoped that a legislative amendment would open a new market for credits from its wood-fueled biomass plant in South Boston, but the state Senate didn’t take action on it.
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Sen. Warner says rural Virginia needs capital, affordable housing and internet access to stay competitive
Warner spoke about the challenges facing rural communities during a conference hosted in Roanoke by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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Co-op hopes to sell Halifax plant’s renewable energy credits in Virginia
State law doesn’t allow the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative to sell credits from its South Boston biomass plant here in the Old Dominion. A proposed amendment to recently passed legislation could change that.
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Danville and Pittsylvania now have more industrial sites ready for development than any other locality
Industrial parks in four Southside localities see 25% of the state’s leads on economic development projects.
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Arts, industry and commerce coexist at Roanoke’s former Viscose property
An art studio. A ballet theater. A furniture company. A coffee shop. The old American Viscose property in Roanoke, which is slated for redevelopment, already hosts a wide variety of tenants. Here are some of them.
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Martinsville student wins business pitch contest with idea for eco-friendly retail shop
Sara Wall, a student at Patrick & Henry Community College, received the $1,000 top prize in the annual RISE Collegiate Business Plan Competition.
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The pandemic kept eligible Virginians automatically on Medicaid for 3 years. That’s about to change.
People who discover that they no longer qualify for government coverage have other options, and health care advocates say they’re here to help.
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A decades-long financial slide threatened to close the once-thriving Virginia Horse Center. Then help came.
The Virginia Horse Center had brought thousands of visitors, and their money, to the Lexington region. But when it fell on hard times, its backers feared it would have to be put out to pasture. A top-to-bottom overhaul got it back on track.
