Economy

The neighborhood around the casino has remained largely unchanged since its opening, but property prices have spiked, and city officials say they’ve seen lots of interest from hotels and restaurants.

The Danville City Council is waiting to see a traffic study, which could take several months to complete, before taking up the project. No date has been set for a vote.

Virginia still has not established a legal retail market for cannabis, so medical dispensaries like RISE are the only state-licensed way to buy it.

More than $3 million in state funding, secured in January, has cleared the way to finish development of a 104-acre parcel of land at the Alleghany Regional Commerce Center.

Musser Biomass and Wood Products will significantly increase its production of wood chips and sawdust, which it sells to other companies.

Pipeline officials say a provision in the recent national debt-limit deal means legal challenges to the controversial project are moot — but opponents argue that Congress overstepped its authority.

Bristol officials hope that working with both Tennessee and Virginia will boost their efforts to bring passenger rail to and through Bristol.

Residents who participated in workshops over the past several months were asked to think about coming trends in the region, and about whether the region is ready for them. The results were compiled and shared with the community on Wednesday.

After the COVID-19 pandemic sparked product shortages, the manufacturing consulting group now is part of a national mission to strengthen domestic supply chains.

The city of Danville will use the $715,000 in tax revenue that it received for the month of May for a variety of initiatives.