The Launch Place Adds “IoT” Company to Portfolio

A new company joined the diverse portfolio of The Launch Place. Chapel Hill-based mesur.io, an internet of things (IoT) company that focuses on providing ag-based businesses with automated data tracking and analytics, received a $200,000 seed investment. This partnership makes mesur.io The Launch Place’s thirteenth venture since 2014. The Launch Place, a nonprofit investment group... Read More

Business, Entrepreneurship, Local

March 11, 2018

Meet Simon

Simon is a five-month-old sealpoint little guy that came to us as a stray. In 1983, I had moved back to Danville from living in Utah for four years. I moved into an apartment on West Main Street, and I was ready for a pet of my own. I decided since I worked full-time I... Read More

Columns, Local, Paws for the Cause

March 9, 2018

The Importance of Regular Dental Exams

Dental exams are not only for the health of your teeth but also for your overall health. Many people feel that if their teeth are not hurting that everything is fine. Your teeth should not hurt, and pain is the body’s way of indicating that there is usually a problem. Similar to ignoring the unusual... Read More

Dental Care, Health, Oral Health, Promoted Content

March 8, 2018

Reality Check: I’m Thinking of Starting My Own Business

Have you ever been out with friends and during your conversation, an idea comes to you? Maybe you’re lying in bed at night before falling asleep and a thought crosses your mind that you believe could be a great business. We’ve all heard the stories. Popular belief tells us that this is how most great... Read More

Business, Entrepreneurship, Local

March 7, 2018

An International Artist in Danville

Who is Max Gasparini? Born in Italy in 1970, Max Gasparini is a self-taught artist who fell in love with the craft at a young age. “The reasons for my paintings are, as Italian novelist Leonardo Sciascia said, ‘a simple story,’” Gasparini says. “When I was a child, and I was in a storm of... Read More

Arts + Music, Culture, Local, People

February 21, 2018

The 2018 Rave Awards Hall of Fame Inductees

Gamewood Technology Group Gamewood Technology Group, Inc. has been serving Danville and surrounding areas and states, in different capacities, since 1983. Gamewood is a communications company that provides integrated technology services and solutions to residential and business customers. Gamewood’s many different product lines cover digital, analog, voice, data, video, security, and entertainment products. For both... Read More

Business, Local, People, Rave Awards Hall of Fame

February 21, 2018

Ken Larking: An Interview With Danville’s City Manager

Can you tell us a little about your background? Where you were born, grew up, etc. I was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Calgary, Alberta, when I was around 10-years old. My family moved to New Jersey when I was around 11 and just outside Austin, Texas, two years later. We moved... Read More

Business, Community Strong, Local, People