The announcement in November that Microporous LLC will invest $1.35 billion in a manufacturing facility employing 2,015 at the Southern Virginia Megasite is the good news that Danville and Pittsylvania County have been looking forward to for decades.
That news, along with a steady stream of new business announcements since 2018, is helping build back an economy severely battered by the closure of Dan River Mills in the early 2000s. With opportunities, however, come challenges, and the anticipated exponential economic growth coming to the Danville Pittsylvania region will likely have significant effects on everyday life for citizens and existing businesses.