Community and Economic Development

Presentation on November 17, 2009 by James H. Johnson, Jr., PhD - Weathering the Storm

UVA Social Capital Survey - Full Report

UVA Social Capital Survey - Narrative Only

UVA Social Capital Survey - Presentation

Assessing the Economic Competitiveness of the Danville, VA Area

Given its locational advantages and natural attributes, the Dan River Region has the opportunity to become a highly attractive place to live and do business. However, many challenges must be overcome. Specifically, the Dan River Region must:

• Shed it image as an old-line manufacturing center.
• Embrace a more balanced approach to economy development by assigning equal weight to industrial recruitment and home-grown entrepreneurial ventures.
• Develop sustainable strategies for both financing and solving the region's pressing social ills.
• Resolve its human capital problem.

Changing the Conversation: A Community and Economic Development Assessment of the Danville Region

The Corporation for Enterprise Development conducted an assessment of the needs, opportunities, and institutional capacity for economic and community development in the Dan River Region.