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Danville’s Big Moves: Hotel, Grid, and Business | Roanoke News

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Roanoke News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!
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Jul 20, 2026
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Summary

Danville’s historic Masonic Temple is being transformed into an 80-room hotel with restaurants and a ballroom, causing temporary traffic reroutes on South Union Street. Meanwhile, the city is launching five months of workshops to help small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses earn state certifications—opening doors to city contracts and boosting local visibility. The first session is this Tuesday. Also on the horizon: an $8 million substation project to support a major new electric consumer moving into the former Morgan Olson building, aimed at stabilizing the grid, managing demand, and potentially avoiding future rate hikes. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/31fd2972c9bd2aea