The City of Danville has been recognized as a city on the rise a number of times recently. New additions like Caesars Virginia, have brought more attention, jobs, and an economic impact to the city.

During a media availability yesterday U.S. Senator Mark Warner was the latest to heap praise on Danville’s recent growth.

“I can’t think of a community that is kind of more on the rise than Danville at this point,” said Warner, “to see the amount of growth that’s going on downtown, to see the old mills that have been converted into a living space or working space, to see the population growth. For so many of our rural communities we’ve seen population declines, the Danville metro market now is actually increasing population and I’ve met with the young community leaders, business leaders there and they are both diverse and active.”