Published: May 21, 2010 on WSET

The economy continues to be a major talking point on the Southside, where job loss has hit the area hard.

On Friday, Senator Jim Webb toured Danville's Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.

He sat down with local community leaders to discuss how they viewed the transition in today's economy, and how to develop industry.  

Webb also noted the importance of extending adult education.

"We got I think the majority of the community and the county leaders at the table to hear there thoughts on how they view the transition in the economy as we hopefully are moving to better times for people down here," Webb said.

Webb, who has a degree in engineering, says he was especially impressed by work on biofuel technology at the Institute.

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