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Roanoke Businesses Get Support Through Equipment Incentive

Local businesses in the City of Roanoke seeking to expand their operations will soon have access to a program designed to help offset the cost of acquiring essential equipment. The...

Youngkin Announces Google Investing $9 Billion Across Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced Google will invest an additional $9 billion in Virginia through...

Inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas: The Bold New Icon Transforming the Standard of 5-Star Luxury

Fontainebleau in Miami Beach is easily one of the most iconic and luxurious hotels you...

Youngkin Announces Record-Setting Tourism Spending, $35.1B in Virginia in 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced that Virginia’s tourism industry generated a...

Youngkin Highlights Strong Growth in Virginia Job Openings and Hiring

Yesterday, Governor Youngkin announced that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) May 2025 Job...

Keep Virginia Beautiful Awards $1,000 Grant to Clean Valley Council

Keep Virginia Beautiful awards its annual 30 in 30 Green Grants each day during June. Clean Valley Council, in Roanoke, will receive a grant...

Building Beloved Communities Hires Director of Gauntlet Business Program

Building Beloved Communities, LLC is a business consulting firm who relocated their headquarters to Roanoke, VA in March 2020. Moving across the country as...

“Friends of The Blue Ridge” Promotes Julie Whalen to Executive Director

The FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge has announced the promotion of Julie Whalen to executive director. In the new position, Whalen will work closely...

Gauntlet Ceremony 1st Place Winner Awarded $23k in Prizes

On Thursday, May 27th, The GAUNTLET Business Program & Competition held its 7th Annual Graduation & Awards Ceremony, proudly awarding more than 55 local...

Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission Names Jeremy Holmes as Next Executive Director

The Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission has announced that Jeremy Holmes has been named the new Executive Director. Holmes follows Wayne Strickland, who retires June...

Good Samaritan Names First Chief Philanthropy Officer

Betsy Whitney has been selected as Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO) for Good Samaritan, the only non-profit, community-based advanced illness/hospice provider serving southwest Virginia.  Betsy...