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Farm Credit Pays $1 Million in Cash Dividends to Local Customers

The Roanoke branch of Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), a customer-owned financial cooperative with more than 100 years of support for rural communities and agriculture, announced they paid...

Virginia Workforce Program Named Nation’s Best, Says Youngkin

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that Virginia is ranked No. 1 in the United States...

Youngkin Announces Nonfarm Payrolls Increase by 1,200 Jobs in May

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced that according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Current...

Youngkin Announces Medallia Launches New Corporate Office in Fairfax

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that Medallia is investing $2 million to expand operations in...

With Boost from Youngkin, New Cidery to Source $165K in Virginia Apples

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that Stone Ledge Cider will construct a new craft cider...

Automation Projected to Create, Kill Virginia Employment Opportunities

Automation in the 21st century economy will yield affluence to some Virginia communities while increasing unemployment in others, according to a report from the...

Roanoke College 2020 Management Program Accepting Nominations

The Management Institute (TMI), sponsored by Roanoke College’s Business Administration and Economics department, is accepting nominations for the 2020 Management Program. The application deadline...

Oakey’s Receives National Recognition for Programming /Community Outreach

Oakey’s has been honored by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) with the 2019 Pursuit of Excellence Award. Only 160 firms from around the...

Pioneering Neuro-geneticist to Join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

A scientist acclaimed for revealing the genetic clockwork of complex developmental disorders in children will join Virginia Tech as a professor at the Fralin Biomedical...

Blue Ridge PBS Announces Appointment of William Anderson as President and CEO

Blue Ridge PBS has announced the appointment of William Anderson as President and CEO, effective September 25, 2019. Anderson has served in senior management and...

BBB Study Examines Risk to Businesses from Business Email Compromise Scams

An in-depth investigative study by Better Business Bureau (BBB) finds that business email compromise scams are skyrocketing in frequency and have cost businesses and...
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