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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...

Salem-Roanoke County Chamber Of Commerce Names New Executive Director

The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce has named Michelle Darby as its new executive director. The Salem native started work this week as the...

SW VA Businesses Unite Around MDA Shamrocks Campaign to Help Save Lives

Retailers across the Roanoke Valley and SW & Central VA are uniting to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) raise critical funds to help...

Learman Named Dean of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine 

Lee A. Learman, a physician, researcher, and educator, has been named the next dean of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine following a nationwide search. Learman...

Senate OKs Bill to Boost IT Jobs in Southwest Virginia

More information technology jobs could come to rural Virginia under a bill unanimously passed by the state Senate on Monday. SB 1495 is a Republican...

B2C: Painful News2Hear

It was late in January – four years ago – when my adopted hometown got news that was about as bad as people could...

Roanoke Fire-EMS Appoints New Deputy Chief

Roanoke Fire-EMS has announced that Marci Stone is being promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief effective January 29, 2019. Stone has been in the...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason