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VA Tech Launches VR Workforce Training for Utility Sector

Workforce training is about to get a 21st century overhaul through virtual reality. Traditionally, one of the best ways to learn how to do a job is to get hands-on...

Youngkin Announces Hitachi Energy Expands Footprint in Southwest Virginia  

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that provides electrical...

Youngkin Announces Gains in Nonfarm Payrolls in March 

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that, according to the BLS Current Employment Statistics Survey (“CES”...

Youngkin Announces Delta Star Expansion, 300 New Jobs in Lynchburg

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Delta Star Inc., a manufacturer of power transformers and...

Virginia Chamber Launches Blueprint 2035 Business Survey and Tour

Yesterday, the Virginia Chamber Foundation launched a statewide survey to gather input for Blueprint Virginia...

BBB Alert: Utility Scams Targeting Local Businesses

With temperatures breaking records across the country, air conditioning units are working overtime to keep homes and businesses cool and comfortable. For businesses,...

New Café / Food Service Opens at Patrick Henry

That empty restaurant space at the Patrick Henry building – most recently home to Henry’s Publick House – has a new tenant. FPS, as...

Virginia Tech expert calls Brexit vote a ‘warning shot

The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union could be the jolt needed to spur long-discussed reforms in the coalition formed in the...

Ferrum College Announces New President

Dr. Joseph Carson Spooner has been appointed the eleventh president of Ferrum College. Spooner currently serves as the Dean of Jonathan Edwards College...

VA Annouces New Private Sector Sponsorship for MACH37 Cyber Accelerator

Amazon Web Services joins Virginia’s MACH37 Cyber Accelerator network as a Platinum Sponsor Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) has agreed to participate as a...

Economic Impact of Goodwill On Region Continues to Grow

Every two years, the Virginia Goodwill Network does a study on the economic and fiscal impact of Goodwill. The study is done by...