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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...

Assistant Dean for Admissions Named at VTC School of Medicine

Melanie Prusakowski has been named assistant dean for admissions at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Prusakowski holds a number of positions with the...

Hotel Roanoke Rebranded As Part of Hilton’s “Curio” Group

Since it reopened in 1995 – after being saved from the wrecking ball perhaps by the Virginia Tech Foundation – Hotel Roanoke has been...

Vistar Patient First in Southwest VA to Receive Telescope Implant 

Vistar Eye Center's Stuart Tims, M.D. has successfully performed the first telescope implant procedure for a patient with End-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in this...

2015 Marks Banner Year for Tourism in VA’s Blue Ridge

2015 Marks 6th Consecutive Year of Record Growth Virginia's Blue Ridge lodging properties experienced a record 9.4% increase in room revenue during calendar 2015, according to...

Conte to Join Carilion Clinic as General Counsel

Long-time Woods Rogers’ attorney Nick Conte will join Carilion Clinic’s legal team as General Counsel and Senior Vice President in March. “We conducted a professional...

Randolph To Chair Roanoke Regional Chamber

The Roanoke Regional Chamber, Western Virginia’s largest business organization, has elected officers and directors for 2016. Ken Randolph, president of Rockydale Quarries Corp., has been...