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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...

PCA Healthcare to join Carilion Clinic in June

Move adds five practice locations and 17 physicians to Carilion's presence   ­ PCA Healthcare today announced that it intends to join Carilion Clinic in June.   "Carilion...

The Bridges Nears Completion as Starbucks Arrives

The new Starbucks, on South Jefferson Street across from the Virginia Tech Carilion medical campus, has actually been open for several months but a...

New Outfitters Business Will Open In April

Roanoke Mountain Adventures isn’t waiting for its new leased home at Wasena Station – the old train station and former Virginia Museum of Transportation...

Roanoke Business Owner Named VA Small Business Veteran of The Year

The Virginia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Network has selected Cmdr. Michael W. Leigh, USN (ret.) and CEO of OpX Solutions, as the 2014...

Virginia Joins FTC To Challenge Proposed Merger Of Sysco And Us Foods

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has joined ten other states and the Federal Trade Commission in opposing the proposed merger of Sysco and US Foods...

Roanoke Star Tank “Tip-Off” Announced for May 14, 2015

Applications now being accepted for the business development focused event Following a successful event last November, Roanoke Star Tank has announced a new mid-year event,...