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Cornelius to Retire from Farm Credit After 33-Year Tenure

Brad Cornelius, CEO of Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), has announced his plans to retire in the fourth quarter of 2025. With over 33 years of dedicated service...

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...

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...

Gifts and Their Tax Consequences

Nontax motivations are, or should be, the main impetus to make gifts.  These can include: Providing donees with the resources to use, to learn from,...

Virginia Reports Workplace Fatality Figures for 2011

The Virginia Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported a preliminary total of 127 occupational fatalities in the Commonwealth in 2011, an increase...

Local Businesswoman Elected Chair Of National Association

Mimi Rainero Coles of Roanoke has been elected chairman of the National Precast Concrete Association’s (NPCA) Board of Directors. Rainero Coles is a...

Flowers Receives Innovator Of Year Award

Mr. Jim Flowers of VT KnowledgeWorks was recognized at the 64th Annual Virginia Conference on World Trade.  Mr. Flowers was the recipient of the...

SW Virginia Business Hall Of Fame To Honor Fralin and Smoot

Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia will honor two laureates at its 22nd annual Southwest Virginia Business Hall of Fame – W. Heywood Fralin and...

The Debt Dilemma

So, how does a person know if they have a debt problem?   I see people who are making the minimum monthly payments on...