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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...

NAACP Recognizes Freedom First Credit Union as Corporate Citizen of the Year

by Valerie Garner Seven General Electric employees started with $40 of their own money and founded Freedom First Credit Union in 1956. Today they have...

Roanoke Days Inn-Civic Center Rises From The Ashes

by Gene Marrano Just one day before its scheduled reopening on January 18, the Days Inn Civic Center on Orange Avenue was the site of...

County Hires New Parks & Rec Director

  Just one day before its scheduled reopening on January 18, the Days Inn Civic Center on Orange Avenue was the site of a major...

Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show Raises Money For Carilion Clinic

  A check for $10,000 was presented last week to Carilion Clinic’s Every Woman’s Life program during a center ring presentation at the 55th Annual...

Paco’s Tacos is the “Real Deal”

by Cheryl Hodges There’s a new guy in town for the foodie in all of us, and while at first glance it sounds like it’s...

Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act

  Members of the Army National Guard from Western Virginia recently have been called to active duty and, after a period of training, will be...