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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...

Lange Honored for Contributions to Education

A teaching career was far from Lorraine Lange’s mind when she arrived on Roanoke College’s campus as a freshman from New Jersey. Though...

Berglund Donates Transfer Vehicle

  Mountain View Humane, a low cost spay/neuter clinic located in Christiansburg, opened in August, 2010 to serve the needs of a population within a...

Long Awaited Chipotle Offers “Quick Serve Casual” Mexican

by Gene Marrano The Roanoke Valley, long considered an “under-retailed” area, has begun to see more interest from long established national chains in recent...

Brickhouse Is A Different Kind Of Fitness Program

by Gene Marrano Brickhouse CrossFit isn’t located in some fancy, shiny new building like some other gyms in town. In fact it’s home is a...

The Voice Has Spoken!

  The Voice has spoken . . . The Voice of the Blue Ridge to be exact.  Foundation for Roanoke Valley has announced that the...

“Cool” People and Businesses Honored

  by Gene Marrano The Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition, whose mission is to cut the greenhouse gases that many believe are warming the planet, paused...