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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...

Six Developers Receive Hard Hat Awards

In celebration of National Preservation Month, the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation presented Hardhat Awards to six developers—three individuals and three institutions—who have exhibited long-term...

Local Hometown Deal Site Battling National Online Coupon Giants

  by Laura Neff Henderson Stephen Smiroldo wanted to be able to take his wife out more often but after losing his full time employment, in...

Taubman On The Right Track Says Director

  by Gene Marrano The budget shortfall has been cut in half, memberships are up and progress is being made in connecting the facility with the...

Tech Engineers Receive More Than $1 Million to Improve Networks

  "A critical factor affecting the wide-scale deployment of wireless ad hoc networks is network capacity," asserted Thomas Hou, associate professor of electrical and computer...

Macaroni Kid Keeps Parents In The Loop

by Gene Marrano Geared largely towards children and their moms, a website and accompanying e-mail blasts called “Macaroni Kid” has arrived on the scene,...

Roanoker Biscuits Get National Recognition

  by Laura L. Neff-Henderson On any given day, the team at The Roanoker Restaurant makes between 1,500 and 2,000 handmade biscuits. But, it only took...