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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...

Shut Out From Roth IRAs No Longer

In May 2006, the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (TIPRA) revised some of the guidelines covering IRAs. As a result, high-income investors...

Wage-Hour Provisions of Employment Law: Understanding Employees Rights and Employers Responsibilities

Headlines about employment law typically involve sexual harassment or racial discrimination lawsuits.  For many businesses and employees, the field conjures thoughts of background...

Gypsy in the Village Does Her Part

Everyone needs to feed their inner gypsy once in a while, and Urban Gypsy (urban-gypsy.org) is the place to go.  The store, relocated to...

Nearing Retirement? Give Yourself a Financial Check-Up

As you approach retirement, you will quite likely be assessing your financial situation to determine if you have saved and invested enough to...

Hiring Military Veterans is Good Business

If your company’s diversity recruiting strategy fails to include military veterans, you are missing out on working with some of our country’s most outstanding...

Virginia Tech Space Center to Host International Meeting at Hotel Roanoke

The Virginia Tech SuperDARN (Super Dual Auroral Radar Network) Radar group of the Center for Space Science and Engineering Research is hosting a meeting...